3 h. ago Tickets for Toronto Maple Leafs playoffs games are already going for bonkers prices

The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading back to the playoffs.For the ninth year in a row — an NHL-best — Toronto will attempt to end its postseason curse and bring home Lord Stanley's mug for the first time since 1967.While we can't guarantee how they'll do this postseason, we can be sure of one thing: it'll cost you a pretty penny to check out their games in person in Scotiabank Arena.A playoff schedule — or opponent  — isn't out yet for the Leafs this year, with the NHL regular season coming to an end on Thursday, April 17.But with tickets already on sale on both Ticketmaster and resale sites like StubHub for the first round of the playoffs (and subsequent rounds, should the Leafs advance), it's looking like the cheapest seat we could find at press time is coming at $344 CAD for Game 2 of the series.We singled out pairs of tickets that include actual seats (i.e. not standing room) and are not listed as obstructed views. The cheapes...

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3 h. ago NHL legend reveals blockbuster Toronto Maple Leafs trade that almost happened

The Toronto Maple Leafs once nearly had one of the biggest stars of the 2000s on their roster as part of a trade that never came to fruition.Vincent Lecavalier had nine goals, seven assists, and 16 points across 23 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning en route to the 2004 Stanley Cup, the first in franchise history.But three years prior, in December 2001, he almost found himself making his way to the Leafs as part of a package for defenceman Tomas Kaberle and forwards Jonas Hoglund and Nik Antropov."That deal was done. I got a call from [current Montreal Canadiens GM and former agent Kent Hughes]," Lecavalier said on an episode of Leafs Morning Take with Nick Alberga and former Leafs player Jay Rosehill. "I was in my pre-game nap and he called me. 'Alright it's done, you're going to Toronto!' So I was like 'oh wow, OK.'"Lecavalier was just three years removed from being picked first overall and having former Lightning owner Art Williams proclaim him to be the "Michael Jordan of hockey....

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6 h. ago Toronto seeking to turn over a new Leaf under Berube after clinching 1st Atlantic Division title

For everything he’s done since his celebrated arrival in 2016, Auston Matthews can’t change the Toronto Maple Leafs’ history of early round playoff collapses.

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6 h. ago Toronto aims to turn over a new Leaf under Berube after clinching first Atlantic Division title

For everything he’s done since his celebrated arrival in 2016, Auston Matthews can’t change the Toronto Maple Leafs’ history of early round playoff collapses.

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12 h. ago Maple Leafs fully buy in with Craig Berube, win Atlantic Division

BUFFALO — The Maple Leafs took their coach’s cue and ran with it. The 2024-25 Leafs under Craig Berube are a different outfit than they have been in the past, certainly with this core, different in the way they go about winning hockey games, different with their resolve. Where will it take them in the […]

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14 h. 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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14 h. ago Marner hits 100 points, Maple Leafs clinch Atlantic Division title in win

Toronto will face Ottawa in Battle of Ontario first-round playoff matchup

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17 h. ago Which Canadian NHL team has the most to lose heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, The Province and Vancouver Sun Canucks reporter Patrick Johnston and Postmedia’s Rob Wong debate which of the Jets, Maple Leafs, Oilers and Senators has the most to lose heading into the first round of […]

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21 h. ago Maple Leafs’ aim is on point ahead of road clash with Buffalo Sabres

BUFFALO — Let’s get right to the point. The Maple Leafs need just one — point, that is — to achieve a rare feat in team history. A single point against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night at the KeyBank Center would clinch the Atlantic Division title for the Leafs. It would be the Leafs’ […]

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22 h. ago Craig Berube not yet ready to make decisions on trio of injured Maple Leafs

Defencemen Jake McCabe and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and centre David Kampf remain on sidelines.

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29 h. ago GAMEDAY: In Buffalo, Maple Leafs can set franchise record for road wins

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (50-26-4) at BUFFALO SABRES (35-38-7) When: Tuesday, 7 p.m., KeyBank Center TV: TSN4 Radio: TSN 1050 Odds: Maple Leafs -169, Sabres +136 The buzz A victory would be the Maple Leafs’ 25th road win of 2024-25, which would set a franchise record. The mark of 24 was set last season Tonight’s game is […]

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41 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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48 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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61 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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64 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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