
Between the Lines•November 30, 2025
Maple Leafs Missing Opportunities with Healthy Scratches
Healthy scratches spark debate, but the real issue isn’t who sits — it’s what they learn. The press box can punish… or it can teach.
A space to think about the parts of hockey we don't always notice—how players grow, how teams change, and what the game teaches us if we let it.

Healthy scratches spark debate, but the real issue isn’t who sits — it’s what they learn. The press box can punish… or it can teach.

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