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TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who practised at Ford Performance Centre on Monday ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Senators in Ottawa. Slowed by a leg injury early in the season, Jack Campbell recovered to help lead the Leafs to their first division tittle since 2000. On Monday, the Toronto chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association named him the team's nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. "It's been a ...

--- Joe Thornton has seen a lot in his 23 NHL seasons, so he understands better than most just how special a year Auston Matthews is having.  "It's incredible," Thornton gushed. "What he's doing right now, what he's on pace for, this doesn't come around very often. What he’s doing is exceptional."  Matthews has 39 goals, which is eight more than Edmonton's Connor McDavid, his closest pursuer. ​Over the past 30 years, only two players had a nine-or-more goal lead at the time of his 40th goal: Alex Ovechkin in 2013-14 and Jaromir Jagr in 1996-97. ​ "I just think he's turned a switch on,...

"He's young at heart so I don't think we want him to get too mature yet," said defenceman Justin Holl with a chuckle, "but it's nice to see him grow up in front of our eyes. He's taken on a leadership role this year and he's done it really well. He's experiencing a lot of personal success as well so I'm really happy for him. He's the engine of our team."  Marner plays the second-most minutes on the team and most among the forwards (22:26 per game). He also leads the Leafs in scoring with 64 points, which ranks fourth in the NHL entering Wednesday's games. Marner is tied for seventh ove...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who practised at Ford Performance Centre on Sunday before travelling to Montreal.  Two more goals for Auston Matthews on Saturday. Two more assists for Mitch Marner.  Toronto's dynamic duo continues to lead the way as the Leafs close in on their first division title since the 1999-2000 season.  "You could look back to the stone age and see chemistry between those two," said defenceman Travis Dermott. "When they're buzzing like they are it's easy for our team to get going." On Saturday, the Leafs fell behind early and looked slu...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who skated at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday ahead of their matchup with the Vancouver Canucks.  After sitting out Thursday's game for maintenance, Morgan Rielly, Jake Muzzin, Nick Foligno and Jack Campbell are all back in tonight. "It's a little bit of a process trying to convince guys around here to take time off if they don't absolutely need it," admitted Rielly, who was rocked by a big Josh Anderson hit on Wednesday in Montreal. "But I think that in the long run it was the right thing to do just with the playoffs around the cor...