Sheldon Keefe is out. Brendan Shanahan's case to stay has never been weaker (theathletic.com)
Kieran Tierney on his Arsenal future: ‘I know the chances are I’ll be leaving’ - The Athletic (theathletic.com)
Maple Leafs fire Keefe after first-round playoff exit (theathletic.com)
Keefe on Thursday, five days after they were eliminated from the playoffs....
What led to another lost Maple Leafs season? Inside the managerial missteps and miscalculations (theathletic.com)
Management took a different approach this year, one that swerved away from past precedent: They would speak on Thursday, three days after players and Keefe. (Who exactly will speak was left unclear. GM Brad Treliving is a given. Team president Brendan Shanahan not so much. He’s spoken only sporadically throughout his decade in...
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews appears poised to return to lineup in Game 7: Sources (theathletic.com)
Auston Matthews appears poised to return to the Maple Leafs lineup in Game 7 after all, according to league sources....
How the Maple Leafs won again to force Game 7: 3 takeaways (theathletic.com)
In Game 5, the Toronto Maple Leafs planted a seed of doubt in the Boston Bruins, whose 3-1 series lead fell to a 3-2 lead....
Leafs' Matthews ruled out for Game 6 vs. Bruins (theathletic.com)
Auston Matthews will be unavailable to the Toronto Maple Leafs as they look to avoid elimination for the second straight game Thursday. The 69-goal scorer has been ruled out for Game 6 against the Boston Bruins with an undisclosed injury, according to Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe....
76ers ownership, Michael Rubin buy 2,000 tickets for Game 6 vs. Knicks (theathletic.com)
Per his tweet “Giving them to first responders, health care professionals and other local Philadelphia-based organizations…”
John Tavares is trying to give the Leafs everything he has left (theathletic.com)
This wasn’t training camp. This wasn’t a Tuesday in January. This was Monday afternoon, hours before the Toronto Maple Leafs would fly out to Boston for Game 5. And there was John Tavares, the captain of the team, still on the ice fine-tuning his game....
Maple Leafs report cards: Desperation pays off as Toronto stays alive (theathletic.com)
Joseph Woll didn’t hear no bell....
Brandon Marsh returns to Anaheim for first time since trade that changed everything (theathletic.com)
Almost two years later, Brandon Marsh still remembers what time it was. His phone buzzed. He answered a call that changed his life. “I was walking to the cage,” Marsh said. “It was 12:34, I believe. California time.” It was trade deadline day, Aug. 2, 2022 — the last time he stood inside Angel Stadium....
How the Leafs are preparing to play without Auston Matthews (theathletic.com)
It was a mostly quiet morning otherwise for the Leafs ahead of Game 5 on Tuesday and potential elimination from the playoffs. No smiles. No laughs. Not much chatter. And no sign of Auston Matthews, who left Game 4 after two periods with an illness he just can’t seem to shake....
Johnston: This is the end of the Maple Leafs as we know them (theathletic.com)
[TheAthletic] Mohamed Salah warns 'there's going to be fire if I speak' after Jurgen Klopp touchline clash (theathletic.com)
Amazon Prime acquires NBA broadcast rights (theathletic.com)
Highlights from the article. If anyone wants a 30 day Athletic pass lmk....
Five QBs selected in first 10 picks of NFL Draft, setting record (theathletic.com)
A record 6 QBs were taken in the 1st round. Most ever.
Matthew Knies is getting the full playoff experience (theathletic.com)
The Boston Bruins threw 52 hits in Game 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and it felt like the Leafs rookie left winger had been the prime target of the heaviest of them. The 21-year-old was playing in his 82nd game of 2023-24 combining regular season and playoffs. That’s almost double his previous high of 47 games with the...
'He looked great to me': William Nylander practices in full and appears near a return (theathletic.com)
William Nylander confidently pushed his way through the largest crowd of reporters that have been at a Toronto Maple Leafs practice this season to take the same place he’s been throughout the entire series against the Boston Bruins, despite not having played a minute: At the centre of attention....
Johnston: Maple Leafs could be back to full strength after 2-day break — including William Nylander (theathletic.com)
With an extra day to prepare for Game 4 in this first-round matchup with the Boston Bruins, the Leafs are expected to return with reinforcements when the teams battle here again on Saturday night....
Johnston: Facing massive expectations, the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner searches for his moment (theathletic.com)
When you’re expected to score in the Stanley Cup playoffs, time is rarely on your side....
Where should William Nylander play in his return to the Leafs lineup? (theathletic.com)
William Nylander could be back in the lineup as soon as Game 3 on Wednesday night....
Johnston: What I'm hearing about William Nylander's injury and availability for the Maple Leafs (theathletic.com)
How the Maple Leafs came back to win Game 2: 3 takeaways (theathletic.com)
Game 2 was an even more physical affair than Game 1, but the Leafs did well to match the nastiness the Bruins brought. And their penalty kill held up better than in Game 1, showing that aforementioned patience. Killing off a third-period Tyler Bertuzzi slashing penalty ultimately swung the momentum back in their favour....
William Nylander appears likely to miss Game 2 (theathletic.com)
All signs are pointing toward William Nylander remaining out of the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup in Game 2 against the Boston Bruins....
Rudy Gobert is anything but overrated for the Timberwolves (theathletic.com)
