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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets held optional skates at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.  A lot has changed since the Leafs and Jets last played on Jan. 18 in Toronto when Patrik Laine was sidelined, and the home team won 3-1. Since then, Toronto and Winnipeg have established themselves as the most consistent contenders in the North Division and the Jets made a blockbuster trade, shipping Laine, a winger, to Columbus in exchange for centre Pierre-Luc Dubois.  "They got two really dynamic centre-ice men and now we do as well," noted coach Paul Maurice. "[John] Tavares and [Auston] Matt...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who practised on Tuesday in Edmonton ahead of Wednesday’s final game of their three-game series against the Oilers. Before the Leafs opened training camp a few guys – Joe Thornton, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Rasmus Sandin and Mac Hollowell – returned to Canada and quarantined together in the same house. And it was there that the 'Willy Styles' nickname was born.  "It comes from Jumbo when we were in a quarantine house together," Nylander revealed. "He started calling me that so I put that on my sticks now...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who practiced at the Ford Performance Centre on Friday before travelling to Edmonton to face the Oilers Saturday night in the first game of their three-game set. Auston Matthews missed Friday's practice due to a nagging injury.   "He's not ruled out for tomorrow," said head coach Sheldon Keefe. "We'll have to see how he continues to progress." The 23-year-old centre h​as played through the pain most of the season, but aggravated the hand/wrist issue in the second period of Wednesday's game against the Calgary Flames. Matthews d...

The Maple Leafs held an optional skate at Scotiabank Arena. The Canadiens held a full skate. It was during the playoff series against the blue collar Columbus Blue Jackets last summer that Auston Matthews realized something. "It was definitely a lot more physical," the 23-year-old said, "and it worked to my advantage." And so Matthews is throwing his weight around more this season landing 4.3 hits per 60 minutes after averaging 1.2 in his first four seasons. "I've made it a point to be more physical," the 6-foot-3 centre said. "I don't think it’s really over the top, but when I have opport...

TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who practised at the Ford Performance Centre on Friday ahead of Saturday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. Jason Spezza and Auston Matthews led the Leafs to a convincing 7-3 win on Thursday night and came within a whisker of ending a 56-year drought. Spezza scored three goals while Matthews potted a pair against the Vancouver Canucks. The last time two Leafs recorded a hat trick in the same game? Dave Keon and Bob Pulford did it against the New York Rangers in 1965.  Matthews and Spezza were both back on the ice before pract...