Latest blog entries from Toronto teams across every league
Fresh off a dramatic 10-inning victory largely thanks to an emergency Blue Jays catching situation after Alejandro Kirk injured his thumb, the White Sox take on a Toronto team with an emergency pitching situation that’s the result of originally-scheduled starter Eric Lauer recovering from a bout of flu (as apparently is the case for much […]
Get ready for a retool in Toronto. The Maple Leafs are hiring a search firm over the next two weeks to help with their general manager recruitment, and once the new GM is in place and at the helm, expect to see a series of roster changes coming this summer. The Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade and CEO Keith Pelley doesn't feel the team needs to fully rebuild, and just wants to see a re-tool on the fly. With this in mind, here's five Maple Leafs who aren't expected back ...
The Yankees’ hot start to 2026 hummed along yesterday in their home opener. Aaron Judge and Ben Rice brought the lumber as Will Warren outpitched talented young Marlins righty Eury Pérez, and the Yankees woon, 8-6. At 6-1, the Yankees have the best record in baseball. So call the season there! It’s over! No? Whatever, […]
Brad Treliving was trying to blow up the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of this season's trade deadline. There's been multiple reports floating around that Treliving, who's now fired, was talking with several teams around winger Matthew Knies. The Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal Canadiens are two of the frontrunners, who had interest, but Treliving was working a very hard bargain. According to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos, Treliving was asking for two first-round picks and a top prospect in return for ...
This is the game the Leafs are supposed to lose.
There are a lot of different types of must-win games. Playoff games. Rivalries. Tie-breakers. Ring nights. Banner nights. Revenge games. But then there’s a must-win in the sense that your opponent is 25-51 on the season, actively tanking, and comprised of guys who may not even be in the league next year. Tonight was the […]
He's the longest-serving player on the team, but Morgan Rielly's run with the Toronto Maple Leafs may be coming to an end after the final six games of the regular season. With the team in desperate need of rebuilding their blueline, they would love to move on from the 13-year veteran. The problem is, he has a full no-move clause, and has stated on numerous occasions that he wants to stay in Toronto—the only NHL city he's ever called home. However, as noted by insider Nick Kypreos o...
Blue Jays 4 at White Sox 5 (10) A few weeks ago, I came across a humourous yet apt video describing this time of year as sucker punch spring for the swings in the weather. Apparently it also applies to the beginning of the season for the Blue Jays, as for the second successive game […]
The Jays start their first road trip with an afternoon game in Chicago. And we can see our old friend, Seranthony Dominguez. By we, I mean you. I’m in Maizuru, Japan today, if all goes the way it is supposed to. I very much enjoyed Chicago when I was there a few years ago. I […]
It’s been more than a year since we’ve seen live baseball on the South Side, and after a one-day Mother Nature day, there will be baseball. Unfortunately, the baseball being played will involved the lackadaisical, 1-5 White Sox hosting the defending AL champion Blue Jays. And look no further than today’s starter for Toronto to […]
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington will be one of the NHL's top trade candidates to watch during the offseason. The 32-year-old goaltender has been the subject of trade rumors for multiple seasons now, and that carried over to this year's deadline. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to acquire Binnington during the summer. Edmonton Oilers Tristan Jarry's struggles since being acquired by the Oilers could very well lead to Edmonton looking to make a...
When the Minnesota Wild landed Quinn Hughes in one of the biggest trades of the season, they knew they were getting an elite defenseman. What they may not have fully expected was how quickly he would change the tone of their blue line and elevate the entire team's attack. Hughes has long been...
How do you know if one NHL team is better than another? We used to thank that that was a relatively simple question. You could just look at the standings, and they’d tell you who was good and who wasn’t. That was kind of the standings page’s whole job. But that was before the league started handing out points for losing ( or did they ?), encouraging everyone to play for overtime during the regular season and basically making a team’s won-loss record all but useless on its own. And that’s in a ...
Happy Friday A’s fans! The Athletics wrapped up their season-opening road trip this week with a series loss to the Atlanta Braves. Combined with the sweep to open the year up in Toronto against the Blue Jays and the A’s are already behind the eight ball with a 1-5 record to begin the year, sitting […]
Thursdays can obviously be light days on the major league schedule, but this one was a particularly short slate. As far as relevance to the Yankees goes, the Blue Jays were set to take on the White Sox in Chicago’s home opener, but it was pushed back due to inclement weather. So, American League action […]
Keith Pelley said at his press conference on Tuesday that the next person running hockey operations in Toronto needs to be data-centric, evidence-based, and comfortable in a modern front office. Then on Wednesday, RG.org's Sergey Demidov reported that John Chayka interviewed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in February and is now considered a legitimate candidate to replace Brad Treliving. That's a name nobody was expecting. Who Is John Chayka and Why Is He Being Considered? Chayka...
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks, dropping the Leafs’ record to 32-31-13. On the team’s performance: We got better as the game went along. I thought that, throughout the whole game, we didn’t shoot the puck enough. We had a lot of opportunities to get more […] The post Craig Berube on the Leafs’ offense drying up in San Jose: “We don’t look to shoot enough… We have to get that out of our system” appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The two teams have the same number of points in the standings, but these two points mean a hell of a lot more to the Sharks in the West than they do to the Maple Leafs in the East (10:00 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Jake McCabe on Macklin Celebrini’s dominance of late: I […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks – Game #76 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The Leafs head north in California before heading back south again to Los Angeles.
The San Jose Sharks are looking to keep that winning streak going tonight, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sharks have won three in a row, most recently beating out the Anaheim Ducks in exciting, come from behind fashion last night. But the players need to turn the page quickly and get ready to host the Maple Leafs, who are on the second part of the California road trip. The Leafs had an emotional win in Anaheim on Monday night, beating the Ducks 5-4 in a slug fest that saw Toronto t...
Ahead of Thursday’s game in San Jose, head coach Craig Berube discussed the challenge presented by the scorching hot Macklin Celebrini, the difficulty of manufacturing emotion at this stage of a lost season, and the play of Easton Cowan down the stretch. They’re chanting MVP for Macklin Celebrini in San Jose. For you, is he […] The post Craig Berube on Easton Cowan’s strong stretch drive for the Leafs: “He is emotionally invested and is doing a lot of good things… He never stops… He has that...
The last late game of the year.
21-year old forward Cruz Lucius, whose rights were acquired by the Penguins as part of the Jake Guentzel trade, won’t be signing with Pittsburgh according to general manager Kyle Dubas on his GM Show podcast (Apple link, apologies for nothing much broad). Lucius had a star season for Arizona State this year, scoring 46 points […]
The Colorado Rockies have their first day off of the 2026 regular season following their surprise series victory over the defending American League champion Toronto Blue Jays. It took the Rockies until June to secure their first series victory in 2025. Does this portend the Rockies are indeed an improved unit? With the Rockies traveling […]
As we close in on the second Opening Day in the minor leagues, the one where all of the full season levels beyond Triple-A get started, the Augusta GreenJackets have released their first roster of the season. There are a few surprises, but none too big. Let’s take a closer look at this exciting young […]