According to the blueliner himself, the Toronto Maple Leafs made a pitch to sign defenseman Brandon Montour during free agency. The 30-year-old confirmed on TSN’s OverDrive that he had discussions with the Maple Leafs about returning to his home province of Ontario. However, Montour chose to sign a seven-year, $49.98 million deal with the Seattle…
Annually, The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler publishes his NHL-drafted prospect rankings, providing a detailed analysis of up-and-coming NHL talent. Since 2020, these rankings have been split into two separate lists – one for skaters and one for goalies. The lists highlight the best young prospects in each category. Easton Cowan made the skaters’ top prospect list….
To hear Brandon Tanev tell it, the entire family shares excitement for brother Chris wearing his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs jersey. Brandon was caught at Zach Hyman‘s golf tournament. He weighed in on his brother Chris’ signing with the family’s hometown Blue & White. Related: Dennis Hildeby Has Maple Leafs Goaltending Looking Sky High The…
Connor Dewar was born in The Pas, Manitoba. He is one of the few NHL players of Red River Métis descent. Jordin Tootoo is perhaps the most well-known Métis player in recent NHL history. Tootoo played as a right winger for several NHL teams including the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, and New Jersey Devils….
Last month, during the NHL draft weekend, new Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube was asked to share his thoughts on forward Mitch Marner. As Maple Leafs fans know, Marner has been the focus of myriad trade rumors all summer following another disappointing performance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In his response, Berube complimented…
Kyle Dubas’ tenure as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs will be remembered as a polarizing run. He did some good things, but his legacy will be that he never took the team far in the playoffs and he locked in four core players to deals that hampered the organization for years. He talked…
It was recently revealed that the Toronto Maple Leafs were pursuing top defenseman Matt Roy, but ultimately, he signed a six-year, $34.5 million contract with the Washington Capitals. The news, shared by insider Chris Johnston, highlighted Roy as a significant target who slipped through Toronto’s grasp. Ultimately, he got more than the Maple Leafs could…
Conor Timmins is one of the Toronto Maple Leafs defensemen who puts up good numbers whenever he plays but doesn’t seem to get a chance to play. Why not? What will happen with him this season if he stays healthy? I believe he should have a solid chance to make the regular lineup. Here are…
In his first year as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brad Treliving kept the Core Four, but made other changes to the roster, particularly at forward. Starting with the 2023 NHL Draft, — even though Treliving wasn’t at the draft table due to a term of his departure from Calgary — the team…
Joshua Kloke reviewed the Toronto Maple Leafs’ prospects this week in The Athletic, placing Dennis Hildeby at #5. As the old joke goes, when you have a towering 6-foot-7 Swedish goaltender who’s a prospect, you simply must look up to him. Dennis Hildeby Maple Leafs That said, Hildeby’s height is not the only thing that…
