MAPLE LEAFS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Leo Komarov, a Finnish Forward, will play for the Toronto Maple Leafs next season. Komarov was born in Estonia but moved to Finland at a young age. Right for the get go, Komarov has built a career as a winger and will continue this into the NHL level. Komarov was originally drafted by the Maple Leafs in the 6th round (180th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. #bbpBox_202044965088530433...

Continuing the breakdown of the 2011-12 Toronto Maple Leafs with a look at a player who was their Plan B in the wake of not being able to acquire a front line center, as well as a journeyman winger who adapted to a number of different roles due to injuries and the underperformance of others. Joey Crabb – Winger: Signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2010 after playing...

Matt Lashoff is the kind of leader every teams needs to succeed and with Lashoff’s leadership, has led the Toronto Marlies to a whole new level. After Lashoff played 11 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs towards the end of the 2010/11 NHL season. This former first round pick was hoping to be among the team’s first AHL call-ups this season by the Maple Leafs. Those hopes...

This is the third article in a series looking at the Toronto Maple Leafs organizational depth by position. Thus far I have completed my review of goalies and defensemen and next up will be a look at the organizational depth at the center ice position. Since most forwards can play multiple positions and often do throughout a season, I will do my best to categorize players as center...

Tyler Bozak – Center: After a sophomore season in which he registered one of the highest negative plus/minus numbers in the league, the 26 year old was re-signed to a two-year, $3 million contract and was penciled in to be the team's third line checking center behind free-agent Tim Connolly and Mikhail Grabovski. That plan went out the window when Connolly began the season...

Even though the Toronto Maple Leafs 100th year anniversary is five seasons away, Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment has already formalized a trade mark logo for this special occasion. As I look at the logo it appears with the images and wording, that this logo is clearly to commemorate the Toronto Maple Leafs 100 years in the NHL. I would also expect that this logo would be sown...

Continuing the review of the 2011-2012 Toronto Maple Leafs, we take a look today at the team’s franchise player, who reached career highs in goals and points and a top six forward who had a solid season but did not match his offensive totals from a successful debut in 2010-11. Phil Kessel – Winger: Kessel achieved his highest level of success in his third year in Toronto...

The Toronto Marlies have advance to the American Hockey League Western Conference Finals after a 3-2 win in Game of five the AHL Western Conference semifinals. The overtime game five winner by the Marlies’ playoff hero Mike Zigomanis was the series clincher, when he was able to knock home in a rebound, during a player play at 9:02 of the first overtime. Marlies Head Coach Dallas...

If Leo Komarov dream comes true, he should be wearing the blue and white of the Toronto Maple Leafs come this fall. As this 25-year-old Finnish forward says he is set to make the jump to the KHL to the NHL level. Komarov believes that after the IIHF Hockey Championship is completed he could sign an entry level deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I hope so — as fast as possible...

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Tyler Biggs has told Miami University in Ohio that he will not be returning to college next season, but pursuing a professional career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. During his time with Miami University, Biggs collected 9 goals, 8 assist in 37 games played. Biggs, who is an American power forward, was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1st...

(Frederick Breedon/AP) By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) The NHL is well into the playoffs now with the second round having begun on Friday evening. With that, the hockey off-season is quickly approaching, meaning those teams not currently playing are in the early stages of preparing for free agency and the trade market, both of which fully re-open on July 1. Many of the decisions...

Let's armchair GM this summer's upcoming blockbuster trade between Vancouver and Toronto, shall we?For all the success Luongo has had in Vancouver, I'm going to suggest his days here are done. He was given a chance to close out the deal and win a cup last spring. It didn't happen. This year, when his coach wanted to give his team the best possible chance to win against...

There is no doubt that the goaltender is the single most influential player on any hockey team and rivals that of a quarterback in football for how much impact the position has on the game. Although having good goaltending does not guarantee success, not having it is a recipe for failure. The Toronto Maple Leafs have been a prime example of this over a seven year stretch in which...

The Toronto Maple Leafs organization issued an open letter to fans in which the team took "full responsibility" for falling "short of everyone's expectations."

An Ottawa Senators fan named Christina surprised her longtime girlfriend, Toronto Maple Leafs fan Alicia, by proposing on the ice at Scotiabank Place on Saturday night.