If there's one thing that will always remain as a constant in my life, it's my undying, unwavering support for anything that goes against the Toronto Maple Leafs. As long as the Leafs continue their streak of not capturing the Stanley Cup nor appearing in a Stanley Cup Final, I will remain fairly content in my pursuits of hockey stories. To this degree, it would should be weird to some that I would voluntarily pick up a book that's primarily about one player's career wearing the Maple Leafs lo...
The longest tenured Toronto Maple Leafs player might be finding a new home this summer. Morgan Rielly, drafted by the Leafs fifth overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, has truly been around for the good, the bad, and the ugly. Phil Kessel led the team in scoring in his rookie year, backed up by a…
Rielly’s name has been circulating in trade rumors after what was a rough season for the veteran defenseman.
Which teams blended star power, dominance and all-around inevitability?
One thing I’ve learned over the years is that the offseason doesn’t really begin when the Toronto Maple Leafs are finished playing. It begins when everyone starts looking for clues…
Michal Orsulak is an intriguing name to watch in this year’s NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old Czech goaltender was passed over last July, but is expected to be taken this year after his debut North American season with the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders. Could he be a mid-to-late-round option for the Toronto Maple Leafs? In…
Toronto Maple Leafs fans on social media rejoiced as Mitch Marner and the Vegas Golden Knights were defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final.
Logan Shaw scored in overtime on Sunday night to give the Toronto Marlies a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Wolves, and a 2-0 series lead in the AHL’s Calder Cup Finals. Shaw poked home a Vinni Lettieri centring attempt for his second goal of the game, and ninth of the postseason. Chicago rallied from 3-2…
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Looking back at the 2016 NHL Draft 10 years later. [ NHL.com ]
The latest phase of the PWHL’s expansion to four new teams saw Shiann Darkangelo depart Montreal for Detroit and Natalie Mlynkova head to San Jose, [ La Presse ]
Around the league and elsewhere
The Carolina Hurricanes shut out the Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup. [ NHL.com ]
Jordan Stall won the Con Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. [ NHL.com ]
How the Hu...
The Knicks answered pent-up dreams of half a century, and the World Cup is off to an entertaining start for its 5 billion or so followers, but you can’t sleep on the drama of North Carolina and Las Vegas facing off for the Stanley Cup. Expansion and relocation and sunbelt and other jokes aside, a […]
Hall had been around the block, and it took him a long time to finally reach the top of the mountain.
If the Toronto Maple Leafs are serious about contending next season, they need to make bold moves like this one to set themselves up.
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Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s 5-4 overtime win over the Chicago Wolves in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Final. On the team overcoming a slow start: Obviously, on the first two shifts, they came out ready to go. It is not like we weren’t ready; it’s just a team with […]
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Logan Shaw’s goal 3:46 into overtime gave the Toronto Marlies a 5-4 win over the Chicago Wolves in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals on Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena.
A former Toronto Maple Leafs player is hitting the team with a cold reality check that the team doesn't have what it takes to win now.
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There have been multiple changes to the Toronto Maple Leafs over the last several months, not the least of which were the removals of Brad Treliving as general manager and, with new GM John Chayka in charge, the dismissal of head coach Craig Berube. Meanwhile, there remains heavy speculation regarding the futures of the likes […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs team of the early 2000s was one of the most beloved by Leafs Nation. With names like Mats Sundin, Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Bryan McCabe, Alexander…
Three cities have a stake in this year’s Calder Cup Finals: Toronto, Chicago and Kazan, Russia – home of Artur Akhtyamov and Amir Miftakhov.
Friday brought another getting-to-know-you night for the Toronto Marlies. They have had a lot of those this spring – but so have their opponents.
The Toronto Maple Leafs may be searching for a new head coach and preparing for an important offseason, but some of the most encouraging developments in the organization are happening…
The 2026 NHL Draft is fast approaching, and the Toronto Maple Leafs have plenty of things that need to be done in the lead-up to them making the first overall pick. They obviously have to figure out who their next coach will be and change the roster to give them a chance at returning to…
Breathe easy Leafs Nation, Auston Matthews isn't going anywhere. After months of speculation brewed about the future of the Maple Leafs' captain, he has told general manager John Chayka that he's all in moving forward, and is aligned with Chayka's offseason, and long-term direction of the team. Whether he signs another contract extension next summer remains unknown at this time, but Matthews won't be traded this summer. The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun commented recently on Matthews' future, and h...
Jalen Brunson authored a 45-point masterpiece, and the seemingly impossible took stage Saturday. For the first time since 1973, the New York Knicks are NBA champions, an outcome thought to be improbable even heading into this year’s playoffs. In many respects, the Knicks and the Toronto Maple Leafs are kindred spirits: massive, diehard fan bases…
The NHL Combine is over, the Stanley Cup Final is reaching its conclusion, and the 2026-27 calendar is set to begin with the NHL Draft and free agency. It has been 10 years since the Maple Leafs last missed the playoffs, the same year they drafted Auston Matthews first overall. While the Leafs had been […]
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Morgan Rielly is on the move this summer. The longest-tenured Toronto Maple Leaf isn't expected to be back with the hockey club next season, and there's been lots of speculation brewing lately that Rielly recently submitted a list of five teams he'd be open to being traded to. The list is rumored to be the Seattle Kraken, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, and San Jose Sharks. Leafs GM John Chayka is looking to reshape his blueline this summer and Rielly's name has been making ...