Instant Analysis: Bobby McMann traded to Seattle for 2027 second-round pick & 2026 fourth-round...
The long-rumoured Bobby McMann trade finally happened, and the return is less than was hoped for from the Maple Leafs' perspective.
After months of speculation,...
Instant Analysis: Scott Laughton traded to LA for a conditional 2026 third-round pick
After sending Bobby McMann to Seattle, the Maple Leafs have traded Scott Laughton to Los Angeles for a 2026 third-round pick that could become...
Adrift Maple Leafs are neither winning nor learning anything right now
"You’re either winning or you’re learning" is one of my favourite sayings in sports.
It’s a constructive way to frame a game in a glass-half-full...
The 2025-26 Maple Leafs season is now in “tank and pray” mode, and the...
The rest of this 2025-26 Maple Leafs season will be a slog.
On the ice, there’s really nothing left to watch for or write about,...
Game Review: Bo Groulx torches Noah Dobson, nearly scores in Maple Leafs’ loss to...
As much as the title of this article is facetious, it is actually the type of thing the rest of the 2025-26 Maple Leafs’...
10 Thoughts: Leafs’ response to Gudas, Cowan’s first fight, Groulx’s shorty, and big nights...
10 thoughts after a refreshingly entertaining game/win over the Anaheim Ducks for the Maple Leafs, albeit with significant concerns about Auston Matthews' injury situation:
Regarding...
The Matthews incident, Bo Groulx’s emergence, and the tank setback – Maple Leafs Notebook
In November of 2011, then-Bruin Milan Lucic was chasing down a loose puck in Boston. Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, identifying that he could prevent...














![John Gruden after the Leafs prospects’ 4-1 win over Montreal: “[Vyacheslav Peksa] looked really comfortable in the net… We wouldn’t have won without him” John Gruden, head coach of the Toronto Marlies](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gruden-post-game-sep-14-218x150.jpg)



















