57 h. ago SIMMONS: Huge night for Troy Stecher, the smallest of all Maple Leafs, against Panthers

The 31-year-old has been a rather stunning pickup for a Toronto team no longer running out of hope or defencemen

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3 d. ago SIMMONS: Leafs’ Scott Laughton on rival Panthers – ‘We don’t like them, they don’t seem to like us’

Toronto and Florida met in the second round of the playoffs last spring, but now both teams reside at the bottom of the Eastern Conference

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1 week ago Two trades Toronto Maple Leafs made last season could haunt them for years to come

For much of the last decade (and you could easily argue, the ones preceding it), the Toronto Maple Leafs have found unique ways to torture their fans.Through heartbreaking playoff losses, star players leaving the franchise, and more twists and turns than an M. Night Shyamalan thriller, cheering for the Leafs isn’t exactly for the faint-of-heart.But in case you haven’t been that tuned in recently, rock bottom might still be on the way for the Leafs, who are in the midst of their worst season in years, as they sit dead last in the Atlantic Division and are on pace for just 77 points.A pair of trades made last season by Toronto could end up haunting the team, with the Leafs' short-term playoff push potentially proving harmful for their long-term outlook.Last year, the Leafs made trades with the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers, picking up defenceman Brandon Carlo and forward Scott Laughton.The motivation behind the trades made sense at the time, even if one could a...

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1 week ago SIMMONS SAYS: Baffling before and after numbers for Leafs, Vegas and Mitch Marner

Of all that is unusual in this unusual Maple Leafs season, nothing is stranger than this: The Leafs are scoring more goals without Mitch Marner than they did in their first-place season of a year ago. They are scoring more per game without Marner, the 100-point winger traded away by his choice, and with a […]

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2 w. ago SIMMONS: Tavares deserves Team Canada notice even if none will come his way

He’s not an easy or obvious choice of any kind for Team Canada - not with the explosion of Canadian talent growing throughout the National Hockey League

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2 w. ago Scott Laughton hopes to stay in Maple Leafs lineup plans long

Former Flyers forward came with big expectation and a big price tag at the trade deadline last season.

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2 w. ago SIMMONS: Raptors hot, Leafs not – and is it time the Leafs do the NBA thing and tank the season?

But what seems more than apparent midway through November, is that here is every reason to believe in this Raptors team and almost no reason to believe in the Leafs

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3 w. ago À VOIR : Nikita Zadorov renvoie Scott Laughton à l’infirmerie

Scott Laughton disputait seulement un deuxième match cette saison, mais il s’est solidement fait souhaiter la bienvenue par Nikita Zadorov.

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3 w. ago Anthony Stolarz pulled, Scott Laughton hurt in Maple Leafs’ loss to Bruins

The Maple Leafs suffered a painful loss on Saturday night. Not only did the Leafs fail to put together 60 minutes of solid hockey, centre Scott Laughton was injured in a 5-3 defeat against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Arena. In just his second game after returning from a lower-body injury, Laughton departed in the […]

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last month Maple Leafs teammates say veteran John Tavares leaves ’em laughing

John Tavares will never be confused with Johnny Carson, based on his by-the-book delivery in his very-detailed media scrum interviews through the years. But Maple Leaf teammate Scott Laughton had a surprise for scribes during his glowing tribute to Tavares ahead of the veteran’s 500th goal ceremony Wednesday night. “He’s one of the funniest guys […]

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