The Toronto Maple Leafs are on a roll. They’ve been led by their two backup goalies Jack Campbell and Michael Hutchinson, who helped the team win back-to-back shutout games over the Edmonton Oilers both on Saturday night’s Hockey Night in Canada and on Monday evening. Furthermore, the team did it with young superstar center Auston
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, a couple of new reports suggest the Toronto Maple Leafs have a type of player in mind as they try to find a forward on the trade market. The Nashville Predators are rumored to be official sellers now and have only three untouchable players. Finally, with the emergence of some
There’s an old trick called controlling the narrative. Basically, you tell the story before someone else does. It’s time for the Toronto Maple Leafs to take control of the narrative around William Nylander. Or perhaps they already have? Questions surround William Nylander after being benched (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) A few weeks ago, the Toronto
After another early postseason exit, all eyes became fixated on Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas. The defense was an eye sore for most of the season, but having players be accountable for their play on the ice and their ability to play the game responsibly was evidently missing from this team. As young
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look past the completion of the 2020-21 season to what might happen during the Seattle Kraken expansion draft in June 2021. Related: Maple Leafs Radical Trade Rumors: Nylander, Ekblad, Nurse & Subban I’ll also speculate why the Maple Leafs might have so
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Edmonton Oilers were listed among teams agents still believed needed to make a significant move. What would that move be? Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas said he believes the Leafs don’t have any bad contracts. Does that mean no more deals are coming? And, what if he’s wrong?
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, will the New York Rangers be sellers again at the end of this coming season? If so, who will they move? Are the Boston Bruins and defenseman Zdeno Chara any closer to getting a deal done? Or, are other teams working their way into the conversation? Contracts talks between Alex
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll focus on news and rumors from this past week that help Maple Leafs fans understand the team’s goalie situation over the past year or so. As part of that consideration, I’ll share recent rumors about goalie Michal Neuvirth, who was in the team’s training
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll ask whether the makeup of the Maple Leafs team that will play during the 2020-21 season is exactly the kind of team that general manager Kyle Dubas has been trying to build for several years. Second, I’ll look at another young player the Maple
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share news about the settling of the team’s final 2020-21 season’s roster. I’ll also share Joe Thornton’s insights about the Maple Leafs’ goalie situation, and I’ll offer some projections about what the 2020-21 team’s depth chart might look like. Item One: Dubas Is Finished
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news out of St. Louis that Vladimir Tarasenko will require further surgery and will miss significant time. Mike Green has officially announced his retirement despite saying he’s healthy enough to keep playing and Corey Crawford discusses his future in Chicago. Finally, how much more is Kyle Dubas planning
Things are happening for Toronto Maple Leafs fans. Last week it was the announcement of a 24-team play-in tournament as a way to complete the 2019-20 NHL season. This week it’s working out of the details that would allow the Maple Leafs and 23 other playoff-bound NHL teams to prepare and transition into what’s been
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Toronto Maple Leafs are taking a look at how to manage their blue line if there is a flat salary cap next season, the San Jose Sharks are making plans that may or may not include Joe Thornton and the NHL players are getting their
With the NHL season on hold, obviously there isn’t a single frozen drop of on-ice news to report. Still, for fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs, there is actual news emerging from the organization. Having time off in the “middle of a season” presents a unique opportunity for the team’s leadership to look back and