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[View Web Version]( [Star Logo] Sports Headlines ⓘ On September 27, The Star introduced paid subscription on thestar.com. To access additional Newsletter stories, [please consider subscribing]( at just 99¢ + tax for your first month. Thank you. ANALYSIS Leafs’ Kapanen and Sparks take advantage of golden opportunities The more Kasperi Kapanen produces — including two goals against the Kings on Monday night — the less pressure the Leafs feel to meet William Nylander’s contract demands. Garret Sparks looks more like the goalie who set the AHL on fire last season, getting the start with Frederik Andersen day-to-day while nursing a knee injury. [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] Lowry ready to get down to business as new era dawns for Raptors “We’ve got a chance to be really good ... Now we’ve just got to go out and compete.” [Read More [arrow]]( Advertisement [Advertisement]( [Feature Seperator] OPINION Damien Cox: The day Leafs legend Dave Keon almost became a King “It was just a handshake, but it was a deal,” recalls Bob Pulford, the Los Angeles Kings’ coach at the time. “Keon was coming, and the deal was basically for nothing. He would have been unbelievable in L.A.” Damien Cox explains how it came together, and fell apart. [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] Marijuana legalization in Canada won’t change NHL yet The NHL and NHL Players’ Association plan no changes to their joint drug-testing policy, under which players are not punished for positive marijuana tests. [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] Kings’ Doughty calls Leafs the real deal — but never wanted to play here London-raised Drew Doughty weighs in on Nazem Kadri’s off-season lobbying, Dion Phaneuf’s impact and why this edition of the Maple Leafs is “for real.” [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] No deal for Raptors’ Wright by contract extension deadline Guard Delon Wright, iffy for opening night with a thigh injury, will become a restricted free agent in July. The Raptors can still match any offer. [Read More [arrow]]( [✉ Like this? Click to sign up for more newsletters]( [The Star] [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000. If you no longer wish to receive Sports Headlines emails, please [click here to unsubscribe](. To see our Privacy Policy, [click here](.