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  • Pierre Lebrun: Lou Lamoriello opens up about move to Toronto (ESPN)
    I do say, “Wow.” I mean, [not allowing broadcasters on team charter] is not something that is new. It’s not something that I didn’t experience in New Jersey. But I understand [media reaction], it doesn’t mean I get excited either way. I don’t like when you hear something that maybe sometimes was interpreted a certain way.
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  • TBNews: Brent Hawley’s exclusive interview with Maple Leafs’ Jake Gardiner (Soundcloud Audio)
    Brent Hawley of Energy 103-104 spoke with Maple Leaf’s Jake Gardiner during the Morning Mess morning show.
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  • Norman James: New Knights co-captain, Marner focused on defence, not Leafs (Soundcloud Audio)
    First it was the honour of being drafted by his beloved Maple Leafs. Now Mitch Marner is basking in the responsibility of becoming captain of the London Knights. But there’s a catch. Norm connected with Mitch to talk about the big news
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  • Stephen Whyno: Maple Leafs may lack talent, won’t lack effort in Babcock’s first season (The Globe and Mail)
    “Two things that irritate me the most are lack of preparation and lack of compete,” he said. “That’s not happening. We’re going to get that fixed.”
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  • Mark Zwolinski: Maple Leafs roster for 2015-16 season (The Star)
    Komarov was one of the best Leafs in terms of grit and establishing a forecheck. His offensive zone start per cent at even strength (42 per cent) paled to his defensive metric (57 per cent) which reflected penalty kill and reliability in his zone — that will only help the Leafs this season.

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