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Analyzing the Florida Panthers’ strengths and weaknesses

The Toronto Maple Leafs will face the defending Stanley Cup champions in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Adam Vingan breaks down the strengths, and weaknesses, of the Florida Panthers and how Toronto might fare.

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Justin Bieber drops bold Toronto Maple Leafs prediction

The Toronto Maple Leafs might not ever seem to have the hockey gods in their corner, but they’ll always have one thing most teams don’t: Justin Bieber cheering them on. For Bieber, a longtime friend of several Leafs players (most notably Auston

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Who is and isn't calling NHL playoff series for Sportsnet in the second round

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs ended in dramatic fashion, with a pair of Game 7 classics over the weekend. First, it was Mikko Rantanen, the Dallas Stars forward, who haunted his former team. Rantanen scored a hat trick in the third per

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Craig Berube says Maple Leafs should be happy with Round 1 win, but not satisfied

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing second round hockey in 2024-25. It’s not often you can say that about this team, but after coming out of the new era Battle of Ontario victorious, the Leafs are set to face the Florida Panthers in what’s su

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7 Cool Things About Mitch Marner

*This archive was originally published in May 2023 In the last three stories I did in this series, I covered more of the league’s quieter stars in players like Sidney…

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Maple Leafs’ Ekman-Larsson drawing on past experience with Panthers ahead of Round 2

After days of anticipation, the moment has come, as the Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Florida Panthers for Game 1 of their second-round series Monday night. Speaking to media ahead of tonight’s contest, former Panther Oliver Ekman-Larsson previ

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Scenes from Leafs’ morning skate: Matthews, Marner, Domi get early work in, Stolarz projected to start

Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and Max Domi took part in shooting and puck drills before the Toronto Maple Leafs began their optional morning skate ahead of Monday’s game against the Florida Panthers. Matthews, Marner and Domi worked on one end of t

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Maple Leafs Counting on Top Six to Beat the Panthers

The Toronto Maple Leafs open their second-round playoff series tonight on home ice against the Florida Panthers. While the two teams are alike in many ways, the series could become…

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How can the Toronto Maple Leafs overcome the Florida Panthers dirty play and the referees?

During the NHL Playoffs, there are always two givens, two assumed truths, if you will. The physicality ramps up NHL officiating becomes even more of a guessing game In this season’s NHL, few teams thrive under these circumstances more than Paul Mau

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Three Canadian teams left in NHL playoffs and here's who's most likely to win the Stanley Cup

If you talk to any die-hard Canadian NHL fan, there’s likely to be one gripe they have in common about the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While the games almost always feature high-flying, intense action, there’s been something conspicuously absent from

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Series Breakdown: The key five-on-five matchups to watch in the Leafs vs. Panthers battle

While it’s easy to get caught up in all the shenanigans Florida will bring to a series, it’s important to note the tangible reasons for their success over the past few years. They are a matchup nightmare. Heading into Game 1, the Panthers appear

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Game 1 Notebook: Beware deadliest weapons for Maple Leafs, Panthers

There is no secret to the Panthers’ attack. The Leafs must be willing to absorb some punishment and execute exits as swiftly and smartly as possible.

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