The Toronto Maple Leafs will rest star forwards Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, while Jack Campbell will serve as the backup to Erik Kallgren when the team plays in their final regular season game at home against the Boston Bruins on Friday. “It’s really all about Monday,” Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe, who referenced…
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe admitted that it’s been a bit of a debate as to what his team’s top six defencemen are for the upcoming NHL playoffs. “It’s a daily discussion and I don’t know that we ever reach a solution,” Keefe said on Wednesday. “When we finished the meeting we kind…
Sheldon Keefe was never concerned about Auston Matthews reaching the 60-goal mark. The Toronto Maple Leafs coach joked that he’s a “round-up kind of guy” and was never going to call him a 58-goal scorer had his star not potted two more goals this season. But Matthews’ got the job done anyway. He became the…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting has played his last game in the regular season as the team tries to preserve the forward’s health ahead of the 2022 NHL Playoffs. Bunting was on the ice skating before his team took the ice, just days after the forward came out of the lineup during the team’s…
The Toronto Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association has voted winger Ondrej Kase its nominee for the 2022 Bill Masterton Trophy, recognizing perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. The 26-year-old winger has been challenged to fulfill his NHL dream several times in his career as a low draft pick and because of health, most…
WASHINGTON — The Toronto Maple Leafs still don’t know the severity of Michael Bunting’s injury, but head coach Sheldon Keefe said the forward woke up on Sunday feeling better than the team had expected. “It’s a really good sign for us,” Keefe said. “But we won’t know more until we get home and a chance…
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Toronto Maple Leafs fell to the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime on Saturday, but the costlier loss was that of forward Michael Bunting. The rookie forward was injured in the first period and it appears he could be out long term. ”He’s going to miss some time for sure but I…
SUNRISE, Fla. — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will return to the lineup when his team visits the Florida Panthers on Saturday. ”I’m excited to get back in,” Matthews confirmed. “It’s obviously a very important game for us.” Matthews missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury. The forward said it occurred in…
TAMPA — One hundred and fourteen minutes. That’s how many penalty minutes were officially handed at the end of the night as the Toronto Maple Leafs endured their most lopsided defeat of the season, 8-1 to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions on Thursday. With second place virtually secured in the Atlantic Division, there was…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will sit out for the third consecutive game with an undisclosed injury when his team visits the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Thursday. Matthews took part in the team’s optional skate Thursday morning, which later turned into a full skate with everybody on the trip taking part….
TAMPA — There was little positive to draw from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ disappointing first-round playoff upset against the Montreal Canadiens last season, but William Nylander certainly wasn’t a reason for the outcome. The forward led all players on his team with five goals and eight points in the seven-game series and found some chemistry…
The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated another non-playoff team on Tuesday, handily defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 at Scotiabank Arena. Given the low stakes behind the game with Toronto already securing their playoffs fate and without the services of star forward Auston Matthews, Sheldon Keefe once again put the team’s forward lines in a blender. Combine…
