[ad_1] Last year at the NHL Entry Draft, it seems the Toronto Maple Leafs were wise in going off the board to pick Easton Cowan with their first-round choice. The team seems to like picking young players with a bulldog mentality, who exude heart and a fighting spirit. Could last night’s first pick be one…
[ad_1] The Toronto Maple Leafs are potentially gearing up to offer star forward Mitch Marner a new contract. According to recent reports from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman on Friday’s “32 Thoughts: The Podcast,” the Leafs might extend a new contract offer to Marner, who has one year remaining on his current six-year, $65.4 million deal….
[ad_1] Are the Toronto Maple Leafs actually going to score a deal for a contract they’d likely want to sign? It could be. Yesterday, Sportsnet NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reported that current Maple Leafs forward Max Domi has tried to give the team a gift by coming down in his asking price on a new…
[ad_1] Kevin Weekes is reporting the Toronto Maple Leafs are close to signing a three-year extension with goaltender Joseph Woll. Woll has one year remaining on his current deal that will pay him $775K, meaning his new deal won’t kick in until the 2025-26 season. The deal is expected to be between $3.5 and $4…
[ad_1] The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially added Marc Savard to their coaching staff as an assistant coach, making an expected hiring for the upcoming NHL season official. Savard will be tasked with revitalizing the power play, a unit that struggled during the postseason. His hiring fills the void left by Guy Boucher who was…
[ad_1] Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman Mark Giordano appears to still be interested in playing hockey. The 40-year-old is the NHL’s oldest active player and has no plans to retire after this season. His agent, Rich Winters told the Toronto Star that Giordano plans on playing in the NHL for “a couple more years.” “He clearly…
[ad_1] During his appearance on Leafs Morning Take with Nick Alberga and Carter Hutton, Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark weighed in on Toronto Maple Leafs’ goalie Joseph Woll. Ullmark’s comments, because he’s a Vezina-winning goalie, add notable weight to the discussion about Woll’s potential. Interestingly, in a second-hand way, it also seems to offer insight…
[ad_1] The Toronto Maple Leafs always seem to be at a critical juncture, needing to balance high-end talent with cost-effective roster additions. Once again, this season, the Maple Leafs will need to navigate their salary-cap space by identifying players who can offer significant contributions at a discount. That said, finding players from other organizations in…
[ad_1] Yesterday, I made a case about why keeping TJ Brodie around might not have been a bad idea for the Toronto Maple Leafs as a depth defenseman. In his post today, Jon Steitzer made a similar case for Mark Giordano. There’s no doubt that Giordano, at 40 years old, is past his prime. However,…
[ad_1] The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that assistant coach Guy Boucher will not be returning to the bench next season. The team fired Sheldon Keefe and hired Craig Berube as head coach, and they also hired Lane Lambert as an assistant coach. Changes for the Leafs behind the bench have been significant following their…
