Maple Leafs stars facing the Game 7 legacy challenge that’s vexed Rangers
NY Post
This isn’t going to be a hockey game in Toronto on Sunday night, it is going to be the ultimate challenge of character. No, this is going to be the extreme test of manhood. Well, it is going to be Game 7 between the Maple Leafs and defending champion Panthers.
If we can exclude 2024-25, the Leafs’ story has tracked the Rangers’ narrative for most of the decade. Original Six team with marquee names that is a perennial disappointment in the playoffs, whether early in the tournament or late.
There is more derision heaped on the hierarchy and at the leadership core than at the upper management and lettermen of ne’er-do-wells. The Blueshirts once went 54 years and are on 32 again. The Maple Leafs have not won since 1967.
When Lou Lamoriello was in Toronto, he called the Maple Leafs the “Yankees of the NHL.” They are actually more the “Detroit Lions of the NHL.”
Tyrod Taylor knows the perils of being a dual-threat quarterback, and he knows what it’s like for Jaxson Dart to be learning when to take a hit and when to avoid one.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s days in Milwaukee may be numbered.
Brian Daboll tried in his own way to get Abdul Carter on the right path.
Elden Campbell, a 15-year NBA veteran who spent the majority of his career playing with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 57.
Shedeur Sanders has another potential challenger with the Browns.
The offseason signing of Vladislav Gavrikov became exponentially more important for the Rangers when Adam Fox was ruled out for the foreseeable future.
Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.
After leaving practice early on Monday to be evaluated for a lower-body injury, Adam Edstrom did not suit up Tuesday night against the Stars.
It’s not you, it’s me.
Not everyone wants to wake up in the city that never sleeps.
BOSTON — Despite no traction on a contract extension, Karl-Anthony Towns said his relationship with the Knicks front office remains strong and he hopes to continue his career with the team.
The Jets won a game on Sunday, an entertaining 27-24 victory over the Falcons on a 56-yard walk-off field goal by 41-year-old kicker Nick Folk.
Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss said he was just doing his job after a hard hit on Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart sparked tension in Monday’s game at Gillette Stadium.