Saturday night’s freewheeling tilt at Scotiabank Arena featuring the NHL’s top two talents wound up abundantly entert...
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If you’re tired in the third game in four nights you make mistakes, but this was collapse stuff. It’s not like the Ca...
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For all the moves Kyle Dubas made before the trade deadline, the Leafs must have their best playing their best.
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Back on a line with Mitch Marner, Matthews notches just his third multi-goal game of the season, scoring twice on fiv...
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Auston Matthews returned in form as Toronto avoided playing down to the level of the bottom-feeding Hawks.
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Monday night’s line juggling paid off against the Islanders, and there’s something to be said for coach’s intuition. ...
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It’s easy to fear the worst given their recent post-season history, but this Leafs outfit isn’t an 18-wheeler heading...
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They’ve talked about it endlessly in the room, binge-watched video, executed the drills. Yet there’s still a disconne...
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The embattled head coach has a tricky road to navigate right now, Rosie DiManno writes, keeping his hotshots onside w...
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The head coach’s excoriation of his players — reasonable comments given the club’s lacklustre start — has ruffled the...
Read Full ArticleIt’s too early to claim the Leafs have exorcized all their playoff demons, Rosie DiManno writes, but they certainly d...
Read Full ArticleThe two megastars and MVP candidates play in the same city but haven’t met. With more young talent in the city like N...
Read Full ArticleMatthews, contender for the Hart and a second straight Rocket Richard Trophy, is in the midst of establishing himself...
Read Full ArticleIt’s been a lousy stretch for John Tavares, as the Omicron variant has bushwhacked the NHL and created havoc with the...
Read Full ArticleThe rookie-of-the-year candidate — yes, the 26-year-old is eligible — has cemented his place as the best option on Au...
Read Full ArticlePlayoff readiness is the Maple Leafs’ only relevant pursuit. Their willingness and ability to score in close proximit...
Read Full ArticleTwenty games into the season, the once high-flying skill gods from the centre of the hockey universe were scoring a m...
Read Full ArticleThe Maple Leafs have given Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner everything. In return for the keys to the kingdom, they h...
Read Full ArticleThis isn’t simply Auston Matthews’ first season as winner of the Rocket Richard Trophy for leading the league in goal...
Read Full ArticleThe Leafs have had plenty of very good players over the years, but they’ve rarely employed the undisputed best player...
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Read Full ArticleMatthews with a bum wrist might not be the same weapon. But for the Leafs, he’s still an important one. It’s dangerou...
Read Full ArticleThe NHL regular season started most of a month later than the NBA’s. It will end about a week earlier. Seen in hindsi...
Read Full ArticleThe former Leafs captain, who holds the franchise record of 54 goals in a season, thinks the root of Matthews’s great...
Read Full ArticleSomething clearly has quickened in Matthews, perhaps a slow-burning umbrage that opponents who can’t otherwise disrup...
Read Full ArticleInstead of the team’s usual pre-game conclave, the Leafs watched a montage paying tribute to the late Leafs captain G...
Read Full ArticleLeafs fans ought to be a little trepidatious about Sheldon Keefe’s plans to resuscitate one of Mike Babcock’s least s...
Read Full ArticleCoach Sheldon Keefe articulated three themes he’ll pound into the team when the Leafs start on-ice workouts Monday: “...
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