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Maple Leafs look to maintain pace with Matthews sidelined with ... (Sportsnet.ca)

As the Maple Leafs get set to play the Senators Friday on Hockey Night in Canada, they'll have to do so without Auston Matthews, who's out at least three ...

“He makes very subtle plays that can unlock breaking out of our own end, getting through the neutral zone, or attacking offensively. [Auston Matthews](/hockey/nhl/players/auston-matthews/920210) will be sidelined for a minimum of three weeks due to a knee sprain suffered in Wednesday’s 3-2 overtime victory over the New York Rangers. “Just a really smart hockey player.

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Murray's mystery injury puts Samsonov in 'terrible spot' as Maple ... (Sportsnet.ca)

Ilya Samsonov was thrust into action last-minute, the players only aware of the switch when Sheldon Keefe read out the starting lineup card in the dressing ...

I think it’s natural that you want one to fall,” Keefe says. “He’s been shooting the puck more frequently. [black alternate sweaters](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMapleLeafs%2Fstatus%2F1619124056837726208&data=05%7C01%7CTristan.DAmours%40rci.rogers.com%7C3d22c89e578444e2aff308db00e956cf%7C0ab4cbbf4bc74826b52ca14fed5286b9%7C0%7C0%7C638104774417088579%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=n7dczD8Rle8oNjEyyWqMSbrnnKLHAtDrTk9kLR%2Bx644%3D&reserved=0) more often this season than those sweet Reserve Retros with the shoulder yoke. “You can look at effort to a certain extent,” Reilly said. • Pontus Holmberg's opportunity to seize a second-line centre role in Matthews’ absence lasted all of two periods. The loss had nothing to do with Samsonov’s performance or Auston Matthews’ knee injury. “But if he's anything less than 100, he wouldn’t be in.” This after Keefe said Friday morning the team had been “pushing it a little bit with the workload for Samsonov,” giving him five straight starts. “They played harder than we did,” Keefe summed. “Bottom line is, you can’t have a goalie that’s been giving us absolutely everything, comes in a tough spot and have a performance like that in front of him in the second and third period. “He’s been our guy,” Morgan Rielly stated. An emergency backup would’ve gotten the nod.

Leafs' Murray suffers injury prior to Friday's game vs. Senators (TSN)

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray suffered an injury and was not able to play in Friday's game against the Ottawa Senators, head coach Sheldon ...

"It was nothing with that shot." Keefe also said that the injury is not related to the adductor injury that kept Murray out of action earlier in the season. Keefe described the injury as a flare up of something Murray had previously been dealing with and though he remained on the bench for the duration of the game, he was not available to play.

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Brady Tkachuk's two goals power Senators past Maple Leafs (Alberta Prime Times)

TORONTO — Brady Tkachuk scored twice and Anton Forsberg made 31 saves as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Friday night.

"This is a top team the last bunch of years. Traded to Toronto in the summer, Murray was also set to face Ottawa back in October, but suffered the groin injury during that kept him out until mid-November. Samsonov replaced Murray that night and held the fort for Toronto to secure a comeback overtime win before going 3-0-1 over the Leafs' next four. "We took our foot off the gas," Nylander said. Both these guys are competing for the net." "You can't lose like that on home ice," Keefe said. "We put (Samsonov) in a terrible spot," Keefe said. "Back to hard work," Samsonov said. "We just want to be consistent and play well and not worry about the standings – just do what we do. Matthews, who will miss next week's NHL all-star game in Florida, suffered his injury in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime victory against the New York Rangers. 1 centre Josh Norris (shoulder) much of the campaign. Tim Stutzle added two assists as the Senators picked up their first victory at Scotiabank Arena with fans in attendance since October 2018.

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Tkachuk strikes twice as Senators thump Maple Leafs in Battle of ... (CBC.ca)

Brady Tkachuk scored twice and Anton Forsberg made 31 saves as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Friday night.

"This is a top team the last bunch of years. "You can't lose like that on home ice," Keefe said. "We took our foot off the gas," Nylander said. "We just want to be consistent and play well and not worry about the standings — just do what we do. "Back to hard work," Samsonov said. Tim Stutzle added two assists as the Senators picked up their first victory at Scotiabank Arena with fans in attendance since October 2018.

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Maple Leafs greeted by team dog, Bud, before game (NHL.com)

The Toronto Maple Leafs need a lint roller after their pregame photos on Friday.

Toronto introduced Bud as their team dog in December. Bud, the Toronto Maple Leafs team dog, greeted players as they arrived for their game against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena. Bud received lots of belly rubs and pets from the other Maple Leafs as they walked into the arena.

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Toronto Maple Leafs superfan passes away after seeing favourite ... (Globalnews.ca)

Longtime Maple Leafs fan Mike Davy passed away a day after being granted his greatest wish: to see his favourite team in person.

And I know he was watching.” “I have five sets of season’s tickets that I take individuals to the Peterborough Petes. It was in his nature as a longtime

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Analysis | Leafs fall to Senators after last-minute switch in net (Toronto Star)

Ilya Samsonov got the start after an injury to Matt Murray in warm-ups at Scotiabank Arena.

Brodie is the closest to returning, but with the all-star break and bye week about a week away, the Leafs may take it slowly and wait until after the break to activate him. “They were heavier than us out there and took advantage of the chances that they had. “There were lots of things that we didn’t do well, lots of areas where we lost to them not just on the scoresheet. “We had lots of chances to score — more than we did — in the first period. The biggest early beneficiary of Matthews’s available ice time was Holmberg. The Leafs knew before they game that they would be without Matthews, but didn’t expect a surprise change in goaltending. Nylander tied it again, scoring on a power-play goal after Tkachuk had scored 23 seconds into the second period. However, it changed the momentum of that period.” “To me the story of the game is missed opportunities,” Keefe said. Poorly timed penalties that were momentum drainers, especially the one in the first period. He was on the ice for the warm-up. Friday had the eerie feel of October, when it felt like the walls were collapsing around the Leafs.

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Toronto Maple Leafs star Matthews sidelined for at least 3 weeks ... (Globalnews.ca)

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews will miss at least three weeks with a knee sprain, the team announced Friday.

“For us as a team, we have to come together and, not really try and fill the void, but just play to our team identity and what’s made us successful,” Tavares added. The NHL announced Friday that Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov will replace Matthews on the Atlantic Division roster. He’ll do everything that needs to be done to do that and be ready to play.”

Maple Leafs star Matthews (knee) out at least three weeks (TSN)

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will be out at least the three weeks with a knee injury. The team said Matthews suffered a knee sprain in ...

Toronto enters Friday's game sitting second in the Atlantic Division, 12 points back of the Boston Bruins with one more game played. He has not played since being pulled against the Panthers on Jan. He logged 21:53 of ice time in the overtime win.

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Lifelong Toronto Maple Leafs fan fulfils dream of seeing first game ... (CTV Toronto)

Mike Davy always dreamed of going to a Toronto Maple Leafs game, and once it finally happened, he passed away the night after.

mom records police handcuffing 12-year-old in hospital](https://bc.ctvnews.ca/this-is-too-much-b-c-mom-records-police-handcuffing-12-year-old-in-hospital-1.6250130) Montrealers gathered Friday to commemorate the victims and call for action amid a rise in hate crimes. 29, 2017, six men were killed and five others injured shortly after evening prayer at the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre. Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. Several teams released statements of support for the family, as did the National Basketball Players Association. Indian Chiefs has denounced as "horrendous." Leafs Nation is thinking of him.” “Our hearts go out to his family & friends. “I don’t know what it was—[maybe] his smile.” “Every night at bedtime, he wanted a hug before he went to bed. Davy was receiving support from Community Living Trent Highlands. “It was the best.

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators - Game #50 Preview ... (Maple Leafs Hot Stove)

The Maple Leafs will forge ahead without Auston Matthews as they host the Ottawa Senators in the second game of the Battle of Ontario season series (7 p.m. EST, ...

He is willing to go to the net. He is going to be a real good player. He is a guy that has how he can play in the league and help us. I think it is a good opportunity for him to jump into that and see what he can do. He is willing to shoot. He is a guy that has shown well since he has been here with us both offensively and defensively. He had the injury at the start of the season, which was a stumble for him. Obviously, winning cures a lot of things in terms of the emotions of the game, your mood, and coming to the rink every day. It was a decision we were making the other night, and ultimately, we decided to keep him going. Clearly, he is one of the league’s best players, and on any given night, the best player. That is really what the focus is. We want to do a good job on special teams today and look to win the five-on-five game.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs don't show up and give Ottawa Senators ... (The Leafs Nation)

Ilya Samsonov wasn't the only person to take on a job at the last minu...

They struggled all night with turnovers, could not clear the puck out of the defensive zone and left Samsonov completely at the whim of the Senators, who were more than willing to pile on and run up the score. The Leafs have made great strides in recent times to become a great team defensively, but tonight the entire team was in complete shambles, particularly the David Kampf line and the Rielly-Holl pairing, which should cease to exist immediately and never be thought of again, much less attempted. Nick Alberga is off tonight, so instead of Muzzy’s Musings, let’s call this story Murphy’s Musings and take a look at what went wrong for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their 6-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators.

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The Leafs toughness debate rides again, Robertson's future: Leaflets (The Leafs Nation)

The Auston Matthews injury saw to that, and with two more games before the All-Star break, we'll see if the Leafs can hold their interest in what is happening ...

From a Robertson perspective, I think he needs to be around the Leafs the way that Muzzin has been. One of the bigger issues with Robertson’s time with the Leafs to date is that he rarely gets put in situations where he is playing with linemates that suit his abilities. Nick Robertson is still a player who will cost the Leafs around $800k next season and has the potential to be a secondary scorer in their lineup. This was largely stemming from neither Mitch Marner nor Auston Matthews doing anything after K’Andre Miller boarded Timothy Liljegren right in front of them. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to talk about regarding the Leafs. Welcome to one of those rare Saturdays off for the Leafs.

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