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1 week ago | torontosun.com | Lance Hornby

Get the latest from Lance Hornby straight to your inboxGet the latest from Lance Hornby straight to your inbox Sign UpIt had to be one of the hardest practices of the season for Max Pacioretty, David Kampf and Ryan Reaves to get through. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.

1 week ago | torontosun.com | Lance Hornby

Having survived the past couple of weeks with two injured defencemen, both the blueline and four forward lines were optimally set during the Maple Leafs’ final practice before the Battle of Ontario commences Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena. Jake McCabe and Oliver Ekman-Larsson were back in place Saturday at the Ford Centre and just as significantly, Nick Robertson remained on the right side of the third unit with centre Pontus Holmberg and Bobby McMann, as well as on the second power-play unit.

1 week ago | torontosun.com | Lance Hornby

Two teams in the same province, the country’s biggest city and the Nation’s Capital already having a long history trying to out-shine each other before one puck was fired in what quickly became known as The Battle of Ontario. The Sens were launched at a time the Rough Riders’ football rivalry with the Argonauts was waning, beating the odds to get an expansion franchise that immediately challenged the Leaf dominance in English-speaking areas east and north of Kingston.

1 week ago | torontosun.com | Lance Hornby

More likely they’ll equate it to the start of nuclear winter where the absence of the Stanley Cup is now an NHL record 57 years and counting for the Maple Leafs. When the Panthers paraded it ocean-side last June, they became the 16th club to start from scratch and win it since Toronto’s last touch, while five other expansion teams made an appearance in the final, a lesser goal that has also eluded the Leafs.

1 week ago | thesudburystar.com | Lance Hornby

Toronto Maple Leafs' Max Domi (left) battles with Detroit Red Wings' Dylan Larkin (71) during the second period on Thursday. Photo by Jon Blacker /The Canadian PressArticle contentMention 1967 around Toronto’s older sports populace and few would associate the date with Canada’s centennial or the Beatles’- inspired Summer of Love. Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.