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TORONTO -- No one is going to confuse James van Riemsdyk for Yoda. But the Toronto Maple Leafs winger was indeed dishing out wisdom when approached by teammates after his squad went down 3-1 in its first-round series with the Boston Bruins. It ...

TORONTO -- The Toronto Maple Leafs are playing with house money. There's no harder team to finish off than a club that wasn't picked by anyone to win a series. It has nothing to lose. In failing to finish the Leafs off in Game 5 on Friday nigh...

TORONTO -- The home dressing room felt like a morgue. James Reimer could barely lift his head. And James van Riemsdyk said it best, despite an all-out effort by his Toronto Maple Leafs in one of this spring's most entertaining tilts. "There ...

Jaromir Jagr turned 41 in February, but the Bruins winger doesn't see himself slowing down for a while yet, writes Pierre LeBrun.

TORONTO -- The Boston Bruins barely allowed the NHL's most pent-up playoff crowd to party. The visitors scored first, and then when the Toronto Maple Leafs gave their fans reason to shake the building with a goal that cut the lead to 2-1 in the se...

TORONTO -- Nine years and two days. That's how long it's been since Air Canada Centre hosted an NHL playoff game. But heck, who's counting? Proving just how loyal the NHL's largest fan base is, the incredible buzz leading up to the Maple L...

There's no other way to put it: The Northeast Division is a train wreck with the playoffs just around the corner. That may end up meaning nothing once the second season begins, but I doubt the way the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Map...

With the Flyers about to miss the playoffs for only the second time in 18 seasons, the focus in Philadelphia turns to what has to be done for the team to avoid a similar fate a year from now. This isn't a town where missing the playoffs is taken l...

With a dazzling display in his hometown Thursday, Islanders alternate captain John Tavares made a statement for himself and his team.

TORONTO -- The New York Islanders open a five-game trip here Thursday night to close out their regular season with much still at stake. Seventh in the East to begin the day, three points ahead of the danger zone and just one point behind the Ottaw...

The Maple Leafs and Canadiens last met in the playoffs in 1979. If the two teams meet this year, writes Pierre LeBrun, it would be hockey fandemonium.

The Ottawa Senators woke up Thursday morning in a frightful three-way tie on points with the New York Rangers and Islanders, just two points clear of the danger spot held by Winnipeg. For so much of the season, it was about fifth place for the Sen...

In the end, they circled back, as the whole hockey world knew they would. The standoff that began months ago came down to one last hour of dramatic back and forth. The Vancouver Canucks lowered their demands in a Roberto Luongo deal in the final 6...

Miikka Kiprusoff will remain with the Calgary Flames and is considering retiring after this season, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

Interesting news Monday evening with a source confirming to ESPN.com that the Calgary Flames have given permission to the Toronto Maple Leafs to speak to Miikka Kiprusoff's camp about a contract extension. My TSN colleague Aaron Ward was first to ...

Well you knew this story would get revisited before Wednesday's trade deadline. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks have renewed trade talks on Roberto Luongo. My TSN colleague Darren Dreger reported as much Friday; Damien Cox of the ...