The “Core Four” Offseason Series: The Auston Matthews Contract
In part one of the “Core Four” Offseason Series we looked at John Tavares, who has a high annual salary that will be difficult...
The “Core Four” Offseason Series: The William Nylander Contract and Trade Scenarios
Part three of the Core Four series takes a look at William Nylander -- the first core player we have discussed in this space...
The “Core Four” Offseason Series: Anticipating Mitch Marner’s next contract and whether the Leafs...
The final player we’re going to discuss in our Core Four Offseason Series is Mitch Marner, who we left for last for a number...
Offseason Analysis: The Reaves, Klingberg, and Kampf contracts, and the needs remaining
At the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Maple Leafs started with the following opening-night lineup:
Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Nylander - Tavares - Malgin
Engvall...
How Tyler Bertuzzi and Max Domi change the Maple Leafs’ lineup mix, and the...
Day one of NHL free agency was a relatively quiet one for the Maple Leafs, but on day two, Brad Treliving made his mark.
In...
The remaining offseason business for the Maple Leafs: On William Nylander’s $10 million ask,...
The NHL offseason has slowed to a crawl, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still business to take care of for the Maple Leafs.
The...
What are reasonable expectations for Matthew Knies’ rookie season, and where will he fit...
Back in 2016-17, the Toronto Maple Leafs iced a rookie class the likes of which we’ve never seen before and probably won’t witness ever...
How will the Maple Leafs get under the cap? The buyout + trade scenario...
The Maple Leafs gained some further clarity on their salary cap situation over the weekend when Ilya Samsonov was awarded a one-year, $3.55 million...
The drawbacks of the Maple Leafs running a 20-man roster & other offseason notes
Over the past week or so, we have gained more clarity around the Maple Leafs’ salary cap situation with the announcement of Matt Murray’s...
What Auston Matthews’ precedent-breaking four-year contract means for the Maple Leafs’ future
In the end, this contract negotiation was all about what Auston Matthews wanted.
As an elite player at a premium position and a pending UFA...
Maple Leafs 2023-24 Season Preview, Part 1: William Nylander’s shift to center, where it...
With the NHL offseason officially over and training camps underway ahead of the 2023-24 season, it’s a good time to take stock of Brad...
Maple Leafs 2023-24 Season Preview, Part 2: Sorting through the defense, coaching staff, and...
In Part 1 of the 2023-24 season preview, we took a look at the forward group, including the center position that is now going...
Preseason Storylines: Matthew Knies, Nick Robertson, Pontus Holmberg, and others with something to prove
NHL hockey is finally back, albeit preseason hockey. For most players, it means very little other than getting some touches, getting acquainted with new...
Breaking down the Maple Leafs preseason performances: Prospects, Marlies, & NHLers
Preseason is thankfully on the back nine, and the real NHL hockey is going to begin shortly.
Before then, there will be roster cuts, potential...
Leafs Notebook: Scrutinizing the decision to keep Fraser Minten and other thoughts on the...
After a flurry of offseason moves (while keeping the same core) and a training camp that brought some pleasant surprises, the Maple Leafs opening...
Leafs Notebook: Roster learning curves and early-season adjustments
It’s easy to forget given all of the Maple Leafs’ core players returned this season, but there was a lot of change this summer...
Leafs Notebook: Don’t call it a goalie controversy
This week, we’ll start with the goalie situation.
I explicitly call it a "situation" because that’s what it is. What it isn’t, to be clear,...
Leafs Notebook: A 5-2-1 start despite Matthews & Marner’s early mediocrity together at five-on-five
Through nearly 10 percent of the season, the Maple Leafs are sitting with a 5-2-1 record and a plus-five goal differential.
Their longest road trip...
Leafs Notebook: The Maple Leafs’ lack of secondary scoring, and Sheldon Keefe’s questionable line...
What a difference a week makes.
It was only seven days ago that the Leafs wrapped up their season-high five-game road trip, owned a winning...
Leafs Notebook: A formidable second line, a third line that can score, the PK...
Nothing like back-to-back wins before a week off to quiet down the Toronto market.
Much more significant than the wins, though, was the recipe that...
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Craig Berube on the Leafs signing Alex Nylander: “I know his...
After Saturday's practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the signing of Alex Nylander to an NHL contract, Auston Matthews returning to skating, and a...
