Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager Ryan Hardy explained why the team signed Sergei Bobrovsky on the first day of free agency.The Maple Leafs gave Bobrovsky — the two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Florida Panthers and two-time Vezina Trophy winner with the Columbus Blue Jackets — a three-year, $21 million contract on the first […]
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They also announced two other AHL-level NHL signings.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were aggressive this offseason in overhauling their roster.Toronto went out and hired John Chayka as its new general manager, and he’s been aggressive in adding to the roster. The Maple Leafs had a disappointing season last year, and Chayka is doing everything he can to field a better roster.So far, Toronto […]
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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka has made some drastic changes to his team's roster, in a very short period of time, and it sounds like there's one more big move on the way. According to multiple reports, the Leafs are still listening on defenceman Morgan Rielly, and are open to giving the longest-tenured Leaf a change of scenery.
Rielly has submitted a list of four teams he's willing to accept a trade to, which included all Western Conference teams, and while there was an appa...
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers have made significant changes to their goaltending situations. Toronto signed Sergei Bobrovsky to a 3-year contract, while Frederick Andersen joined Edmonton. Both goaltenders boast impressive resumes, but which team ultimately made the right…
The 2026 edition of NHL free agency opened on Wednesday with several notable players quickly finding new homes. Stars who are already off the market include Sergei Bobrovsky (Toronto Maple Leafs), John Carlson (Tampa Bay Lightning), Anders Lee (Utah Mammoth), and Jacob Trouba (San Jose Sharks).
The Toronto Maple Leafs had powerful reasons for moving on from Dennis Hildeby, something the organization might not have really wanted.
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Jack Roslovic signed a two-year contract worth $4 million per season with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1. Roslovic will inject Toronto’s revamped lineup with some speed and secondary scoring touch. The 29-year-old recorded 21 goals and 36 points with the Edmonton Oilers last season, before registering an assist in six playoff games. OilersNation…
What a difference a year can make. In Tinus Luc Koblar’s case, the forward went from a relatively unknown second-round draft pick during the 2025 National Hockey League Entry Draft to a prospect that Toronto Maple Leafs fans are starting to get excited about. Koblar’s breakout moment came during the 2026 IIHF World Championships while…
The frenzy is past, but the Leafs aren't finished their work.
In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs’ busy offseason, from the draft to the UFA period, and break down each addition and subtraction. Episode Topics The Darren Raddysh sign-and-trade: eight years, $8.5 million AAV (1:30) The Sergei Bobrovsky signing: three years, $7 million AAV (16:40) The Nick Paul […]
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Maple Leafs Assistant GM Ryan Hardy discussed the Maple Leafs’ active offseason, integrating Gavin McKenna into the lineup, the addition of Sergei Bobrovsky, Nick Paul’s role, and much more on TSN Overdrive. Can you take us through why this isn’t too much change? Why was it necessary to turn the roster as much as you […]
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Joe Pavelski details his "experience" while interviewing for the Toronto Maple Leafs' head coaching job in this one-on-one interview.
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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka has provided the latest update on the status of defenseman Morgan Rielly.Despite being the Maple Leafs’ longest-tenured player, Rielly has been the subject of trade rumors for months as the team is shopping him around the league and seeing what kind of trade offers are available for him.Despite […]
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Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed Tyler heading to Toronto for NHL Free Agency, the Darnell Nurse trade, the Oilers’ goaltending trio, and much more. The guys kicked off this week’s episode…
Thrun spent the 2025-26 season in the Maple Leafs organization and won the Calder Cup in the AHL.
What a difference a day makes.
Yesterday the Minnesota Wild were staring at a lineup that shed 53 goals between Vladimir Tarasenko, Mats Zuccarello, and Marcus Johansson, with no replacements in sight. That's a winger on each of the team's top-three lines they needed to replace. Having struck o...
After signing a two-year, $2.6 million AAV contract with the Maple Leafs, forward Brandon Duhaime discussed his decision to choose Toronto in free agency. What made Toronto the right fit for you? Duhaime: From looking at the history of this team and how good they’ve been over the years, I just thought it’d be a […]
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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka said he is not done making moves to improve his hockey club for next season and beyond.Chayka was hard at work on July 1, the first day of NHL free agency, pulling off a slew of free-agent signings plus make a few trades. The biggest free-agent signing was […]
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The NHL free agent market opened up on July 1st, where nearly $900 million was given out to players across the league thanks to the salary cap taking a huge jump starting the 2026-27 season. Despite many teams giving out big contracts to players on the open market, Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes isn’t willing […]
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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka has provided a health update on forward Max Domi, and it’s a positive one.In May, the club revealed that Domi would be out indefinitely following complications from offseason surgery.“Forward Max Domi underwent offseason surgery to address an issue he played through during the 2025-26 season. Due to complications […]
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After signing a two-year, $4.25 million AAV contract with the Maple Leafs, forward Colton Sissons discussed his decision to choose Toronto in free agency. What made Toronto the right fit for you? Sissons: We just started chatting, and I knew there was a lot of interest there. There was a role to fill down the […]
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After he was acquired by the Maple Leafs, forward Nick Paul discussed his homecoming to Toronto. Did you have a feeling that a trade might be a possibility this offseason? When you found out you were getting traded and traded to Toronto, what did you think? Paul: I didn’t really think anything of it this […]
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After a whirlwind opening day of NHL free agency, the Toronto Maple Leafs conducted their first on-ice sessions of the 2026 Development Camp. Gavin McKenna headlines the 53-man roster, and the 2026 first overall pick more than met the hype. Toronto conducted two separate on-ice sessions, while holding media availabilities with Jack Roslovic, Nick Paul,…
After signing a two-year, $4 million AAV contract with the Maple Leafs, forward Jack Roslovic discussed his decision to choose Toronto in free agency. What made Toronto the right fit for you? Roslovic: The fit for me was a little bit of familiarity, the ability to play a strong, fast game, and really the complements […]
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