4 h. ago GAME DAY: It’s a mini playoff as Florida Panthers, Maple Leafs start first of three

WHEN: Thursday, 7 p.m.   TV: TSN RADIO: Sportsnet 590     ODDS      Toronto –275, Florida +200        THE BUZZ     First of three games between now and April 8 between the current top two teams in the Atlantic Division … Home debut of two newest Leafs, defenceman Brandon Carlo and centre Scott Laughton … Florida will not […]

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4 h. ago London Knights thump Guelph, close in on historic franchise mark

GUELPH – The London Knights are resting some of their biggest guns in preparation for the playoffs. NHL first-rounders Easton Cowan (Maple Leafs) and Oliver Bonk (Flyers) sat out the club’s sixth straight win, 6-3 over the Guelph Storm before 4,785 Wednesday at the Sleeman Centre. The expectation is the Knights, who wrapped up first-place […]

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15 h. ago LEAF NOTES: Extra scrutiny for Mitch Marner in Thursday homecoming

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. might have taken away Mitch Marner’s lead in Toronto contract headlines for a couple of days, but the Maple Leaf winger is sure to retain it now that he’s home.  Marner’s usual enthusiastic shouts were heard at the Ford Centre on Wednesday in the team’s first practice there in a couple of weeks, though […]

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16 h. ago INSIDE THE LEAFS: Did the Leafs make the right move asking Mitch Marner to waive his no

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 Maple Leafs reportedly asking Mitch Marner to waive his no-trade clause in a potential deal for Carolina’s Mikko Rantanen and what they have thought about the new additions in […]

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26 h. ago Canucks vs. Flames Game Day: Will Kevin Lankinen get call to save the day in showdown?

'He knows the (stretch drive) severity. He's the type of guy that if you tell him to go in the net, he wants it. That's why I love the guy.' — Rick Tocchet on possibility of Kevin Lankinen playing back-to-back games.

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26 h. ago Canucks vs. Flames Game Day Update: Kevin Lankinen gets showdown call, Quinn Hughes ‘good possibility’

Hughes may return from his latest ailment, a lower-body tweak March 1 that kept the reigning Norris Trophy winner on the sidelines for five games.

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49 h. ago Canucks vs. Canadiens Game Day: To defend is divine, but the failure to score is fatal

The Canucks need everybody pulling on the competitive rope because without the collective effort the path to peril is cemented.

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51 h. ago TAKEAWAYS: On Marner shining, a Maple Leafs lapse and a Woll rebound

Ugly hockey works every so often. Case in point: The Maple Leafs’ 4-3 shootout victory on Monday night in Salt Lake City against the Utah Hockey Club. Our takeaways from a win that put the Leafs within two points of the Florida Panthers for first place in the Atlantic Division: MARNER RISES Leave it to […]

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57 h. ago Mitch Marner the hero as Maple Leafs beat Utah in a shootout

Mitch Marner got the last laugh. After days of speculation regarding his future with the Maple Leafs, Marner scored the deciding goal in a shootout on Monday night as the Leafs beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-3. Marner made a forehand deke to beat Utah goalie Karel Vejmelka, ending the Leafs’ winless streak at three […]

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64 h. ago Maple Leafs’ Scott Laughton, Max Domi go way back to fledgling days together

Scott Laughton didn’t require a name tag when he met Max Domi upon joining the Maple Leafs. After all, the two have known each other for almost their whole lives. Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday, Laughton on Monday told media in Salt Lake City the story about how he met Domi. “We learned […]

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64 h. ago Panthers’ Aaron Ekblad suspended 20 games for violating NHL’s performance

Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended 20 games without pay for violating the NHL and NHL Players’ Association’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. The league announced the ban Monday. Shortly thereafter, in a statement released through the NHLPA, Ekblad said the news that he had failed a random drug test shocked him, and he […]

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68 h. ago SIMMONS: Tough guy Brad Marchand fights back tears as he sets the record straight in opening press conference in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE — Brad Marchand was face-timing with his kids on Sunday night and just before ending the call he showed them something they’d never seen before. He’d never seen it either. He grabbed his brand new Florida Panthers’ baseball cap and modelled it for the kids. His new team. His first time. It looked […]

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3 d. ago GAMEDAY: Maple Leafs make first trip to Utah with goal to end slump

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (38-22-3) at UTAH HOCKEY CLUB (28-25-10) When: Monday, 10 p.m., Delta Center TV: Sportsnet Ontario Radio: TSN 1050 Odds: Maple Leafs -152, Utah HC +121 The buzz The Maple Leafs have waded into worrisome territory as they’re winless in three games and have fallen four points behind the Florida Panthers for first place in […]

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3 d. ago Maple Leafs hold meeting, ‘trying to get (skid) straightened out’

On the verge of experiencing their longest winless streak of the 2024-25 season, the Maple Leafs put their heads together on Sunday morning. The team held a meeting, led by coach Craig Berube, in Salt Lake City, with the goal of pushing themselves out of a three-game spin. They will attempt to do so on […]

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3 d. ago Women's Day, food and clothing distribution, and the Hitmen's Every Child Matters game: What our photographers saw this weekend

Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from Women's Day to the Hitmen's Every Child Matters game

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3 d. ago Maple Leafs GM on Marner: ‘We want Mitch here for a long time’

Brad Treliving appeared in Salt Lake City on Sunday afternoon to smooth the waters. Publicly, at least, as it pertains to the Maple Leafs and Mitch Marner. The Leafs’ general manager held a brief media availability following the club’s practice at the Utah Olympic Oval. With reports surfacing during the weekend that the Leafs asked […]

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3 d. ago Is win over Dallas a tease, or are Edmonton Oilers on the way back?

One game doesn’t mean much. But beating Dallas a day after the trade deadline is good for this team’s soul

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4 d. ago LEAFS TAKEAWAYS: Two trade debuts, Mitch Marner contract and a late letdown in Denver

The Maple Leafs should be very good with their two trade deadline additions, but the also bulked-up Colorado Avalanche was definitely better on home ice Saturday night.  With five unanswered goals, including NHL leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon’s 100th point, the Avs downed the Leafs 7-4, inflated by two empty-net markers.  Nevertheless, 6-foot-5 defenceman Brandon Carlo […]

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4 d. ago New guys make their mark, but Avalanche buries Leafs with late push

Craig Berube didn’t see his new Maple Leafs’ names on the score sheet, but their fingerprints were all over a solid 50-minute effort at Denver in Toronto’s first post-trade deadline game. Saturday night didn’t end well — the 7-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche dropped the Leafs further behind the Atlantic Division-leading Florida Panthers. Despite […]

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4 d. ago LEAFS NOTES: New teammates fly to Colorado and go right into the fire

The new Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche flew cross country, then jumped right into the lineups for Saturday’s game in Denver. Toronto coach Craig Berube told media at Ball Arena two hours before faceoff that Scott Laughton would centre Bobby McMann and Max Domi, the latter shifting from the middle to right wing, while defenceman […]

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