19 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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20 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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2 d. ago Échange de Mikko Rantanen : Brind’Amour lance son DG sous l’autobus

L’entraîneur-chef des Hurricanes de la Caroline, Rob Brind’Amour, s’est permis d’envoyer une pique au directeur général Eric Tulsky.

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2 d. ago Échange de Mikko Rantanen: Brind’Amour envoie une pique à son DG

L’entraîneur-chef des Hurricanes de la Caroline, Rod Brind’Amour, s’est permis d’envoyer une pique au directeur général Eric Tulsky.

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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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4 d. ago Coveted superstar Rantanen finds comfortable landing with Dallas Stars post

When Mikko Rantanen showed up at Rogers Place Saturday morning, with his third different logoed equipment bag in the last six weeks — Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes and now Dallas Stars — he felt right at home, joining “the Finnish mafia” as Matt Duchene joked, and they handed him his comfortable No. 96 jersey. Without […]

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4 d. ago Edmonton Oilers got younger and heavier at the deadline, but did they do enough?

Game Day 63: Dallas at Edmonton The two powerhouse clubs that met in the Western Conference Finals last year, will meet up again tonight in a game that marks the beginning of the stretch drive. For each, it will be Game #63, kicking off the final quarter of the season. More significantly, each will play […]

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5 d. ago Mikko Rantanen : les Hurricanes ne regrettent absolument rien

Au dire de leur directeur général, le jeu en valait la chandelle.

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5 d. ago LEAFS NOTES: GM says ‘this isn’t goodbye’ for demoted Ryan Reaves

Brad Treliving knew his conversation with Ryan Reaves would be a hard one. After the exhilaration of pulling off two vital trades for the Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes, the general manager had to turn his attention to the demotion of loyal soldier Reaves to the Marlies. The 900-game veteran hasn’t seen the minors in more than […]

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5 d. ago Dallas gagne la loterie Rantanen, Marchand en Floride et Ottawa obtient Cozens

Mikko Rantanen a accepté un contrat de 96 millions de dollars américain pour huit ans avec sa nouvelle équipe.

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5 d. ago Maple Leafs’ Treliving: Knies ‘just realizing how big and strong he is’

If the Carolina Hurricanes wanted Matthew Knies in a trade with the Maple Leafs involving Mikko Rantanen, we now know why Toronto didn’t move the young winger. “You can see a power forward developing right in front of us,” Leafs general manager Brad Treliving told media in Denver on Friday afternoon. “He’s just maturing into […]

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5 d. ago Who won the trade wars? A look at the major deals on NHL deadline day

The defending Stanley Cup champions from the East and a strong contender in the West flashed their demolition permits on Friday, engineering two blockbusters to cap NHL trade deadline day.  Of the 20-plus deals completed by the 3 p.m. ET buzzer, Mikko Rantanen and Brad Marchand changing addresses to Dallas and Florida, respectively, headlined market […]

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5 d. ago Rantanen à Dallas contre 4 choix et un très bon jeune joueur

Sauf que le Finlandais n'a pas réussi à s'entendre sur les termes d'une prolongation de contrat avec la formation texane, pour le moment.

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6 d. ago Overnight deals set the table for NHL’s afternoon trade deadline

The NHL trade winds increased overnight and into the morning as Friday’s 3 p.m. EST deadline approached, with all eyes on Carolina’s Mikko Rantanen and Boston’s Brad Marchand. Centre Brock Nelson, who was on the radar of a few teams including the Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets, eventually was sent to the Colorado Avalanche, as […]

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6 d. ago On croyait que Mikko Rantanen s'en allait à Dallas... mais pas si vite

Sauf que le Finlandais n'a pas réussi à s'entendre sur les termes d'une prolongation de contrat avec la formation texane, pour le moment.

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6 d. ago LEAFS NOTES: Getting Mikko Rantanen a long shot, but it makes for some great debate

When the Maple Leafs had their first crack at Mikko Rantanen, they chose another right winger, Mitch Marner, instead. That was at the 2015 draft when Marner went fourth overall. Rantanen went 10th to Colorado, albeit far less-known at that time, a nine-goal scorer with TPS Turku in Finland. Marner was coming off a 126-point […]

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6 d. ago Canucks trade deadline: Brock Boeser as Mikko Rantanen consolation prize?

Watch what happens with the Carolina Hurricanes to figure out where popular Canucks' winger Brock Boeser might land

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9 d. ago LEAF NOTES: Jarnkrok’s return could set playoff right wing lineup

  Calle Jarnkrok had been waiting a long time for his NHL odometer turning to 700 regular season games.  Now, after five months away, he hopes to be part of the Maple Leafs’ playoff drive. With the NHL trade deadline four days away and chances not great to pry away a big-name forward elsewhere, it […]

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1 week ago LEAFS NOTES: Auston Matthews finally pulls clear of Darryl Sittler in career goals

When Auston Matthews got within a goal of Darryl Sittler on Jan. 22, no one thought it would take him almost 40 days to pass the Hall of Famer for second place in Toronto franchise history. But a prolonged Matthews slump and the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament intervened, with only one empty-net goal in between. […]

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1 week ago NHL trade season well underway, with more moves expected before deadline

Mikko Rantanen could be on the move again if Carolina cannot sign him to an extension. Brock Nelson, Erik Karlsson and brothers Brayden and Luke Schenn are all in the mix. Seth Jones, Ryan Lindgren and Gustav Nyquist have already changed teams. And there is still plenty of time before the NHL trade deadline on […]

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