62 m. ago Coach Craig Berube has set the pace, Maple Leafs happy to pick it up

Follow the leader. Having a coach who has experienced just about everything there is to experience in the National Hockey League has been key for the Maple Leafs in their desire to go on a long playoff run. Craig Berube, winner of the Stanley Cup in St. Louis six years ago and with more than […]

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2 h. ago Overtime vibes or not, Maple Leafs look to close out Ottawa Senators any way they can

If ever a pre-game overtime aura has enveloped the Maple Leafs, it has been ahead of Game 5 against Ottawa on Tuesday night. Three straight games in this series have gone to an extra period and this date and circumstance certainlyis significant for Toronto. April 29, 1978, was Lanny McDonald’s memorable 2-1 OT series-clinching goal […]

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5 h. ago Toronto's popular waterfront promenade is about to get a huge extension

The impressive granite-paved promenade lining Toronto's waterfront is about to grow even larger.Construction crews are hard at work extending a section of the red granite pathways lining two sections of the city's waterfront.The waterfront promenade's eastern section extending from Canada's Sugar Beach is currently being expanded to the Parliament slip to surround a new addition to the neighbourhood.The new Aqualuna development's imminent completion at the west end of the slip will soon inject new life to the burgeoning East Bayfront district with hundreds of new residents and a fancy community centre.The eastern section of the promenade's 9.4-metre-wide red granite mosaic maple leaf pattern now wraps around the south and east sides of Aqualuna, adding to the approximately one-kilometre stretch.It's an infrastructure upgrade almost 20 years in the making, developed from the winning entry of a 2006 design competition, and opening with an initial segment co...

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5 h. ago Do the Maple Leafs have the killer instinct to finish off the Senators?

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 the first-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. They talk about the recent history of the Maple Leafs coming up short in series-clinching games and […]

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20 h. ago Maple Leafs seek to ‘go out and enjoy it’ as they attempt to oust Sens

Closing time is here again for the Maple Leafs. For a change, they would love to wander off into the night on Tuesday with the knowledge of having eliminated the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It certainly would be preferable to the alternative: Heading […]

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21 h. 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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22 h. ago SIMMONS: Leafs captain Auston Matthews needs to summon his inner Connor McDavid

Toronto's top dog needs to step up his game when it matters the most, like other fellow stars have done across the NHL.

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22 h. ago John Tavares and Maple Leafs not happy with no call on Artem Zub hit, but move on

John Tavares feels good. Other than a bit of soreness in his jaw and cheek, the Maple Leafs veteran reported nothing serious in the past few days after he was rocked on a hit thrown by Ottawa Senators defenceman Artem Zub in overtime of Game 4 on Saturday night. Tavares wasn’t thrilled that no penalty […]

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25 h. ago Auston Matthews absent from Maple Leafs practice, but no concern from coach Berube

Toronto's captain gets a second day off in a row after entire team rested on Sunday.

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26 h. ago Toronto Maple Leafs' biggest star conspicuously absent from practice ahead of huge game

The Toronto Maple Leafs were without their biggest star at Monday morning's practice.Though the Leafs are officially citing "rest" as the reason for his absence, Auston Matthews raised a few eyebrows by sitting out of the team's skate one day ahead of Tuesday’s Game 5 at Scotiabank Arena.Matthews' absence does at least raise a few preliminary questions about whether he's operating at full health, or perhaps dealing with a lingering issue.Given that the Leafs took Sunday off following a 4-3 overtime loss on Saturday to give the Ottawa Senators their first win of the series, it is a bit curious that Matthews needs a rest day.With NHL teams being notoriously tight-lipped about player health status, particularly in the playoffs, we likely won't get a good answer as to what exactly is going on with Toronto's captain.Matthews has one goal and four assists in four games so far for the Leafs.A year removed from a franchise-record settin...

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26 h. 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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44 h. 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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48 h. ago Extra day off in this series could end up helping says Craig Berube

When Craig Berube thinks of three straight overtimes, 95 shot blocks by his Maple Leafs, Ottawa dishing out 188 hits — all three being league playoff highs — he’s OK with an extra day off in this series. The Toronto coach spent a few minutes of his own quiet Sunday on a Zoom call with […]

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54 h. 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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56 h. ago New brands, recipes and habits: How grocery shoppers are standing up to the U.S.

Canada’s trade war with the U.S. has had a swift impact on grocery stores, with companies putting up maple leaf tags on shelves, shifting their product mix and highlighting local items. It has also mobilized many Canadians to change how they shop, and in some cases forgo their preferred products to support domestic companies. Data […]

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63 h. ago Maple Leafs fail to sweep Senators, fall in overtime in Game 4

Put those brooms away, Leafs Nation. Some 24 years after sweeping the Ottawa Senators from the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Maple Leafs couldn’t get it done again on Saturday night. We’re going to have Game 5 in the Battle of Ontario after the Senators beat the Leafs 4-3 in overtime at the Canadian Tire Centre. […]

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67 h. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Scott Laughton’s ‘simple’ game a boon in playoffs

Scott Laughton was finding his return to the Stanley Cup playoffs to his liking. The Battle of Ontario marked just the fourth time Laughton has participated in the annual tournament, and first since the 2020 bubble season with the Philadelphia Flyers. “It feels awesome,” Laughton told media in Ottawa on Saturday, hours ahead of Game […]

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2 d. 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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3 d. ago Maple Leafs’ habits of composure, patience will be crucial in Game 4

For those wondering about the Maple Leafs and killer instinct, we would argue we’ve already seen it in the Battle of Ontario. Whether the Leafs win Game 4 on Saturday night in Ottawa to sweep the Senators won’t be based on an ability to put a team away. It’s going to be more about continuing […]

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3 d. ago RICK VAIVE: In praise of the blue line’s unsung heroes and Leafs excellent work in faceoff circle

The Toronto Sun welcomes former Toronto captain and three-time 50-goal winger Rick Vaive for our 2025 Maple Leafs playoff coverage.

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