Michael Traikos
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Odds are (thankfully) not great Robertson will score in his return to Maple Leafs' lineup
Two days after Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters to stop asking when Nick Robertson would be back in the lineup, Keefe finally caved and put Robertson back in the lineup for Wednesday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils.

TRAIKOS: Injuries will force Leafs to find out what they have in Rasmus Sandin, Timothy Liljegren
It was former Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle who often used to say — usually while talking about a young and mistake-prone Jake Gardiner — that you cannot trade a defenceman or even begin to make an assessment on his NHL ability until he had played in at least 300 games.

TRAIKOS: Maple Leafs are a better team with Tavares — rather than without him
TORONTO — It’s a question that gets asked every now and then, usually when the Toronto Maple Leafs get eliminated from the playoffs or the team runs out of cap space and can’t afford a backup goalie.

Bet on the red-hot New Jersey Devils making the playoffs this year
The verdict is in.

Changing of the guard appears to be coming to the NHL
A changing of the guard is coming to the NHL.

TRAIKOS: Auston Matthews disappointed by a World Cup of Hockey calendar that 'just seems like it’s always changing'
TORONTO — When it comes to the World Cup of Hockey and an international calendar that appears to be written — and re-written — on a dry-erase board, I don’t know what is worse:
