William Nylander, Maple Leafs vs. Kings

As the contract extension nears, how did we ever get to the (reported) ~$11.5...

As of Saturday night, Elliotte Friedman has reported terms of $11.5 million AAV over an eight-year contract extension for William Nylander, with an announcement...

Brendan Shanahan claims he saw Kyle Dubas as the Leafs’ GM of the future...

After the ground-shaking news broke on Friday afternoon of Kyle Dubas' departure as GM of the Maple Leafs and I soaked in the tidal...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

The Maple Leafs don’t score enough or play fast enough under Sheldon Keefe in...

In our past criticisms of Sheldon Keefe’s playoff coaching performance in this space, we’ve talked a lot about consistently timid starts to games, slow...
Kyle Dubas, Toronto Maple Leafs GM

Locker Cleanout Day Recap: Kyle Dubas strikes a different tone with changes afoot

There wasn't too much to take away from Maple Leafs' locker room cleanout day -- other than Auston Matthews' reassuringly strong statements about his...
Kyle Dubas, Toronto Maple Leafs

Six new Leafs (and counting) plus a goodbye to Sandin & Engvall: Digesting Kyle...

What an unbelievably fun couple of days and weeks this has been in the build-up to an NHL trade deadline that is not only...
Jake McCabe, Chicago Blackhawks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

A Maple Leafs roster fit for the challenge in the East? Reflections on the...

Well, this year's NHL trade deadline is definitely far from boring. The strength of the Eastern Conference is incredible, but this Toronto Maple Leafs roster...
Kyle Dubas and Brendan Shanahan of the Toronto Maple Leafs

In leaving Kyle Dubas unsigned, Brendan Shanahan is wisely — and quietly — keeping...

In Kyle Dubas’ season-opening press conference, the Maple Leafs GM announced that President Brendan Shanahan told him he would not be receiving an extension...
Maple Leafs Lose

The Three Faces of Agony

It happened again. The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 and have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup...
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

The Leafs-Lightning playoff series through four games: What’s gone well, what hasn’t, and the...

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning will now play a best-of-three series to determine which team moves on to the second round. As...

Laughably, NHL DoPS suspends Auston Matthews for two games

The NHL DoPS verdict came down swiftly today, suspending Auston Matthews for two games for his cross-check on Rasmus Dahlin in yesterday’s Heritage Classic. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1503422011640528901 Matthews...

Why the Maple Leafs may need more than just a defenseman

After losing to Buffalo and Vancouver this week by a combined score of 11-5, one thing is clear: The Maple Leafs have some serious...
Nick Foligno, Toronto Maple Leafs

Predicting the destinations of the NHL’s Top 50 free agents — including three potential...

The start of free agency is one of the most exciting days on the hockey calendar. Predicting where each free agent will go is an...
Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs

Why the Maple Leafs cannot afford to play out the 2021-22 season with an...

As free agency inches closer, the Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in a stalemate over the value of cap space with the Edmonton Oilers,...
Alex Kerfoot of the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs took the most logical route with their expansion draft protection list

No surprise to fans of this team who weren’t born yesterday, the Maple Leafs’ decision to protect eight skaters and a goalie while leaving...
Jared McCann, Toronto Maple Leaf

Why I like the Jared McCann trade for the Toronto Maple Leafs

At 2:50 pm ET, many of us were lamenting the NHL as the most boring league on the planet. Adin Hill was the big...
Kyle Dubas of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Mailbag: Offseason Priorities, bargain-bin UFAs, and what to do with Morgan Rielly?

After collecting Twitter questions last week, it's time to tuck into some mailbag Q&A with the NHL offseason now possibly just hours away from...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils

Big Offseason Questions, Part 1: The Zach Hyman Contract

I am not sure we’ll see a tougher test of Kyle Dubas’ cap discipline outside of the big core four than this upcoming Zach...
Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs bench

There is plenty of blame to go around for the Toronto Maple Leafs

As you may have heard, the Maple Leafs lost another first-round playoff series. It's not a fun time for anyone associated with the Leafs, but...
Toronto Maple Leafs lose out again in the playoffs

10 Postmortem Thoughts: Sober reflections on the Maple Leafs’ early playoff exit, the Mitch...

It’s still hard to believe the manner in which this Toronto Maple Leafs season ended. One week ago today, we were preparing for Game 5...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Should the Maple Leafs trade Mitch Marner? Weighing the arguments for and against

If you've logged onto social media at all in the aftermath of the loss, you're aware that Mitch Marner has been taking a lot...

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