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Maple Leafs Need to Thank Marlies’ Players for Help This Season

The Toronto Maple Leafs desperately need to thank their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate for helping fill holes in their lineup. The Maple Leafs have been hit with two bugs…

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Published: 1 year ago

Leafs loan D Max Lajoie to Toronto Marlies

The Toronto Maple Leafs have loaned defensemen Max Lajoie to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, the team announced Wednesday.

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Published: 1 year ago

3 Takeaways From Maple Leafs’ 5-2 Loss to Rangers

After a dominant 7-0 blowout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 16, the Toronto Maple Leafs looked to keep this momentum going against the red-hot New York Rangers on…

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Published: 1 year ago

Toronto Maple Leafs Reassign Maxime Lajoie

The Toronto Maple Leafs have reassigned defenseman Maxime Lajoie to their AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. The move reduces Toronto’s active roster from a full 23-man unit to 22. Lajoie, 26, heads back to the AHL after a stint in the NHL that in

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Published: 1 year ago

TLN Rumour Recap: Avs/Flames trade talk, Ducks could deal Henrique & is Karlsson out in Pittsburgh?

It’s a rare Wednesday edition of the TLN Rumour Recap as the holiday roster freeze is in effect across the NHL. No trades, no waivers, no loans, no movement at all, as the NHL pauses transactions for the Christmas season. The Toronto Maple Leafs dr

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Published: 1 year ago

Puck luck goes Rangers way as Maple Leafs’ nine-game point streak comes to an end with 5-2 loss

Last night, the Maple Leafs closed out their three-game homestand against the New York Rangers while honouring their captain, John Tavares, for reaching the 1000-point milestone last Monday against the New York Islanders. Before puck drop, the Leafs

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Published: 1 year ago

An ode to John Tavares, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ underappreciated star

When John Tavares became the first player to be granted exceptional status into the OHL , nobody knew just how good of a player he was going to be. I remember seeing all the news clippings mentioning JT in the Oakville Beaver and Oakville Today as a

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Published: 1 year ago

Game in 10: Hockey Gods, opportunistic Rangers halt Maple Leafs’ points streak in hard-luck loss for Toronto

Undone by rotten puck luck in a tight-checking hockey game, the Maple Leafs’ points streak ended at nine against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Your game in 10: 1.  First and foremost tonight: A great montage with the full family on the ic

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs fall victim to ‘fluky bounces’ and solid Shesterkin

Hockey’s randomness blesses and curses its participants with (un)lucky bounces, and there was no question which of the two Eastern Conference titans benefitted from the puck’s happier fortunes on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena.

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Published: 1 year ago

Sheldon Keefe Post Game, Rangers 5 vs. Leafs 2: “I had no issues with our game… It could’ve been the same score the other way pretty easily”

Sheldon Keefe addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers which dropped the team’s record to 16-7-6. On the team’s performance:  I thought we were a little slow and cautious in the first period. I thought we adj

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Published: 1 year ago

Knee Jerk Reaction: Hard luck loss for Martin Jones and the Leafs

Hockey can be a funny game. Yes, there’s a reason the best players in the world consistently perform at the highest level, but the nature of the sport allows for plenty of strange things to take place on any given night. With a bunch of guys flying

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Highlights: Rangers 5, Maple Leafs 2

Mika Zibanajed scored a pair of goals and Blake Wheeler and Erik Gustaffson added three assists each as the New York Rangers handed the Toronto Maple Leafs their first regulation loss since November 25th, winning 5-2.

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Published: 1 year ago