5 h. ago LEAF NOTES: Scotiabank crowd gets into the boos for U.S. anthem

LANCE HORNBY  Toronto Sun  Scotiabank Arena’s hockey fans were a little late flocking to the boo-bird nest, but made themselves heard when the Star-Spangled Banner started up Saturday’s 6-3 Toronto win.  The Leafs had not played at home since Jan. 29, before Donald Trump ratcheted up the trade war and his rhetoric about the 51st […]

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5 h. ago LEAFS NOTES: Craig Berube keeps the gang together for second game back from break

Rare is the team that plays a back-to-back, travels to a different time zone, but doesn’t make at least one lineup change among skaters. But with the Maple Leafs getting nearly a two-week break in games because of the 4 Nations Face-off and playing a fairly solid 60 minutes on Saturday versus Carolina, coach Craig […]

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30 h. ago LEAFS NOTES: Scotiabank crowd gets into the boos for U.S. anthem

Scotiabank Arena was a little late flocking to the boo-bird nest, but made itself heard when the Star-Spangled Banner started up Saturday’s 6-3 Toronto win. The Maple Leafs had not played at home since Jan. 29, before Donald Trump ratcheted up the trade war and his rhetoric about the 51st state. However, after the Bell […]

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37 h. ago Berube makes first goalie rotation decision as schedule heats up

Well, Craig Berube certainly had enough time to think about his goalie rotation for this weekend’s back-to-back.  After a break in the NHL schedule of almost two weeks to accommodate the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Maple Leafs coach chose Anthony Stolarz to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, and Joseph Woll to play Sunday in […]

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53 h. ago LEAFS NOTES: ‘Canes are back exactly five years since EBUG David Ayres

When the schedule first came out, you couldn’t blame the Maple Leafs for thinking someone at NHL headquarters was up to mischief. Buried in the busy post-4 Nations Face-Off slate Saturday is a visit by the Hurricanes, exactly five years to the day that Zamboni driver David Ayres was tossed into the Carolina crease and against all odds, […]

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54 h. ago Maple Leafs counting on their Four Nations stars to get boost from best

Craig Berube was feeling pretty good about how Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews fared in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, not just because their strong play bodes well for the Maple Leafs in the coming weeks. The coach had a fatter wallet, as did a few of the Canadians in the dressing room, collecting bets […]

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3 d. ago Maple Leafs counting on Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner to get right back at it after 4 Nations final

'You got somebody that's going to go in and play?' Leafs coach Craig Berube joked about sitting his two stars.

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5 d. ago Craig Berube: Maple Leafs winger Bobby McMann ‘hasn’t hit his ceiling yet’

As he gets his Maple Leafs back into game mode, coach Craig Berube figures he can get more out of winger Bobby McMann. It’s not that Berube is dissatisfied with what McMann, who has a career-high 17 goals in 47 games, has accomplished this season. At 28, McMann has established himself as a solid power […]

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5 d. ago Health of Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner on Craig Berube’s mind for 4 Nations final

When Craig Berube sits down to tune in for the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday night, he might peek though his fingers. And as much as the Alberta native might like to see Canada beat the United States at TD Garden in Boston, having Maple Leafs teammates Mitch Marner and Auston […]

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