Page 7 - Ice Chips News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs. Head coach Sheldon Keefe held a media availability before Thursday's game against the Vancouver Canucks.   Morgan Rielly, Jake Muzzin and Nick Foligno will not pl​ay tonight for the Leafs. It's an maintenance day for all three, per Keefe.    Ben Hutton, Timothy Liljegren and Pierre Engvall draw into the lineup. Acquired from Anaheim at the trade deadline, Hutton is making his Leafs debut. Liljegren ​will be making his season debut with the Leafs.    Toronto clinched a playoff spot last night and owns a seven-point lead on ...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who practised at Ford Performance Centre on Tuesday before flying to Montreal for Wednesday’s game against the Canadiens. Rasmus Sandin is getting an opportunity to prove he deserves a spot in the Leafs playoff lineup. "We got to give him more runway here," said head coach Sheldon Keefe. "We expect he'll play most, if not all, the [eight] games remaining in the regular season." The 21-year-old defenceman didn't play for the Leafs in the playoff bubble last summer and then only saw action in one NHL game – logging just five minu...

The Maple Leafs held an optional skate at Bell MTS Place on Saturday.  For a guy who only joined the Leafs on Wednesday night, Nick Foligno has made a big impression.  "He's just a competitor and fits in perfectly already," said goalie Jack Campbell. "It feels like he's been in the room for a while." Foligno gave a speech to his new teammates before Thursday's game expressing how excited he was to wear the Maple Leaf.  "It really helps shorten that transition period when you've got a guy with that level of character and confidence, personality," observed coach Sheldon Keefe. "All those thi...

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 Winnipeg's goaltending situation.  "You have a completely legitimate question," the Jets bench boss acknowledged, "and now I'm coaching two teams … because I know the story, right. If you have a website [up] you're going to get the Toronto articles." Maurice, of course, once coached the Leafs and understands the media circus that follows the team ...

--- As Jack Campbell looks to establish himself as a starter in the NHL, the 29-year-old must learn to ride the ups and downs associated with a heavier workload.  "He's too hard on himself, to be honest," said winger Zach Hyman. "I try to tell him that, but that's just who he is. He's always expecting the best out of himself and putting lots of pressure on himself to be the best that he can be." Campbell called himself out in Montreal on Monday night saying he was "pretty embarrassed" after allowing three goals on 24 shots. It was his first loss of the season after he set a new NHL recor...