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The Maple Leafs held a limited media availability before travelling to Montreal on Sunday. The Leafs struggled to draw penalties during the regular season finishing tied for 20th in power-play opportunities (2.8 per game). But Toronto has already been on the man advantage 10 times through two playoff games.  "Montreal has made it very clear that they want to be very physical," noted coach Sheldon Keefe following Saturday's win. "I think the term they used was they want to make it a 'war.'"  "It's going to be a war out there," Canadiens winger Josh Anderson had promised before the series ope...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who practised at Ford Performance Centre on Wednesday. Game 1 of Toronto's first-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens goes Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena. Out since April 20 with a shoulder injury, Zach Bogosian is poised to return to the Leafs lineup on Thursday night.  "The outlook looks good. He got through another hard and competitive practice today," said head coach Sheldon Keefe. "It is a nice addition for us. Frankly, we were unsure if he was going to be available for this series, but credit him for the w...

The Leafs practised at Ford Performance Centre on Sunday.  Zach Hyman is expected to play on Thursday when the Leafs open their playoff series against the Canadiens​.  "We haven't gotten the final clearance for him medically, but I certainly believe we are trending that way," said coach Sheldon Keefe. "Another great practice for him today." Hyman skated on the top line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. The gritty winger hasn't suited up in a game since April 18 when a knee-on-knee hit by Canucks defenceman Alex Edler left him with an MCL sprain. Hyman has now taken part in three prac...

Due to salary cap constraints, the Leafs can only rest one regular tonight. They chose Mitch Marner.  "He's had a big workload here all the way through," noted coach Sheldon Keefe. Marner leads all NHL forwards in average ice time this season clocking in at 22 minutes and 26 seconds per game. He logged 21 minutes and 53 seconds on Wednesday.  Winnipeg native Adam Brooks will draw in.  What are the priorities tonight?  "Play well, have good habits, do what we can to win the game and, probably most importantly, get out of it healthy," Keefe acknowledged.  After locking up first pla...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who practised at Ford Performance Centre on Tuesday before travelling to Ottawa for Wednesday’s game against the Senators. Riley Nash and Zach Hyman skated on regular lines on Tuesday, but remain unavailable due to knee injuries.  "I really just wanted to make sure [Nash] was able to get proper reps," coach Sheldon Keefe explained. "That is important as we try to get both him and Hyman back and ready to play games. Today was their first full practice [with contact]. It is our last full practice of the week. It was impo...