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The failed negotiation between Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays shouldn't hurt the Jays' mindset going into the season. In fact, they feel like a team with a chip on their collective shoulders, writes TSN Baseball Insider Steve Phillips.

Just when it seemed Tiger Woods was set to return to action, he ended up back on the operating table. In a post on social media, Woods announced that he underwent “a minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon.” The 15-time major champion added that he incurred the injury while training and practicing.

After a gruelling six-game road trip, the Calgary Flames are happy to be back at home at the Saddledome and staring down a playoff race.

The Maple Leafs latest trip was especially gruelling, with a late start in Vegas on Wednesday, trade deadline drama on Friday, a game in the thin air of Denver on Saturday, daylight savings on Sunday and then an 8 p.m. local start in Salt Lake City on Monday. Mark Masters has more on how Toronto is happy to be home.

Scott Laughton called himself out for a poor performance in his Leafs debut. "Didn't think I was good enough," the team's new third-line centre reiterated on Monday. "I got better and can't wait to show it."

With the National Hockey League’s trade deadline officially behind us, focus now shifts to the playoff race and the bid for those final wild-card slots. Travis Yost has more.

Brad Treliving held an impromptu and brief meeting with the media on Sunday to address the report that he approached Mitch Marner about potentially waiving his no-move clause ahead of the trade deadline. Mark Masters has more.

Scott Laughton and Brandon Carlo will look to make an impression in their new threads as the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Colorado Avalanche in their first game after the trade deadline.

Asked about the salary retention involved in a pair of deadline-day trades, a bleary-eyed Brad Treliving wasn't sure at first. "I've been up for a long time," the Leafs general manager said before confirming, with an assist from media relations vice-president Steve Keogh, that it was 50 per cent for centre Scott Laughton and 15 per cent for defenceman Brandon Carlo.