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TORONTO — Rasmus Sandin just needed an opportunity. And now he’s got one.  The Maple Leafs defenceman was thrust into the spotlight on Friday when Toronto announced veteran blueliner Zach Bogosian will miss a minimum of four weeks with a shoulder injury he suffered in Tuesday’s loss to Vancouver. Sandin replaced Bogosian on the Leafs’ third pairing in Thursday’s win over the Jets in Winnipeg, and will get a first crack at holding onto that post next to Travis Dermott moving ahead. Wh...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who skated at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg on Thursday ahead of tonight’s game against the Jets. Paul Maurice broke into a smile and interrupted a Toronto-based columnist asking about Winnipegs goaltending situation.  "You have a completely legitimate question," the Jets bench boss acknowledged, "and now Im coaching two teams … because I know the story, right. If you have a website [up] youre going to get the Toronto articles." M...

TORONTO — Nick Foligno isn’t wasting more time. The Maple Leafs’ prized trade-deadline acquisition endured his seven-day quarantine and was finally able to join his Toronto teammates in Winnipeg on Wednesday night. When Foligno makes his Leafs debut on Thursday, he’ll do it skating on the team’s top line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.  “Might as well jump right in, right?” Foligno joked on a Zoom call Thursday following the team’s morning skate. “Im fortunate to play ...

Hymans likely return before playoffs a sigh of relief for Maple Leafs Justin Bourne joined Sportsnet Central and talked about Nick Foligno being in a position to step up for the Maple Leafs in the absence of Zach Hyman. | April 19, 2021, 9:19 PM April 19, 2021, 9:19 PM The sigh you heard? That was a sigh of relief after the Toronto Maple Leafs officially got word about Zach Hyman’s likely return before the playoffs. While there may have been more optimism inside the team’s dressing room th...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who held a practice in Vancouver on Monday afternoon of ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Canucks. Nick Foligno will help the Leafs fill the void with versatile winger Zach Hyman sidelined with a sprained MCL for at least the next two weeks.  "Certainly, it will give us a boost at a time when you lose a significant piece to your team," said head coach Sheldon Keefe. Foligno is currently quarantining at his family home i...

The Maple Leafs practised in Vancouver on Saturday afternoon.  Nick Robertson has earned a look in Torontos top six. The 19-year-old skated on the second line with John Tavares and William Nylander at Saturday’s practice.  "The way he works is tremendous," noted Nylander. "He can complement us and we can give him the puck and get some good scoring opportunities."  Robertson played a career-high 14 minutes and 19 seconds against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, producing his first assist in t...

Author of the article: Lance Hornby Publishing date: Apr 17, 2021  •  12 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Maple Leafs winger William Nylander joined the team on its flight to Vancouver for his planned return to game action Sunday. Nylander was back on the ice Friday after finishing a nine-day COVID protocal quarantine. Photo by Ian Kucerak /Postmedia Network Article content William Nylander didn’t want to be the one who disrupted a great season and put teammates and their fa...

Article content Ben Hutton is like all the new Maple Leafs this week — stuck watching his new team on TV in instead of beside them on the bench. Hutton, Nick Foligno, Riley Nash and farmhands Stefan Noesen and Antti Suomela are sitting out their various stages of the seven-day Canadian government quarantine — no doubt thankful it was recently reduced from 14 — hoping to help out ASAP. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Big Ben bides his quara...

As a reminder, inclusion on this list does not mean that a player has tested positive for coronavirus or even that he has been confirmed as a close contact to another positive person. Included in the NHL’s list of possible reasons for someone being on the list is are the following: (1) an initial positive test which remains unconfirmed until confirmatory testing is completed pursuant to the Positive Test Protocol; (2) mandated isolation for symptomatic individuals pursuant to the Positive Tes...

From the Branches: Another scheduling change Share this story Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images An Auston-Matthews-less Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Winnipeg Jets last night, a state that was hopefully an aberration, as day-to-day can mean anything from “the player’s mustache was urgently in need of grooming” to “his leg was not totally severed from his body.” auston matthews mains Luigi in smashBros because of his moustache because of course he does pic.twitter.com/xDH...