The 2025 NHL Entry Draft is set to kick off on Friday and while it’s not an overly exciting draft for the Toronto Maple Leafs – who only have six picks starting with the 64th overall selection, as of now – the team will still be looking for value in their late-round selections. When the … Read more
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Buckle up, Leafs Nation, the next two weeks should be mighty interesting. Full disclosure, we spent the first few minutes of Leafs Morning Take discussing the NBA Finals as Oklahoma City won its first ever championship. After that, we got into a conversation teeing up draft week in the NHL. All in all, it’s the … Read more
It’s the kind of idea that could shake the NHL to its core — Connor McDavid, arguably the best hockey player on the planet, being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Leafs fans are clinging to the idea that it’s possible. They have been for years, and when McDavid spoke at the end-of-season availability and … Read more
It is a pretty wild reality that the Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in currently, where the best path forward in their pursuit of a Stanley Cup may just be severing ties with Mitch Marner, a homegrown 28-year-old superstar winger coming off a career-best 102-point season. And yet, the alternate path – locking Marner in … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to look a lot different next season after coming up short in the postseason. It seems inevitable they’re going to make some changes, with Mitchell Marner expected to test the open market, they will have to pivot and see if they can find a way to get back into … Read more
As the NHL offseason ramps up, the Toronto Maple Leafs face major decisions that could reshape their roster—and maybe even their identity. From Mitch Marner’s uncertain future to key depth questions up front, the rumour mill is in full swing. Today, I will look at three timely storylines: Scott Laughton’s fit in the future, a … Read more
A lot was made of the pressures of playoff hockey in Toronto this past May, as the Maple Leafs’ stars failed yet again to rise to the occasion in the postseason. Not dissimilar to the situation in Toronto is that of the Winnipeg Jets. While the Jets have put up mostly strong showings in the … Read more
The talk ahead of the NHL free agency will be about what happens with Mitch Marner. Who will he look at if he hits the open market? Several insiders are already pegging Marner to become an unrestricted free agent, suggesting his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs is coming to an end. But, where does … Read more
Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Because it probably feels like 100 on that field. Go Rays!