Maple Leafs’ Offseason Departures & Arrivals: Did They Improve?
We’re nearing the countdown to the final month before Toronto Maple Leafs training camp and the lineup looks to be coming into a clearer focus. Mitch Marner appears as though…
Category Archives: Chris Tanev
Behind Tanev’s Rare Tax Clause That Led Him to the Maple Leafs
Canadian NHL teams often face an uphill battle in retaining and attracting top talent due to the higher taxes compared to U.S.-based teams. With U.S. teams often benefiting from lower…
Maple Leafs’ Aggressive Roster Strategy: Win Now, Worry Later
Over the past few years, my perspective on how hockey general managers should run their teams has dramatically shifted. Coming from the academic world, where I was the head of…
Toronto Maple Leafs’ 3 Worst Contracts for 2024-25
In today’s NHL, the most competitive teams in the league often have the best salary cap outlooks — putting the right amount of money where it matters is arguably the…
Chris Tanev’s Iffy Contract Sparks Debate About NHL LTIR Rules
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ recent deal involving Chris Tanev has stirred up questions about the NHL’s Long-Term Injured Reserve (LTIR) rules. In a recent mailbag post, The Athletic’s Eric Duhatschek…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Berube, Tanev, McCool & Minten
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at the team’s new-look defense and speculate about how it’s improved over last season’s blue line in at…
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…
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)…
Did the Maple Leafs Upgrade by Choosing Tanev Over Brodie?
The consensus this offseason was that the Toronto Maple Leafs had completely revamped their defence. But did they really? If we compare the Maple Leafs’ starting defence from October 2023…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Skinner, Tanev, van Riemsdyk & Robertson
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share some news that the team might have lost a critical free agent because of their lack of postseason…