7 d. ago Are this year’s Toronto Maple Leafs built to beat the Florida Panthers?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, and Postmedia’s Rob Wong wrap up the Battle of Ontario between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They discuss the killer instinct the Maple Leafs showed in Game 6, how the Senators should […]

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8 d. ago Coach Berube goes to the Max with Maple Leafs lineup change for Game 6 in Battle of Ontario

Craig Berube is making a lineup change for Game 6. It’s more of a shuffling on the part of the Maple Leafs coach as he isn’t inserting Nick Robertson or David Kampf at forward after Toronto lost the past two games in the Battle of Ontario. Berube will move veteran Max Pacioretty up to the […]

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1 week ago Bad blood is building between Senators and Maple Leafs in Battle of Ontario

There were some more fireworks off the ice in the Battle of Ontario on Monday. As the Senators and Maple Leafs prepared for Game 5 of the series on Tuesday night at the Canadian Tire Centre, the good people in Toronto weren’t the least bit pleased with Ottawa defenceman Artem Zub. Centre John Tavares was […]

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1 week ago INSIDE THE LEAFS: Do the Maple Leafs need more out of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner to beat Ottawa?

WATCH BELOW the  latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Terry Koshan and Lance Hornby about the play of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner through the first four games of the Battle of Ontario. They also discuss potential lineup changes for Maple Leafs head coach Craig […]

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1 week ago SIMMONS: Nylander the one Leaf you can’t take your eyes off of in Battle of Ontario

When trying to explain what it was about William Nylander that so enticed the Maple Leafs in the 2014 NHL draft, Dave Poulin, then a Leafs assistant, now an Ottawa Senators executive, was rather clear. “He was the only player in the draft who could stickhandle in a phone booth,” said Poulin. This is 11 […]

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1 week ago GAME 4 TAKEAWAYS: Nothing ‘special’ about Maple Leafs’ overtime loss

Special teams can make or break a team’s hopes in the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the Maple Leafs on Saturday night in the Battle of Ontario, failure to score on a four-minute power play in overtime snuffed their desire to eliminate the Ottawa Senators in a four-game sweep. The double power play had an asterisk, […]

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1 week ago Maple Leafs not looking ahead, only wish to complete sweep of Senators

Just win one game. If the Ottawa Senators are telling themselves as much heading into Saturday night, you can bet the Maple Leafs are doing the same. What’s on the line in the Battle of Ontario, of course, is vastly different. A Maple Leafs win at the Canadian Tire Centre and it’s their first sweep […]

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2 w. ago Has Anthony Stolarz been the best player in the Battle of Ontario?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, and Postmedia’s Rob Wong break down Game 2 of the Battle of Ontario. They discuss why the Maple Leafs deserve to lead the series 2-0, what the Senators need to do to get back in […]

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2 w. ago LEAFS NOTES: Ottawa Senators yet to show Toronto their veteran influence

The Maple Leafs do not have a monopoly on being battle-tested in the Battle of Ontario. Ottawa has Linus Ullmark in goal, 1,300-game veteran Claude Giroux and were expected to bring in Travis Hamonic on defence and Nick Cousins, a Stanley Cup winner with Florida last season, either for Game 2 or soon after. That […]

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2 w. ago Former Maple Leafs Gary Roberts, Alyn McCauley fondly recall Battle of Ontario

Fitting, the way it has worked out for Gary Roberts. The former Maple Leafs forward shares season tickets with three friends, and as such, each gets the first Leafs home game of the Stanley Cup playoffs every four years. It’s Roberts’ turn on Sunday. An instrumental performer for the Leafs in the Battle of Ontario […]

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2 w. ago Injured Leafs return, coach rewards strong push in setting lineup for Senators

The band is back together for what they hope will be a long spring tour. Having survived the past couple of weeks with two injured defencemen, both the blueline and four forward lines were optimally set during the Maple Leafs’ final practice before the Battle of Ontario commences Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena. Jake McCabe […]

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3 w. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Tanev eagerly anticipates another provincial battle

Chris Tanev will be have some battle-tested experience when the first-round series between the Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators gets underway The rugged Toronto defenceman has had a taste of a provincial playoff rivalry, having been part of the Calgary Flames’ defence corps in 2022 when the Flames met the Edmonton Oilers in the second […]

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3 w. ago Battle of Ontario: What to know ahead of Leafs, Sens NHL playoff matchup

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Battle of Ontario rivalry between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators will unfold once again in the NHL playoffs.

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3 w. ago Anthony Stolarz provides edge in Maple Leafs net in Battle of Ontario

If it starts in net for any hockey team that seeks playoff success, give the Maple Leafs an advantage over the Ottawa Senators once the first-round series gets underway. That’s the kind of edge that Anthony Stolarz has been providing for much of the 2024-25 season, not that the Leafs often have found themselves in […]

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3 w. ago ‘Go Leafs go!’ Doug Ford says as Maple Leafs, Senators set to battle in NHL playoffs

The Leafs are set to face off against the Ottawa Senators in the playoffs for the first time in more than 20 years.

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3 w. ago The Battle of Ontario between the Senators and Maple Leafs is back

For the first time in 21 years, the Senators and Leafs will meet in the playoffs

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3 w. ago Maple Leafs tame Hurricanes and inch closer to Atlantic Division title

The Maple Leafs can win the Battle of the Atlantic on Tuesday, looking to settle their plan for the Battle of Ontario, too. Their first division regular-season title in 25 years is a point away in Buffalo or one given up by the second-place Tampa Bay Lightning who face Florida the same night. The Leafs […]

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