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  "id": 14980204,
  "title": "Why Maple Leafs’ benching Gavin McKenna didn’t make sense, even with hindsight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/why-maple-leafs-benching-gavin-mckenna-didnt-make-sense-even-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T14:55:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Toronto Sun",
    "slug": "toronto-sun",
    "url": "https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/gavin-mckenna-benched-makes-no-sense"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "We expect Gavin McKenna to move past being benched against Buffalo, as much as it was unnecessary in the first place.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Why Kirill Marchenko isn’t happy with his start to life with the Maple Leafs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/why-kirill-marchenko-isnt-happy-with-his-start-to-life-with-the-maple",
        "published": "2026-10-15T17:52:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Maple Leafs acquire Raty in trade with Canucks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/maple-leafs-acquire-raty-in-trade-with-canucks",
        "published": "2026-10-15T22:25:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Province",
        "title": "Faceoff smarts for foot speed: Canucks trade Aatu Raty to Maple Leafs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/faceoff-smarts-for-foot-speed-canucks-trade-aatu-raty-to-maple-leafs",
        "published": "2026-10-15T23:30:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Moving Kirill Marchenko to line with John Tavares works for Maple Leafs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/moving-kirill-marchenko-to-line-with-john-tavares-works-for-maple",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:00:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}