The Vegas Golden Knights lost the Stanley Cup Final to the Carolina Hurricanes in six games. But the whole run was an opportunity for their newest acquisition to smash the playoff demons. Mitch Marner was phenomenal for the Golden Knights, ending the reputation he built up with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Before the Stanley Cup […]
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Back in front of their home fans for the first time in 11 days, the Marlies are looking to take a stranglehold on the Finals as they host the Chicago Wolves in Game 3 tonight.
A new mystery head coaching candidate has emerged for the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ vacant head coaching position.According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Maple Leafs are in the final stages of their head-coaching search, and with that in mind, a mystery candidate has emerged late.That would be Pat Ferschweiler, the head coach of the Western Michigan […]
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The first salvo of the offseason usually doesn’t come too long after the Stanley Cup is awarded. And less than 48 hours after the Carolina Hurricanes captured their second championship…
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka commented on the future of newly acquired goalie Samuel Ersson with his hockey club. The Maple Leafs traded former goalie Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday for Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae, and the 85th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. […]
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Emma Lingan, Michael Augello and Adam Kierszenblat discuss Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky's path to the Stanley Cup, the Maple Leafs and Flyers' trade, buyout candidates, NHL draft talk and more.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are searching for a new head coach, after firing Craig Berube. Toronto’s general manager John Chayka announced Tuesday that search is nearly over. “I think we are on the final phases at this stage,” Chayka said, per NHL.com. “It’s been a pretty thorough process so far and we’ve taken our time […]
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The Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs pulled off a stunning trade recently, as the clubs swapped goalies. The Flyers sent Samuel Ersson to Toronto. Toronto meanwhile sent Joseph Woll to Philadelphia. While there were other players involved, those two players received a great deal of attention in news reports about the transaction. The Athletic’s […]
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Marner found some new life since joining the Vegas Golden Knights, pushing the team to the Stanley Cup Final.
The four-player deal elicited strong reactions on Tuesday, but it likely won’t end up being too significant.
After trading Joe Woll and Simon Benoit to the Flyers in exchange for Emil Andrae, Samuel Ersson, and a third-round pick, GM John Chayka discussed his motivations for the move, the timeline for a head-coaching decision, and signing promising prospect Tinus-Luc Koblar to a three-year entry-level contract. What do you like about the trade, and […]
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We already have our first major trade of the young NHL offseason between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Philadelphia Flyers involving several players, including a pair of goaltenders.The Maple Leafs traded goaltender Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit to the Flyers in exchange for goaltender Samuel Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae, and Philadelphia’s third-round pick […]
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Toronto fired former head coach Craig Berube on May 13th.
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka met with reporters on Tuesday, after executing his first trade with the club. In a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto acquired defenceman Emil Andrae, goaltender Samuel Ersson and a 2026 third-round pick in exchange for Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit. It’s clear that Chayka is dealing from…
On Tuesday, the Leafs dealt Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Philadelphia Flyers enter the 2026 NHL Draft next week in Buffalo with four picks in total. They did have five on Monday. Does that change any of their strategy? Flyers general manager Danny Briere and assistant general manager Brent Flahr spoke with the media on Tuesday afternoon.
The trade Tuesday between Toronto and Philadelphia saw the Flyers acquire defenseman Simon Benoit and goalie Joseph Woll in exchange for Sam Ersson, Emil Andrae and a third-round pick in this upcoming draft...
With the NHL offseason officially underway, John Chayka and the Toronto Maple Leafs were the first ones to make a splash on the trade market moving goaltender Joseph Woll and…
The NHL playoffs are over, and they were controversial because they always are. But just how controversial did the 2026 postseason get? After all, every NHL postseason has its share of controversial moments. But some are more memorable than others, and some have a staying power that can last decades or more. Whether it’s missed calls by Leon Stickle or Kerry Fraser, Brett Hull’s goal that counted or Martin Gelenias’ that didn’t, some moments become part of hockey’s permanent lore. Others will ...
The whiplash from the Stanley Cup Final directly into the NHL offseason can often be unsettling.
The NHL Trade Season is off and running, as the first post-Cup swap has been completed. The Philadelphia Flyers have […]
The Flyers traded Sam Ersson: The Philadelphia Flyers announced they have acquired goaltender Joseph Woll [JOH-sehf WOHL] and defenseman Simon Benoit [SIGH-muhn BEHN-wah] from the Toronto Maple Leafs, in exchange for goaltender Samuel Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae, and Philadelphia’s third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Woll, 27 (7/12/1998), was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2016 […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting closer to making a decision on who their new head coach will be for next season after general manager John Chayka decided to go in a different direction by letting go of former bench boss Craig Berube following a disappointing year. Toronto have been shortening their list of candidates […]
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It’s a bit of a surprise, but Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka executed his first major trade as general manager. Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit are heading to the Philadelphia Flyers, in exchange for defenceman Emil Andrae, goaltender Samuel Ersson and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Although some may question…
Woll, 27, started more than 100 games for the Leafs since 2023-24, and started in playoff games in 2024 and 2025.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are still looking for a head coach. Joe Pavelski and Bruce Cassidy have recently expressed their interest in the job, but if they get the job, they will not be coaching two of the players from last season. The Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers have completed the first major trade of […]
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