3 h. ago WARMINGTON: Maple Leafs loss means another rough night for team wearing blue

Not much for Maple Leafs fans to cheer for in Game 5, just like Tory supporters after federal election

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38 h. ago Toronto Maple Leafs' biggest star conspicuously absent from practice ahead of huge game

The Toronto Maple Leafs were without their biggest star at Monday morning's practice.Though the Leafs are officially citing "rest" as the reason for his absence, Auston Matthews raised a few eyebrows by sitting out of the team's skate one day ahead of Tuesday’s Game 5 at Scotiabank Arena.Matthews' absence does at least raise a few preliminary questions about whether he's operating at full health, or perhaps dealing with a lingering issue.Given that the Leafs took Sunday off following a 4-3 overtime loss on Saturday to give the Ottawa Senators their first win of the series, it is a bit curious that Matthews needs a rest day.With NHL teams being notoriously tight-lipped about player health status, particularly in the playoffs, we likely won't get a good answer as to what exactly is going on with Toronto's captain.Matthews has one goal and four assists in four games so far for the Leafs.A year removed from a franchise-record settin...

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66 h. ago GAME 4 TAKEAWAYS: Nothing ‘special’ about Maple Leafs’ overtime loss

Special teams can make or break a team’s hopes in the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the Maple Leafs on Saturday night in the Battle of Ontario, failure to score on a four-minute power play in overtime snuffed their desire to eliminate the Ottawa Senators in a four-game sweep. The double power play had an asterisk, […]

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5 d. ago Leafs spoil Senators playoff homecoming party with another overtime gutting

The Senators' dream of making the playoffs has turned into one of their worst nightmares

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6 d. ago Takeaways: Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk says there is "no panic" after Game 2 loss

The Ottawa Senators deserved a better fate. But they are learning the hard way that winning in the playoffs is about playing 60 minutes, and even more if necessary, following a 3-2 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. The Senators will return to a raucous Canadian Tire Centre trailing the first-round […]

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9 d. ago Ottawa Senators take one on the chin in Game 1 of Battle of Ontario

Goaltender Linus Ullmark isn't good enough, and neither is anyone else in loss to Toronto Maple Leafs

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2 w. 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 w. ago Maple Leafs have little response in discouraging loss to Panthers

If that was just like a playoff game, the Maple Leafs aren’t quite ready yet. The Leafs didn’t have much of an answer for the tight-checking Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, losing 3-1 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. In a game with little space, the Leafs were outshot 37-18 and failed to get […]

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