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Leafs identify starter for Sunday's game against the Caps BY DEAN CHAUDHRY After a disappointing loss to Provincial-rivals, Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that Ilya Samsonov will get his 7th consecutive start tomorrow against the Washington Capitals with Matt Murray tending to an ankle injury. |
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Leafs non-committal about a goaltender call-up despite uncertainty surrounding Matt Murray's health BY DEAN CHAUDHRY With Matt Murray's status for Sunday's game in question and the Leafs potentially needing a backup goalie in case he misses more time, it might finally be time for Joseph Woll to get the call-up from the Toronto Marlies. |
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Sheldon Keefe slams the Leafs following 6-2 loss to Ottawa, criticizes the team for hanging Samsonov out to dry BY MIKE ARMENTI If you were to ask Sheldon Keefe what he might have done differently following last night's loss to the Ottawa Senators, I'm sure he'd have a laundry list of things to tell you. |
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JAN 27 ![]() |
William Nylander snubbed yet again as Auston Matthews' All-Star Game roster spot goes to a division rival instead BY MIKE ARMENTI During Wednesday's thrilling 3-2 OT victory over the New York Rangers, Leafs resident sniper Auston Matthews suffered an unfortunate lower-body injury, which will sideline him for several weeks. |
JAN 27 ![]() |
Keefe shuffles his line combinations following injury to Matthews BY RYAN SMITHERAM After the shocking news that Auston Matthews would be out for a minimum of three weeks due to a knee sprain, which he suffered against the Rangers Wednesday, Sheldon Keefe was forced to shuffle his forward lines on Friday. |
JAN 27 ![]() |
Leafs prospect producing at a similar rate to Artemi Panarin and Vladimir Tarasenko in the KHL BY MIKE ARMENTI When the Leafs announced that they were using a 5th round draft pick to select overage Russian forward Nikita Grebyonkin with the 135th selection in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, I don't think anyone was under the impression that the Leafs had just drafted a potential star. |
JAN 27 ![]() |
Ilya Samsonov fires back on social media after being criticized for Filip Chytil's faceoff goal on Wednesday BY RYAN SMITHERAM In the second period of Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Ilya Samsonov gave up one of the more unique goals we've seen in some time to Rangers forward Filip Chytil. |
JAN 26 ![]() |
Insider believes polarizing winger will remain with the Leafs past the deadline BY DEAN CHAUDHRY According to NHL insider, Elliotte Friedman, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas, has been hard at work the last few weeks calling every other GM around the league that has an available forward and/or defenseman ahead of the trade deadline. |
JAN 26 ![]() |
Pending UFA avoids trade deadline move with multi-year extension in VAN, spelling the beginning of the end for another pending UFA BY MIKE ARMENTI With the NHL trade deadline coming up in 5 weeks, there has been a lot of speculation over just how active the Vancouver Canucks will be in the sellers' market - specifically because of comments made by both the team's GM and President of Hockey Ops. |
JAN 26 ![]() |
Leafs winger Michael Bunting mic'd up at practice might be the best thing you see today BY MIKE ARMENTI We hear an awful lot about how much Bunting moves his mouth during a game, and to a point, we can see it on camera, but we can never hear what he's saying and reading lips is not always the easiest thing to do. |
JAN 26 ![]() |
Mitch Marner admits following Wednesday's OT win that Toronto carjacking still weighs on him BY MIKE ARMENTI With a lot of the focus being on mental health yesterday, Leafs winger Mitch Marner took it upon himself to address the issue with the media following his team's 3-2 OT win over the Rangers on Wednesday. |
JAN 26 ![]() |
William Nylander passes off the Leafs championship belt to a surprising teammate BY MIKE ARMENTI Following a sensational performance against the New York Islanders on Monday, during which he posted 2 goals and 2 assists for a total of 4 points in one single period, William Nylander was awarded the Leafs championship belt, which is passed from player to player after each game to honour the team's MVP on any given night. |
JAN 26 ![]() |
The legendary Joe Bowen's play call on Mitch Marner's absurd overtime winner BY MIKE ARMENTI With the talent that the Leafs possess among their ''Core 4'', it seems like we're being treated to highlight reel plays on almost a nightly basis - but hey, that's what you'd come to expect when you're paying a handful of players half of your total cap space. |
JAN 25 ![]() |
Insider reveals that an Atlantic Division rival could swoop in and land Timo Meier BY DEAN CHAUDHRY When it comes to the cream of the crop that will be made available ahead of the trade deadline you're always going to hear contending teams like the Boston Bruins are interested, the Edmonton Oilers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and so forth. |
JAN 25 ![]() |
The glaring double-standard in the hockey world; Leafs' goaltending criticized constantly, while rival goalies' playoff stats look like this: BY RYAN SMITHERAM In what has become a customary and almost mandatory report heading into the playoffs, the Leafs' goaltending is always brought into question and is always treated as lesser than their opponent. |