In the words of PTO signing Steven Lorentz: “It doesn’t matter if it’s preseason, regular season, or postseason. It’s always nice beating the Habs.” Nick Robertson, Matthew Knies, and Simon Benoit will lead the way among the NHL regulars as a Maple Lea…
Read MoreAhead of 2024 training camp, GM Brad Treliving discussed the addition of Max Pacioretty on a PTO, Jani Hakanpaa’s injury status, Nick Robertson signing in time for camp, and Easton Cowan’s push for an NHL job this fall. What sort of role do you envisio…
Read MoreThe Toronto Maple Leafs secured the services of Marshall Rifai for at least the next three seasons by signing the defenseman to a two-year contract extension. Rifai’s current deal expires in the summer of 2025, when he would have become an Unrestricted…
Read MoreThe Maple Leafs announced the signing of forward Connor Dewar to a one-year, $1.18 million contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing between the two sides. Dewar will again be an RFA next summer after the contract expires. The Leafs acquired Dewar at t…
Read MoreIn the latest episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs’ offseason moves signing by signing as well as the growing likelihood Mitch Marner will remain a Maple Leaf for 2024-25. Maple Leafs Hotstove · Diss…
Read MoreWith their fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, the Maple Leafs have selected 6’1, 143-pound left-shot defenseman Victor Johansson of the Swedish Jr. league (Leksand). After years of spending their limited draft capital on forwards or goalies, the…
Read MoreAccording to Kevin Weekes, the Maple Leafs appear to be on the verge of investing $3.5-4 million AAV in a three-year contract extension for Joseph Woll, who, at age 26, has just 39 games of NHL experience. Woll is signed for one more season at a bargai…
Read MoreIf you want to talk about a road less traveled en route to an NHL contract, how is this one for the newly signed Nicolas Mattinen? A sixth-round pick of the Leafs in 2016 -> four years in the OHL spanning London, Flint, and Oshawa -> two years of Canad…
Read MoreThe worst-kept secret in the league is out: On Monday, the Maple Leafs officially announced that they have come to terms with William Nylander on a mega deal totaling $92 million over eight years. The contractual details are just as significant: Nyland…
Read MoreGM Brad Treliving joined Real Kyper and Bourne to discuss the news of John Klingberg’s season-ending surgery, his activity in the defense trade market, and the news of a rising cap projection to nearly $88 million for next season. What was the process …
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