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Stanley Cup Odds: Crosby and Kessel Combo Won't Help Penguins

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 24, 2018

Now that Phil Kessel has joined Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins are among the 2016 Stanley Cup favourties.  Phil Kessel is the Pittsburgh Penguins’ new toy, a toy that has potential of delighting fans with flashy goals one moment and bringing them to tears the next when it doesn’t whistle and whirl like the user manual...

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Subban, Karlsson and Kessel Battle for EA Sports NHL 15 Cover

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Voting for EA Sports’ NHL 15 cover begins today as fans will decide which superstar will carry the popular video game’s brand this year. The list of finalists include Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel and Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson. Each player will be matched with another and fans’...

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Toronto Maple Leafs 2014-2015 Preview: Toronto Turns Over New Leaf

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Maple Leafs are promising major changes this season and how the team adapts to those changes will be the key to its success. Toronto Maple Leafs 2014-2015 odds: Stanley Cup Odds +3200 Will Maple Leafs make Stanley Cup playoffs? No -120 Over/under regular season points 88.5 What’s new Who’s in Roman Polak and a Stephane Robidas...

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Maple Leafs vs. Penguins: Picks and Predictions

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Pittsburgh Penguins wing Phil Kessel gets his first crack at his former team as the Penguins take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. While Kessel likely ended up on the better team, Pittsburgh hasn’t quite gotten off to the start they had hoped. They’ll face a shaky Leafs team that’s ranked by ESPN’s Ultimate Standings as...

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Friday’s NHL betting picks: Bet Sabres in Ted Nolan’s return

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 15, 2013

Check out today’s NHL Puck Luck, our three favorite hockey bets for Friday. Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres (+110, 5) It’s always interesting when the Leafs and Sabres get together, but tonight will be extra special with former Jack Adams award winner Ted Nolan returning behind the bench. Even though Nolan has been out...

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Maple Leafs will end up on the wrong end of Sabres brawl

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 23, 2013

When Buffalo Sabres John Scott lineup up for a faceoff in the neutral zone beside Toronto Maple Leafs sniper Phil Kessel, nobody had any idea what would happen next would have such a major impact on Toronto’s season. Scott allegedly told Kessel that he was going to jump him off the draw and proceeded to...

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Beantown Beatdown: Leafs Lose in Game 7 OT to Bruins

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: May 14, 2013

It was going so well for The Toronto Maple Leafs — beyond expectations. In their first playoff series in nine years, they led the Boston Bruins by three goals in the third period in Game 7 of their matchup. Yes, the Leafs gave up goals at 9:18 and at 18:38, but all they had to...

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Toronto Mayor Ford Supports Leafs with Blue and White Day

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: May 6, 2013

Nine years and two days. That’s how long Toronto has waited to watch their Toronto Maple Leafs play a playoff home game, so it’s no surprise the city is bursting with excitement ahead of tonight’s game against the Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre. Earlier today, mayor Rob Ford declared Monday to be Blue...