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15.05.2022 / 08:15

Maple Leafs eliminated from playoffs by Tampa Bay Lightning after 2-1 loss in Game 7

Nick Paul scored twice, including an incredible individual effort on the winner late in the second period, as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7 on Saturday to win their first-round playoff series 4-3.

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Leafs fire GM Kyle Dubas after 5 seasons to end stunning, roller coaster week

Brendan Shanahan started the week wanting to keep Kyle Dubas in the fold.A stunning, roller-coaster five days culminated with the Toronto Maple Leafs now in the market for a new general manager ahead of what could be a defining summer for the success-starved Original Six franchise.Shanahan, the team’s president, fired his 37-year-old GM on Friday, bringing an end to a tumultuous stretch that began with Dubas stating publicly Monday he wasn’t certain he wanted to remain in the role.The Leafs said in a press release issued shortly after 12 p.m. ET the organization was “parting ways” with Dubas, whose contract was set to expire June 30, after five seasons in charge.But in a detailed opening statement that lasted more than 11 minutes at a press conference in the bowels of Scotiabank Arena some three hours later, Shanahan said he decided to hand Dubas his walking papers that morning.

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Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated from NHL playoffs after 3-2 OT loss to Florida

Toronto Maple Leafs are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers downed Toronto 3-2 on Friday to win the teams’ second-round playoff series 4-1.Cousins buried his second goal of the playoffs off the rush shortside on Leafs rookie Joseph Woll in the extra period to send his team to the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 1996.Aaron Ekblad and Carter Verhaeghe, with a goal and an assist each, provided the rest of the offence for the Panthers.Florida _ the team with the fewest points to qualify for the post-season _ took all three games in Toronto and improved to 6-1 on the road this spring after also upsetting the record-setting Boston Bruins.

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Toronto Maple Leafs tip Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 to finally advance in NHL playoffs

TAMPA, Fla. — The Maple Leafs finally exorcised their playoff demons — and are off to the second round of the NHL playoffs.

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Rick Zamperin: Maple Leafs and Canadiens battle to become Kings of the North

National Hockey League season amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the newly formed, albeit temporary, North Division has not at all disappointed.The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens are set to square off Saturday night, exactly one month after they opened the abbreviated 2020-21 season in dramatic fashion — a 5-4 overtime victory by the Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.Fast forward 30 days, and Toronto and Montreal sit one-two in their quest to become the Kings of the North and are clearly the top two teams in the division.

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Rick Zamperin: 2021 could be the year the Stanley Cup comes back to Canada

National Hockey League season Wednesday night it will mark the start of a campaign that will almost guarantee a spot for a Canadian team in the Stanley Cup final.The NHL has not only realigned its four divisions, which includes an all-Canadian group, but come playoff time the winner of the North Division will move on to the Stanley Cup semifinals.Due to the regionalized division format, set up to limit the spread of COVID-19, there isn’t an Eastern and Western Conference this season so the four division winners will be seeded No. 1 to No.

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Manitoba confident Winnipeg Jets can play at home, Ontario silent on NHL plans

Winnipeg Jets can play home games this season, while Ontario hasn’t made a final decision on games in the province one week ahead of the NHL’s opening night.Dr. Jazz Atwal said Wednesday that Manitoba is “confident things will move ahead as planned” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Quebec public health greenlights Montreal Canadiens return to play

Vancouver Canucks get the go-ahead to play home games in B.C. Alberta and B.C.

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Rick Zamperin: Hockey fans receive an early Christmas gift from the NHL

National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association have formally agreed to launch the 2020-21 season, a 56-game campaign that will start Jan. 13, you can allow yourself to get excited.Yes hockey fans, after some consternation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the coolest game on Earth will soon be back — albeit with yet another new twist.After wrapping up last season in the Toronto and Edmonton bubbles, the NHL is hoping all 31 of its franchises will be able to play in their home arenas in 2021, although numerous provincial and state health authorities still need convincing that the league can do so safely and with zero health impact on the general population.

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Rick Zamperin: All-Canadian NHL division may not happen

COVID-19 pandemic has taken away a lot of things in 2020 — lives and jobs being at the top of the list.It also altered the way we watched sports this year, forcing leagues to cancel or postpone their seasons, play in empty ballparks and arenas, and in some cases, in bubbles.Now there is word the pandemic could force the National Hockey League to abandon its extremely popular idea of an all-Canadian division for the 2020-21 season.

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Rick Zamperin: Where do the Toronto Maple Leafs go from here?

Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 2019-20 coronavirus-pandemic shortened season tick down to zero.Toronto’s exit from the National Hockey League‘s best-of-five playoff qualifier at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets was the latest in a long line of recent early post-season exits, even though the 3-2 series defeat wasn’t technically considered a playoff — it still felt like it.Now, just like they have after each the team’s first round playoff eliminations over the last handful of years, many Maple Leafs fans are demanding change.

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Rick Zamperin: Predicting the most unpredictable NHL playoffs ever

National Hockey League pressed the pause button on their season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the quest for the Stanley Cup will begin on Saturday.Welcome to Stage 4 of the NHL’s return to play protocol — the playoffs.The non-traditional 24-team tournament features a dozen teams in the bubble cities of Toronto and Edmonton and while the top four teams in each conference (Boston, Tampa Bay, Washington, Philadelphia in the East, and St.

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Rick Zamperin: 5 takeaways from Maple Leafs-Canadiens tuneup game

coronavirus pandemic and even though it was an exhibition game, it was great to see the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens back on the ice.Toronto skated to a 4-2 victory in the one and only tuneup game for each team before they launch into their respective best-of-5 Stanley Cup playoff qualifying series this coming weekend.We back. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/QqTOIi8984— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) July 29, 2020Here are five takeaways from the Leafs-Habs game at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena.

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NHL returns after months-long hiatus due to coronavirus pandemic

NHL hockey returns Tuesday after a months-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Montreal Canadiens are in Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers meet the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place as part of Tuesday’s three-game exhibition schedule that kicks off Phase 4 of the league’s return-to-play plan.

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Rick Zamperin: What to look for as Toronto Maple Leafs return to action

coronavirus pandemic knocked the NHL into the proverbial penalty box, the league is gearing up for its first game action Tuesday night.Players from the 24 teams who are participating in the National Hockey League‘s 2020 restart are now in their respective bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton, two so-called secure zones that they will call home for the next few weeks as they attempt to finish one of the most challenging seasons in history.The Toronto Maple Leafs will play their first game Tuesday night, an exhibition tilt against the rival Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena, since a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 10.

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NHL teams arrive in Canadian bubbles of Toronto, Edmonton ahead of league restart

NHL players have been eager to find out what life will be like inside the bubble.They got a first taste Sunday.The 24 teams — each with a 52-person travelling party — set to participate in the league’s restart entered the secure zones in two Canadian cities ahead of the resumption the pandemic-halted 2019-20 season.Players and staff checked into tightly-monitored hotels inside the Toronto and Edmonton bubbles, where they will be separated from the general population by security fencing and undergo daily COVID-19 testing. NHL reveals details for Edmonton, Toronto hub city bubbles, in-game presentation “We’re just excited to get into our setup,” Maple Leafs winger Zach Hyman said Saturday.

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NHL reveals details for Edmonton, Toronto hub city bubbles, in-game presentation

NHL has unveiled details for hub cities and in-game presentation as it approaches its restart next month in Edmonton and Toronto.In a video released by the league, the NHL reveals its plan for health and safety, along with information about television broadcasts and player amenities during a period in which no fans will be allowed in the arenas.

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Coronavirus: Ontario’s top doctor thinks NHL’s COVID-19 testing plan works for all parties

COVID-19 testing capacity being an issue in the province once the NHL hunkers down in Toronto for its restart.Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, expressed confidence in the NHL plan for testing in the province.“They can go through private sources to get it done,” Williams said.

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Rick Zamperin: Auston Matthews’ positive coronavirus test shows why NHL bubble is important

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews confirmed Monday that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Arizona last month while the NHL season was on pause.The 22-year-old centre shared the news with reporters on a Zoom call on day one of the National Hockey League‘s summer training camps, as the Leafs and 23 other teams entered Phase 3 of the league’s return-to-play plan.Matthews said he was “asymptomatic” and felt “pretty normal for the two weeks” during his quarantine, and is “feeling healthy now.”Matthews participated in the team’s workouts on Monday and declared himself fit to play in Toronto’s play-in series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Aug.

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With NHL season resuming, some fans say the lure of parties will be strong: ‘I can’t say no to a good time’

Edmonton Oilers fan Jeet Jermana. “I’d be hard-pressed not to jump into a big party.” Being a hub city may not bring big financial boost to Edmonton: sports economist On Friday, the NHL board of governors and NHL Players’ Association said they had ratified the return-to-play plan, paving the way for the league to resume its pandemic-hit season later this summer.Toronto and Edmonton were also officially unveiled as hub cities where all games will be played, beginning Aug.

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Maple Leafs refuse comment on reports that Matthews tested positive for coronavirus

Toronto Maple Leafs say they will not comment on reports that one of their star players has tested positive for COVID-19.The Toronto Sun and The Toronto Star report that centre Auston Matthews has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.The Leafs say a player’s medical information in this regard is private.The team says it is deferring to the NHL’s policy on handling test results, with the league providing updates on testing totals and positive tests without disclosing the identities of affected clubs or players.

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Players could be on ice on July 10 if medical and safety conditions allow: NHL

NHL continues to inch towards a return to action.The league and its players’ association announced Monday training camps will open July 10 — provided medical and safety conditions permit, and the sides can reach an agreement on resuming the season. The start of camps for the 24 teams included in the NHL’s return-to-play plan would signal a move to Phase 3 of the league’s overarching protocol for a resumption of the 2019-20 campaign, which was paused March 12 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.“That’s good news for us,” Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly said on a video conference call with reporters.

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Rick Zamperin: These are the 4 must-watch NHL play-in series

Now that we know how the National Hockey League is hoping to execute its 24-team playoff format, and potentially when and where the post-season will be played, fans are starting to get excited.

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Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto vye to be NHL hubs, but there’s a catch

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Rick Zamperin: Proposed NHL playoff format could include Toronto vs. Boston in Round 2, just sayin’

The National Hockey League appears to be closing in on a plan for when it ends its more than two-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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David Ayres, Zamboni driver and emergency goalie, launches fund for kidney patients

Two months after he rocketed to fame as an emergency backup goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes, David Ayres is turning that fame toward a good cause.

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Rick Zamperin: Which sports do you miss the most?

The coronavirus pandemic has turned our lives upside down, preventing us from doing what we normally do on a day-to-day basis.

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Rick Zamperin: Let’s face it, sports won’t be back any time soon

I’d like to think that I am an eternal optimist, but I’m also a realist, and the likelihood of any sports league restarting any time soon is dwindling with each passing day because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Toronto Maple Leafs announcer offering customized goal calls during coronavirus outbreak

Toronto Maple Leafs hockey doesn’t appear to be returning any time soon, but one member of the organization is staying busy.

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Rick Zamperin: Silent sports leagues leave fans craving for more

It has been more than a week since the COVID-19 pandemic silenced the sporting world.

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