The Maple Leafs captain is scoring all the time again, but is he back to peak Matthews? Also, what's behind Rielly's struggles?
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has resumed skating and could return to practice by the end of this week, head coach Craig Berube told Joshua Kloke of The Athletic on Monday.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has resumed skating and could return to practice by the end of this week, head coach Craig Berube told Joshua Kloke of The Athletic on Monday.
Score the Battle of Ontario 2-0 for the Ottawa Senators after Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Maple Leafs, with just one goal, so far, for Toronto in this year’s series. Our takeaways after a frustrating night on the offensive side for the Blue and White when their travelling show came expecting fireworks.
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Goaltender Dennis Hildeby was exposed against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Leafs’ 5-1 loss at Scotiabank Arena. His mobility in the crease was an issue as Toronto’s three-game winning streak came to an end.
In an ideal world, the third-stringer wouldn’t even be here, getting pumped by the Columbus Blue Jackets for a second time in his maiden NHL voyage.
The Leafs looked like the better team for most of the game, but couldn't solve Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins.
Toronto has not been a team to focus heavily on the NHL Draft, lacking top picks since drafting Auston Matthews first overall ... in 2023 to the Chicago Blackhawks in the deal that sent Jake McCabe & Sam Lafferty to Toronto. Toronto does have first ...
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