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Snapshots: Matthews joins Maple Leafs practice, hopes to play vs. Devils
Auston Matthews looks ready, Mike Babcock didn’t restrict him at practice, but neither man would guarantee he’ll be uniform Thursday night against the New Jersey Devils. For now, everyone in Maple...
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Leafs won’t have Matthews for fourth consecutive game, Soshnikov to make...
The Maple Leafs will be without Auston Matthews for the fourth consecutive game on Thursday night. Matthews, who is dealing with an upper-body injury, participated in a Leafs optional skate at the Air...
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Devils’ Boyle using cancer fight as platform for others
Brian Boyle’s fight against chronic myeloid leukemia has given him a voice he knows he wouldn’t have had otherwise. “I’m one of the fortunate ones, where I’m a beneficiary of a lot of research and...
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Andersen, Nylander usher Maple Leafs to victory over Devils
TORONTO — Keep taking your time with that upper-body injury, Auston Matthews. Your Maple Leafs teammates are doing just fine without you in the win column. Matthews has missed the past four games and...
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SIMMONS: Maple Leafs on record pace — warts and all
It is a rather remarkable place the Maple Leafs find themselves at the 20-game mark of this National Hockey League season. On pace for 106 points, a number this franchise has never known before. On...
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Snapshots: No points for style, just a win for the Maple Leafs
Boring can be beautiful for the Maple Leafs. As coach Mike Babcock pointed out in the morning, Toronto has to find different ways to win, especially with Auston Matthews out of the lineup. A one nil...
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Recovering Matthews can relate to Maple Leafs linemate Nylander
Auston Matthews had a good idea of the emotions William Nylander was feeling when the latter scored in overtime on Thursday night. Nylander snapped an 11-game goalless streak when he beat New Jersey...
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Maple Leafs’ Babcock gets behind his Roughriders
Mike Babcock will be thrilled to go green on Sunday afternoon. The Maple Leafs coach plans to be in the stands at BMO Field, cheering on his beloved Saskatchewan Roughriders when they take on the...
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Leafs Locker: Hainsey emerges as valuable minutes-eating penalty killer
Ron Hainsey isn’t about to start beating his chest about the shorthanded minutes he is eating up for the Maple Leafs, figuring it’s part of his job description. His teammates don’t mind tooting the...
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Leivo feels relief at new deal, Matthews a game-time decision tonight
MONTREAL – As Auston Matthews works his way off the injured list, hopefully in time to face the Canadiens Saturday night, Josh Leivo felt a lot better about once more being a healthy scratch. Late...
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SIMMONS: Does Leivo signing mean the end for JVR as a Leaf?
The Josh Leivo contract extension appears to mean James van Riemsdyk is likely playing his last season with the Maple Leafs. And if that’s not entirely certain, then at the least this a terrific and...
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Leafs add to winning streak with blowout against Canadiens
MONTREAL – Mike Babcock thought he needed to spice up his lines if a six-game winning streak was to continue. While Auston Matthews came back and Frederik Andersen recorded his second straight shutout,...
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Matthews about to hit 100 games with Leafs
Time seems to have whipped past like one of his quick-release goals, but Auston Matthews is on the cusp of his 100th National Hockey League regular season game. So just what has he done in the first...
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Babcock returns Leafs to regular lines as Toronto goes for seventh straight win
TORONTO — Mike Babcock is sorry for all those hockey poolies who picked up Matt Martin on the weekend, but the Auston Matthews experiment is one-and-done. The Maple Leafs coach is returning to regular...
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Maple Leafs’ Marner basking in Argos Grey Cup run
Rarely have the Toronto Argonauts been of such interest to the Maple Leafs. But with mutual playoff success of late, and shared ownership, the hockey gang was out in force for Sunday’s CFL East Final...
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Maple Leafs winning streak snapped by frustrating Coyotes
TORONTO — It seems whenever the Desert Dogs come to Toronto, they drop a cold front on the Maple Leafs. What looked like a mis-match on paper, the Leafs on a six-game winning streak at home against the...
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Maple Leafs’ 3M Line didn’t last long
Mike Babcock is sorry for all those hockey poolies who picked up Matt Martin on the weekend, but the experiment with him and Auston Matthews is one-and-done. The coach returned to regular lines to...
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Maple Leafs stick to company line as they head on southern road trip
Uniting Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner is best for the Maple Leafs in small doses, coach Mike Babcock says. Though he’s put the talented, crowd-pleasing kids together the past two games, Toronto’s...
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Game Day: Maple Leafs at Panthers
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (14-8-0) at FLORIDA PANTHERS (7-11-2) 7 p.m., BB&T Center TV: Sportsnet Ontario Radio: 1050 AM THE BIG MATCHUP William Nylander vs. Aaron Ekblad The Maple Leafs and Panthers’...
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Maple Leafs’ Nazem Kadri doesn’t envy Barkov’s minutes
SUNRISE, Fla. — Nazem Kadri apparently is glad he is not Aleksander Barkov. Or, at least, not getting the workload put on Barkov’s shoulders by Florida Panthers head coach Bob Boughner. When told that...
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