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Mike Babcock Post Game, Predators 3 vs. Leafs 0: “It’s a game you’d like to win because you thought the team put in the effort and did things right and stayed patient”

by: MLHS Staff — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 20 Mar

Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team’s 3-0 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night, the Leafs’ fourth loss in their last five games. On the team’s performance and effort level: I really liked our game. I thought we worked hard. I...

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators – Game #73 Preview & Projected Lines

by: Hudson Scott — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 19 Mar

Following another messy loss against a weak Senators team on Saturday, the Toronto Maple Leafs head into the music city for their lone game in Nashville against one of the league’s deepest teams (8 p.m EST, TSN). The Predators have been a pretty...

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... ter on the bottom line having not shown too much in his three games with the Leafs thus far (one goal, three shots, 50% CF 38% SCF, 7:52 TOI). Playing with Tre ...

Chris Mueller extends goal streak to eight games, Rasmus Sandin records three points as Toronto Marlies win in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

by: Mark Rackham — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 19 Mar

The Toronto Marlies bounced back from a last-second defeat the previous evening to finish their three-in-three weekend on a high in Wilkes Barre on Sunday. After the Marlies took four of a possible six points during the 3-in-3 weekend against...

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Toronto Marlies begin 3-in-3 weekend with overtime victory in Hershey

by: Mark Rackham — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 18 Mar

With just two regulation losses in their last 25 games and boasting a 20-10-1 home record, the Hershey Bears provided a big test for a depleted Toronto Marlies lineup on Friday night. With some help arriving in the shape of the returning Chris...

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Toronto Marlies suffer last-second defeat in Lehigh

by: Mark Rackham — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 18 Mar

The Toronto Marlies left the PPL Center frustrated as they let a third-period lead slip and were undone by a dubious late call from the officials on Saturday. First Period The opening frame was dominated by Lehigh Valley as the Phantoms looked...

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... lers, he’s missed a lot of times with injuries there and missed time through Leafs training camp. But he’s got a lot of speed; really skates and gets on the pu ...

Toronto Maple Leafs Musings: Bracco is NHL Ready, Sandin’s in Brannstrom Territory, Liljegren’s Strong Stretch, and Playing a Heavier Style

by: Kevin Papetti — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 18 Mar

In this week’s Leafs Musings, we will cover Jeremy Bracco’s NHL readiness, Rasmus Sandin’s rapid progression, and the type of ‘heaviness’ the Leafs need to incorporate into their lineup. We also have a few extra notes on Timothy Liljegren, Michael...

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... ligible for the expansion draft. Given that the Leafs should have Dermott back soon, they’ll probably just keep Sandin where he is ...

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators – Game #72 Preview & Projected Lines

by: Hudson Scott — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 16 Mar

Heading to Kanata for the first time this year, the Toronto Maple Leafs have an opportunity to catch the Bruins tonight as they hope to replicate the pace and intensity of last night’s big win (7 p.m, CBC). Despite being a back-to-back game, the...

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... Despite being a back-to-back game, the Leafs will not continue their rotation on the back end and instead keep Justin Hol ...

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers – Game #71 Preview & Projected Lines

by: Hudson Scott — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 15 Mar

As things threaten to unravel late in the season while injuries continue, the Toronto Maple Leafs will be eager to get back to winning ways tonight against a talented but struggling Philadelphia Flyers team as they don their St.Pats green (7 p.m, TSN)

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... ls share — but they’ve been particularly poor in that department lately. The Leafs inability to execute their risk-reward style of play early in games has put ...

Jeremy Bracco: Toronto Marlies’ leading scorer excelling in sophomore season

by: Mark Rackham — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 15 Mar

Sheldon Keefe knew last summer. During the celebration on the ice following the Game 7 Calder Cup victory, Toronto’s head coach pulled rookie Jeremy Bracco to the side in what might prove to be a seminal moment in the young man’s career. Keefe...

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... round next fall and giving the coaching staff a hard decision to make. For a Leafs team that needs to keep the pipeline of quality young talent on entry-level ...

Mike Babcock: “We understand our opportunity is here and now… Next year in sport never comes”

by: MLHS Staff — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 14 Mar

Mike Babcock addressed the media after practice on Thursday, discussing the team’s recent two-game slide, the stretch run, William Nylander and Auston Matthews’ play together against Chicago, Trevor Moore’s promotion with Zach Hyman out, and more....

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Mike Babcock Post Game, Blackhawks 5 vs. Leafs 4: “We didn’t compete at a high enough level”

by: MLHS Staff — Maple Leafs Hot Stove 14 Mar

Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team’s 5-4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Leafs’ second straight home loss in which they conceded five or more goals. On falling behind 4-0 in the first period: We weren’t very good in the first period.

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