The 2026 NHL Draft is fast approaching, and the Toronto Maple Leafs have plenty of things that need to be done in the lead-up to them making the first overall pick. They obviously have to figure out who their next coach will be and change the roster to give them a chance at returning to…
Jalen Brunson authored a 45-point masterpiece, and the seemingly impossible took stage Saturday. For the first time since 1973, the New York Knicks are NBA champions, an outcome thought to be improbable even heading into this year’s playoffs. In many respects, the Knicks and the Toronto Maple Leafs are kindred spirits: massive, diehard fan bases…
The Toronto Maple Leafs went from having a bleak looking draft to having, well, the opposite. The fact that they managed to turn the worst season of the Auston Matthews era into the first-overall pick with a future star projected to go at the top is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Nobody expected…
The Toronto Marlies claimed the first game of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Finals on the road, defeating the Chicago Wolves 4-2 on Friday night. Vinni Lettieri’s third-period goal with 8:29 to play broke a 2-2 tie before the 31-year-old officially put the game out of reach by extending the lead to 4-2 with…
Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka will want to put his fingerprints on Toronto’s roster this offseason, and while he’s going to be focused on revamping the blueline, adding centre depth should also be very high on his priority list. The Maple Leafs have Auston Matthews down the middle on the first line. With a…
The Stanley Cup Finals are still going on, so are the NBA Finals, and oh yeah, that World Cup thing. What a perfect time to talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here are a few thoughts on them as they are still a couple of weeks out from their most meaningful time of the year….
The American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Final is set to get underway on Friday night when the Toronto Marlies square off with the Chicago Wolves. The Marlies sit four wins away from their second Calder Cup in franchise history after putting together a magical run throughout the 2025-26 playoffs. After finishing fifth place in the…
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from hoisting Lord Stanley. That’s where the conversation started on the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take as I flew solo. Nikolaj Ehlers picked up three assists, while Jordan Staal scored again — because of course he did — as Carolina doubled up Vegas 4-2 in Game 5…
Joe Pavelski emerged as a surprise candidate for the Toronto Maple Leafs head coaching vacancy. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report that Toronto would interview Pavelski for its open role. Pavelski has now confirmed his interest in the role, and elaborated on the process. “We have had discussions there, obviously,” Pavelski said Thursday…
Two weeks out from the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, it’s widely speculated that the Toronto Maple Leafs will select Penn State winger Gavin McKenna at first overall. So just what kind of player might the Maple Leafs be getting with McKenna? Last week, the top prospects available spoke to media at the NHL Draft combine….