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www.thestar.com Maple Leafs vs. Avalanche: Losing streak continues at home in back-and-forth affair Toronto drops fourth game in a row — all in regulation, all on home ice — and suffers its sixth loss in seven games. 
www.thestar.com Bruce Arthur: Canada’s new sports strategy is ambitious. It also requires a complete rethink of the... The $2.5 billion in funding over nine years is a moonshot, Bruce Arthur writes, and creates a new reality in Canadian sports. 
www.thestar.com Jonah Sigel: The Devils are using analytics to hide from the truth about sitting Connor Hellebuyck The Devils could have respected Jets fans enough to offer an explanation that didn’t sound like it came from an algorithm, writes Jonah Sigel. 
www.thestar.com Short-handed Raptors are about to run the Eastern gauntlet: ‘We just have to keep grinding’ Kawhi Leonard out at least another week while Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley are dealing with soft-tissue problems 
www.thestar.com Chris Tanev frustrated after Leafs GM overrules his bid to suit up Sunday: ‘I want to play’ He tried to make a case ‘multiple times’ to play when he heard fellow defenceman Morgan Rielly would miss Devils game. 