Category: Preseason

Preseason Game 44 – Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2

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Preseason Game 44
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Centre Bell, Montréal, Québec

After three preseason games of finding their way around the new NHL, the Maple Leafs spent last night looking a lot like somebody driving an unfamiliar country road at night without headlights.
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Preseason Game 43 – Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3

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Preseason Game 43
Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Former Windsor Spitfires general manager Mike Kelly, who once traded Jason Spezza for Kyle Wellwood straight up in junior, was opining recently to television analyst Gary Green that Wellwood will wind up with as many points as Spezza when the two finish their National Hockey League careers.
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Preseason Game 42 – Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 1

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Preseason Game 42
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 1
Monday, September 29, 2003
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Matt Stajan made it more difficult for Toronto to send him to St. John’s, scoring a goal and adding an assist Monday night as the Maple Leafs beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-1 in a sleepy preseason affair.
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Preseason Game 39 – Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 0

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Preseason Game 39
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 0
Monday, September 17, 2001
Mile One Stadium, St. John’s, Newfoundland

When matters of the world are put aside for thoughts of sport, not that it matters all that much, the Montréal Canadiens try hard to think well of themselves.

To an outsider, it appears an impossible task.
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Preseason Game 38 – Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3 (OT)

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Preseason Game 38
Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3 (OT)
Wednesday, September 30, 1998
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Instead of a revival of hockey’s greatest rivalry, last night’s tilt between the Leafs and Canadiens was like a visit to a discount department store.

It was mostly about seconds.
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Preseason Game 32 – Canadiens 7, Maple Leafs 6 (OT)

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Preseason Game 32
Canadiens 7, Maple Leafs 6 (OT)
Saturday, September 23, 1995
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

It was a game, though only an exhibition, that acted as a reminder of how entertaining, and intense, the Maple Leafs and Canadiens’ rivalry can be.

That was the upside.
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Preseason Game 27 – Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 2

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Preseason Game 27
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 2
Friday, September 17, 1993
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Judging from their performance last night, several of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ hopefuls were reading the newspapers while the veterans of the team were enjoying a week in England.
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Preseason Game 26 – Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3

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Preseason Game 26
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3
Saturday, October 1, 1983
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Only seconds into the Toronto Maple Leafs’ final exhibition game on Saturday, defenceman Bob Gainey – yes, he’s playing defence for the Montréal Canadiens – picked up the puck in his zone, immediately passed it to Toronto winger Terry Martin, and the Leafs had a 1-0 lead in a game they would eventually lose 5-3.
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