5 h. ago LEAFS NOTES: Mitch Marner making little fuss on the verge of 100 points

Much fewer than 100 Maple Leafs have ever reached 100 points. Only three in fact since NHL expansion, though a fourth is about to join. Mitch Marner comes into Tuesday’s game in Buffalo needed a goal or assist to join Doug Gilmour, Darryl Sittler and Auston Matthews. All did it twice, Gilmour holding the record […]

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12 h. ago Toronto Maple Leafs bringing back huge free tailgate parties for playoffs

It's a tale as old as time: the Toronto Maple Leafs have once again clinched a spot in the NHL playoffs, and the team is bringing back its legendary tailgate viewing parties to give fans the chance to celebrate for free in Maple Leaf Square.NHL Playoff season has become something of an annual (if not bittersweet) tradition in Toronto, and for good reason. 2025 marks the ninth consecutive season that Toronto's equally beloved and beleaguered Maple Leafs find themselves on the road to the Stanley Cup, blanketing the city with ample excitement and anticipation.Hopes are high this year, as the team has clinched a top-two finish in the Atlantic Division and secured a home ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Let's just hope that another tradition — you know, the one where the Leafs don't end up winning the Stanley Cup — doesn't end up panning out as usual.While a ticket to see the team take the ice in person could already set you b...

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25 h. ago LEAFS 4, HURRICANES 1: Circling the wagons like this will help on the playoff trail

If defence wins championships — or even one playoff round — consider the Maple Leafs true blue believers. When Craig Berube moved behind the bench, his mandate was to make Toronto tougher to play against through 200 feet, not just from the blueline in with its dazzling offence. On the cusp of the Atlantic Division […]

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27 h. 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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40 h. ago SIMMONS SAYS: Leafs were close to passing on Matthew Knies at 2021 NHL draft

When the Maple Leafs were getting close to the 57th pick in the 2021 NHL draft, Kyle Dubas hung up the phone and was pretty sure he had a deal made. He was going to do what he had done in the past — swap one pick and get two or three back in return. […]

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40 h. ago Call of the Wilde: Canadiens inch closer to playoffs after OT loss to Maple Leafs

The Montreal Canadiens with another chance to earn a spot in the playoffs in Toronto on Saturday night. They missed an opportunity in Ottawa on Friday. This time, they played considerably better, but could not find a goal in falling 1-0 to the Maple Leafs in overtime. Wilde Horses  After a poor effort in Ottawa,...

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48 h. ago LEAFS 1, CANADIENS 0: Full marks for a defensive gem with just five D

The Maple Leafs have three games left in the regular season, but they can feel the Stanley Cup playoffs coming. With a 1-0 overtime win at Scotiabank Arena against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night, the Leafs clinched home ice for at least the first round of the playoffs. If they achieve their goal of […]

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49 h. ago Mitch Marner scores only goal as Maple Leafs blank Canadiens in OT

Mitch Marner was the overtime hero for the Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Marner scored at 36 seconds of the extra period against the Montreal Canadiens, giving the Leafs a 1-0 win at Scotiabank Arena. Just before Marner scored with a low shot on Jakub Dobes, Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz stopped Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki, […]

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57 h. ago Leafs notes: Toronto’s first place race takes precedence over any help for Habs

The Maple Leafs found themselves on the fence Saturday night where the cross-border playoff picture was situated. Toronto was in the unique pre-game position of denying the Montreal Canadiens a playoff spot at least another day with a regulation win, while the reverse would help a fifth Canadian team qualify. Keep in mind it’s a […]

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58 h. ago Laughton, Maple Leafs forwards set to step up in going with five D

Scott Laughton once played a whole game on defence. It was with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, and the Maple Leafs forward recalled that it was in Brampton against the Battalion before the club pulled up stakes and moved to North Bay. The Gens were short, Laughton said, as several regulars were […]

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65 h. ago GAMEDAY: Maple Leafs, Canadiens meet in actual meaningful game

MONTREAL CANADIENS (39-31-9) at TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (48-26-4) When: Saturday, 7 p.m., Scotiabank Arena TV: Sportsnet, CBC Radio: TSN 1050 Odds: Canadiens +167, Maple Leafs -208 The buzz The Maple Leafs’ lead atop the Atlantic Division was trimmed on Friday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning gained one point in an overtime loss against the Detroit Red […]

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3 d. ago ‘The Maple Leaf belongs’: U.S. tourist locations desperate for Canadians to return

Ron De Harte said that Canadians make up a significant component of their travel industry, with roughly 300,000 Canadians coming to Palm Springs every year.

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3 d. ago LEAFS NOTES: Berube expects ‘another level’ from Calle Jarnkrok

For another practice at least, Calle Jarnkrok was in the Maple Leafs’ top six. Whether Jarnkrok should be on a line with centre John Tavares and William Nylander for the longer term is debatable, but what matters most is that Leafs coach Craig Berube is fine with using the veteran winger there when he sees […]

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3 d. ago Inside The Leafs: Has Matthew Knies become an irreplaceable piece for the Maple Leafs?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Terry Koshan and Lance Hornby about Matthew Knies’ continued growth as a power forward in the NHL and if the Maple Leafs can get more out of their bottom-six forwards.

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4 d. ago Maple Leafs blueline looking like Toronto’s skyline as Blake Smith signs

The Maple Leafs defence, already at historically high proportions, will get even taller starting next season. The club announced Wednesday it has signed 6-foot-5, 225-pound junior over-ager Blake Smith to a three-year entry level contract starting next season. Smith has spent the past year with the OHL’s Flint Firebirds, where he had 10 goals and 22 assists […]

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4 d. ago An unknown pick by another GM, Matthew Knies is flying with Maple Leafs

For all the guff Kyle Dubas took as the fired general manager of the Maple Leafs, he did leave something very good to remember him by. While the loss of first-round picks will be lamented in failed playoff chases resulting in just three selections in 2021, one of those at 57th overall was a lanky, […]

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4 d. ago SIMMONS: Why would Mitch Marner walk away from playing with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies?

Could you imagine Mike Bossy deciding he didn’t want to play with Bryan Trottier and Clark Gillies anymore?

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5 d. ago LEAFS TAKEAWAYS: Matthew Knies catches Lightning in a bottle

The win that could turn out to be the most important for the Maple Leafs’ first-place hopes was one of their most difficult this season. Playing Tampa Bay back-to-back after a loss to the Stanley Cup champions in Sunrise, Fla., with the Bolts ready to tie Toronto with a regulation win, required a full 24-hour […]

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5 d. ago Matthew Knies’ hat trick extends Leafs’ division lead on Tampa Bay

To invoke the Tragically Hip, Matthew Knies has the Maple Leafs ahead by a century in their pursuit of first place in the Atlantic Division. His overtime goal, on a tap-in, completed a hat trick on Wednesday night as the Leafs reached 100 points and gained a three-point margin over the Tampa Bay Lightning in […]

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5 d. ago LEAFS NOTES: Trip back to Florida for playoffs a strong possibility

The Maple Leafs likely haven’t seen the last of the Sunshine State’s palm trees. While Wednesday night in Tampa Bay wrapped a combined eight games against the Lightning and Panthers this season, the Leafs either draw one of them in the playoffs’ opening round or, should they face the Ottawa Senators and get through, the […]

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