Talking about Joe Pavelski potentially becoming the next Toronto Maple Leafs head coach sounds like something straight out of a hockey-themed Mad Libs.
Over a cup of coffee this morning, I kept circling back to something reader Windshear pointed out in the comments yesterday about the Marlies. On the surface, it’s just a strong AHL season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs won the NHL Draft Lottery, shooting up to the top pick in the draft. At the NHL Draft Combine, they went through the normal interview process like every other team.
This morning, I fell into my usual scroll through the Maple Leafs Central Facebook group, and administrator Cliff Parker dropped a wild idea: trade Matt Knies to Chicago for their first-round, 4th overall pick.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into an offseason where things are probably going to look different in a few areas of the roster.
There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.
With the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights still vying for the Stanley Cup, the Toronto Maple Leafs organization is in the middle of its own American Hockey League (AHL) Calder Cup run, which means their prospects are developing their own skills and playoff temperament.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been taking their sweet time in naming a new head coach, and an under-the-radar candidate has emerged in recent days. Between
As the 2026 NHL Draft rapidly approaches, it appears that the Toronto Maple Leafs will select Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick. Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka told reporters at the NHL Scouting Combine that the team would likely hold onto the pick, while considering an upper tier of 5-6 players for the first overall slot.
John Chayka has many extremely important decisions to make in the coming months as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM. The most important one is who the Leafs should pick with the first overall pick on June 26.
Last year, I spent a lot of the season following Tinus Luc Koblar as I checked in on his teammate on Leksands' U20 junior team, Victor Johansson. I loved his combination of size, skating, and skill that hadn't quite come together yet to result in high-levels of points for the level.
Over a cup of coffee this morning, I kept coming back to two questions: What exactly are the Maple Leafs building toward right now? And how much of it depends on certainty that simply isn’t there yet?
There’s a certain rhythm to this time of year in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. The NHL roster starts to take shape through speculation and offseason planning, but down in the American Hockey League (AHL), the Toronto Marlies are still playing meaningful hockey.
It was another sunndy day at the LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo as NHL Draft prospects and media pundits descended on the city for another year of the NHL Combine.
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Multiple sources have said that Joe Pavelski is a coaching candidate in the next phase of the Toronto Maple Leafs coaching search.
Now that we’ve officially shut the door on the month of May, it’s time to go full throttle on NHL Draft content. This content wouldn’t hit the same if the Toronto Maple Leafs were going in without a pick until the third round, like they were supposed to as of a month ago, but now that they’ve got the first overall pick, everybody is invested.
The Toronto Marlies punched their ticket to the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Final on Sunday night. Alex Nylander scored for the Marlies in overtime
Every year, there are draft prospects who generate excitement because of their highlight-reel plays. Then there are players who quietly keep climbing draft boards because scouts trust what they see.
Cliff Fletcher, former GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs and a Stanley Cup champion, sadly passed away on Friday, June 5, 2026, at the age of 90. His death was confirmed by the Leafs without providing a cause.
The biggest knock on Vegas Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner during his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs was that he was not a big-game player and did not play his best when the lights were brightest. He is obliterating that narrative in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Ivar Stenberg’s name keeps popping up toward the top of the 2026 draft board, and he didn’t exactly hide how much it’d mean to hear his name called by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
When Auston Matthews and William Nylander suggested that the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in a couple of mobile, puck-moving defencemen in exit interviews, that wasn’t just a roster wishlist.
The Toronto Maple Leafs enter the 2026 NHL Draft in an unusual position, holding the No. 1 overall pick despite entering last season with expectations of competing for a playoff spot and aiming at making a deep postseason run.
The future of Auston Matthews has become a major talking point after the Toronto Maple Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade. However, newly appointed general manager John Chayka believes the franchise centerpiece remains fully committed to bringing success back to Toronto.
Maple Leafs GM John Chayka met with reporters today at the NHL Combine (video link). Among the topics discussed was the future of Auston Matthews amid
Around the trade deadline, it was reported that the Montreal Canadiens had completed a significant trade with an unidentified team; however, the other team was unable to file the trade by the 3 p.m.
After dismissing previous head coach Craig Berube, new Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka is in the midst of his first major decision at the helm of one of the NHL’s most storied franchises.
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