There are few sights in hockey more heartwarming than interactions between fans and players during pre-game warmups. Young fans line up against the glass, hoping to catch the attention of their heroes for a chance at a wave, a gifted puck or even a selfie. However good-natured and touching these exchanges are, they can sometimes take an unexpected turn for the worse. A young Montreal Canadiens fan wasn’t allowed to stay and watch Saturday’s game against the Maple Leafs, but it was probably… Source link
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Auston Matthews will call you out for asking a weird question. During his game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, the Toronto Maple Leafs star collided mouth-first into the crossbar and ended up losing a tooth. After the damage to his pearly whites, one reporter asked the 24-year-old about the incident and Matthews snapped back with a huge dose of sarcasm. “I saw the crossbar and I just decided I think it would be a great idea if I just put my face right through it,” he said with… Source link
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The Canadian Press Maple Leafs ride dominant second period to down Jets TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe’s first training camp as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs lasted just 10 days and included exactly zero exhibition games. Asked to explain by far his team’s best stretch of the abbreviated 2020-21 season, the answer was a simple. More. “More time together, more games, more meetings, more discussions,” Keefe said. “We’ve definitely seen progress in a lot of areas.” Some of those were certainly… Source link
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