The Toronto Maple Leafs went from having a bleak looking draft to having, well, the opposite. The fact that they managed to turn the worst season of the Auston Matthews era into the first-overall pick with a future star projected to go at the top is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Nobody expected…
The Toronto Maple Leafs should consider passing on Gavin McKenna and filling a major organizational need with this defenseman.
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In the Hockey country of Canada, fashioning a jersey is never a bad idea. The Rink at TPC Toronto, in fact, is known for even golfing fans boasting their favorite pastime. So when Wyndham Clark did it, it shouldn’t be the worst idea, right? Except, he chose to play villain. Wearing a Team USA jersey […]
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Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling held its latest set of MLP Mayhem tapings on June 12 from St. Clair College SportsPlex in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Full results are below. MLP Mayhem Spoilers (Taped On 6/12) Rudra def. TARIK El Reverso & Mo Jabari def. Jax Williams & Kris Chambers Johnny Swinger (w/ Gama Singh Jr.) def. …
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When veteran defenseman Mark Giordano ended a terrific NHL playing career, he could’ve done anything in retirement. But he’s chosen to work with the Maple Leafs as a coaching advisor – and that is good news for Leafs fans.
“We made a few mistakes which ended up biting us. We’ll clean a few things up, but it’s all about wins right now. I thought we did a lot of good things, had some opportunistic scoring, and obviously our goaltender was pretty big when he needed to be. I expect us to be even better […]
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There’s a version of the Toronto Maple Leafs conversation that is always about what is happening now. This includes contracts, salary cap space, playoff exits, and roster decisions that hang…
Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden is not lobbying for the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ vacant head coaching position. However, he has made one thing clear recently: he believes he is ready if the opportunity comes. Speaking with Nick Alberga, Gruden…
There’s a strange thing happening around ex-Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner right now, and it has very little to do with his actual production. It started with a simple…
Morgan Rielly is becoming more and more aware that his days as a Toronto Maple Leaf are numbered. Rielly and John Chayka met recently and there's speculation brewing that Chayka admitted he felt a change of scenery could be best for the longest-tenured Maple Leaf, and Rielly agreed to submit a list of teams he's be interested in. Rielly's signed through the 2029-30 season at $7.5 million AAV, and owns a full no-movement clause until the 2028 season. Rielly's fallen out of favor in Toronto and ...
The Toronto Marlies claimed the first game of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Finals on the road, defeating the Chicago Wolves 4-2 on Friday night. Vinni Lettieri’s third-period goal with 8:29 to play broke a 2-2 tie before the 31-year-old officially put the game out of reach by extending the lead to 4-2 with…
Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka will want to put his fingerprints on Toronto’s roster this offseason, and while he’s going to be focused on revamping the blueline, adding centre depth should also be very high on his priority list. The Maple Leafs have Auston Matthews down the middle on the first line. With a…
The Stanley Cup Finals are still going on, so are the NBA Finals, and oh yeah, that World Cup thing. What a perfect time to talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here are a few thoughts on them as they are still a couple of weeks out from their most meaningful time of the year….
PWHL Expansion continues. Marlies and NHL back in action Sunday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs could find a valuable forward resulting from an impending cap crunch in Colorado this offseason.
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The eight established franchises have a total of six players protected for the remainder of the expansion process.
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to explore all options regarding their vacant head coach position, as Joe Pavelski confirms that he was officially interviewed for the job. While attending the American Century Championship on Thursday, former NHL’er Pavelski was asked about more than just golf. When questioned about the Leafs’ interest in him as a…
The Toronto Maple Leafs could be getting close to naming their next head coach, as one notable insider believes could happen soon.
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Following what was a truly disappointing campaign for the Toronto Maple Leafs that resulted in missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2016, multiple executive changes were made by the club, including at both the general manager and head coaching positions.While plenty of the speculation surrounding new general manager John Chayka’s long-term […]
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There is considerable speculation about the future of longtime veteran defenseman Morgan Rielly with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016 due to a woefully inconsistent 2025-26 campaign marked by numerous injuries and offensive struggles. Rielly, who is under contract through the 2029-30 NHL season, carries an annual […]
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Vancouver acquired Thompson at this past season’s trade deadline.
The Stanley Cup presentation marks not only the end of the 2025-26 season, but it also triggers the countdown to the buyout window, a period of approximately two weeks when teams can look to eat bad contracts and free up a roster spot and some cap space. 48 hours after the Cup is presented, the window opens. There are plenty of 'bad contracts' around the league, but Michael Amato of Sportsnet has listed four who are realistic buyout candidates: Brendan Gallagher, Montreal Can adien...
The Toronto Marlies have qualified for the Calder Cup Final for the third time in franchise history. Despite some Jekyll-and-Hyde performances in the postseason, the Marlies have come out on top in three winner-takes-all encounters. The Marlies have also won seven of 10 road games, including three consecutive wins in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to eliminate a very […]
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs may be waiting on a big-name coaching option, the Edmonton Oilers’ coaching search has officially gone off the rails with the…
Bruce Cassidy is desperate to coach again in the NHL. It’s no wonder he’s said he’d be open to any vacancy, including the one in Toronto, where the NHL’s most…