Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Salming, Nylander, Webber & Hakanpaa
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look back (to Borje Salming‘s time with the team) to forward (to what the deal with Jani Hakanpaa is).…
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Will Craig Berube Unleash Maple Leafs’ Super Line This Season?
In recent years, the Toronto Maple Leafs have mixed and matched the core four of Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander. During the regular season, the team…
Maple Leafs Score Big with Scouting Director Mark Leach
On Thursday (July 18), the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that general manager (GM) Brad Treliving was hiring Mark Leach as the team’s new director of amateur scouting. Leach replaces Wes…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Keller, Cowan & Hughson
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at a wild rumor about Auston Matthews’ relationship with Clayton Keller, who’s now moving to Utah from the…
Comparing the Chris Tanev & Zach Hyman Contracts
When Zach Hyman left the Toronto Maple Leafs to sign a seven-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers in 2021, it was met with skepticism primarily due to the term and…
Nick Robertson Could Be Kyle Dubas’ Next Reclamation Project
One thing that former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas likes more than anything else is a reclamation project. In his time with the Maple Leafs, he had…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marner, Giordano & Tanev
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at two players who were on the team’s roster last season (Mitch Marner and Mark Giordano)…
Sheldon Keefe the Early Favorite to win 2025 Jack Adams Award
Former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach and new New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe is getting some surprising love from those who put the odds together for end-of-the-season awards.…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Stolarz, Matthews, Nylander, Bertuzzi & Knies
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at one newcomer to the team’s roster – Anthony Stolarz. I’ll also share some of the…
Matt Rempe Is Choosing a Dangerous Path to NHL Success
In a poignant critique of the NHL’s enduring culture of fighting, Ken Campbell of The Hockey News raises a pressing question: Are we truly comfortable with the brutal path some…