Maple Leafs Trade Targets, Part 1: Crouse, Colton & Mercer
Happy draft week to all who celebrate!
The Maple Leafs head into the 2025 draft with six picks -- one shy of a pick...
Maple Leafs Free Agent Targets, Part 3: Depth Forwards
Our UFA target series wraps up by examining a handful of depth forward options for the Maple Leafs on the open market this offseason.
As...
Maple Leafs Free Agent Targets, Part 2: Middle-Six Forward Options
Our free agency series continues with an examination of middle-six forward options for the Maple Leafs.
As of now, the Leafs‘ roster consists of the following...
Maple Leafs Free Agent Targets, Part 1: The Difference-Makers
Finally, the NHL offseason is here. The draft is approaching, followed by free agency, and the Maple Leafs have many holes to fill.
We’ve spent...
What are the right conditions for John Tavares to remain a Maple Leaf?
As we crawl toward the NHL draft and free agency (the league insists on dragging out the playoffs to a painful degree), we are...
Instant Analysis: Derek Lalonde joins Maple Leafs’ bench as an assistant coach
A little over a week after associate coach Lane Lambert left Toronto to become head coach of the Seattle Kraken, the Maple Leafs announced...
Five Thoughts: Lane Lambert’s departure from the Maple Leafs, the future of Holmberg &...
The Stanley Cup Finals are underway, and the draft and free agency are around the corner. While we prepare for those big movement days,...
Life without Mitch Marner: Sizing up the potential loss and the new possibilities for...
Last week, we looked at the Mitch Marner situation and the possible paths forward.
One of those options—Marner not returning, and the Leafs weaponizing...
The Maple Leafs’ possible paths with and without Mitch Marner
Every spring, I attempt to logically lay out the Maple Leafs' offseason picture, identifying the team's needs and the suitable paths to addressing them...
Five Thoughts: Pelley’s presser, Treliving’s summer, Shanahan’s departure, and Marner’s future
It’s wild to think we’re only five days removed from the Maple Leafs' ugly Game 7 loss to the Panthers. There is plenty to...
The lessons the Maple Leafs must learn from their latest playoff disappointment
The weeks ahead are sure to be busy as the offseason begins and we learn who is staying and who is going in Toronto.
We’ve...
The Core Four No More? How the Shanaplan fell short of its early promise
The Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs in a sudden-death, winner-take-all deciding game of a playoff series yet again.
Claiming "if...
Game in 10: The Maple Leafs did it again. But worse.
Well, it happened again.
Following a brutal 6-1 showing at home in G5, the Leafs responded with a gutsy G6, just to put on another...
Legacies on the line for the Maple Leafs: The key storylines ahead of Game...
It all comes down to this.
After a dominant defensive showing in Game 6 with their backs against the wall, the Toronto Maple Leafs are...
Game in 10: Auston Matthews breaks through with game-winner, Joe Woll and Leafs’ penalty...
Following arguably their worst playoff performance of this era, the Maple Leafs' core dug deep, showed all kinds of character, and responded with arguably...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ core puts on embarrassing performance in Game 5 blowout...
In the biggest game of this Maple Leafs core’s career to date, they put together their most embarrassing display of hockey yet.
The Panthers dominated...
Can the Maple Leafs rediscover their offense as the matchups shift on home ice?...
Both teams held serve at home, making this a best-of-three series.
Their 2-0 win -- which was not as close as the score makes it...
Game in 10: Joseph Woll holds Maple Leafs in it but offense can’t break...
Just like that, it’s now a best-of-three.
The Leafs went to Florida up 2-0, but the Panthers held serve at home. This game specifically was...
Can the Maple Leafs earn the split in Florida and keep momentum on their...
The Florida Panthers are on the board in the series.
After getting off to another sluggish start in Game 3, Florida scored two quick goals...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs start fast, nearly overcome rough second period but fall...
As expected, the defending champs will not go down without a fight.
The Panthers absolutely needed to win this game, and by the slimmest of...
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Gavin McKenna selected first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs –...
Never in doubt. Gavin McKenna is officially a Toronto Maple Leaf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DySLpPGb3L8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol98pYc0iZE
There is a lot to unpack with McKenna’s hockey skill set and on-ice résumé,...
