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Although general managers and team executives would often like to think they’re reinventing the wheel, the NHL is a copycat league. They may be copying the Cats as well, as several teams are trying to emulate the Florida Panthers, who are looking to repeat as Stanley Cup champions while representing the Eastern Conference for the third consecutive year. This is the most … [Read more...] about What the Leafs can learn from the most recent Stanley Cup winners at the trade deadline

Welcome to The Leafs Nation’s 2025 trade deadline live blog, where we’ll capture all the latest trades, transactions, rumours and other news involving the Toronto Maple Leafs, and their rivals throughout the day. We’re expecting a flurry of activity as Brad Treliving has been working the phones, reportedly in pursuit of a third-line centre, and a depth defenceman. Treliving has … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs 2025 NHL Trade Deadline live blog

Salary retention is an increasingly important aspect of the NHL Trade Deadline, and we’re here to guide you through it. If you don’t need this primer, that’s awesome, but we’re going to go through it together, especially as the Toronto Maple Leafs will likely need a willing partner to retain some salary in order to land a meaningful upgrade. We’ve seen this happen before at … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about salary retention

The Toronto Maple Leafs have executed their first trade of the NHL Trade Deadline, acquiring forward Scott Laughton from the Philadelphia Flyers along with a fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick in exchange for forward Nikita Grebenkin and a first-round pick in 2027. The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta was the first to report. The #leafs send a first-round pick and Nikita … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs acquire Scott Laughton, two draft picks from Flyers for Nikita Grebenkin, 2027 1st-round pick

Brad Treliving is famously quoted as saying that teams are built in the offseason. His preference towards avoiding a splash at the trade deadline has been well documented and as you’ll see below, his preference both as the Calgary Flames GM, and in his first season as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM is to avoid making a big splash. It’s a nice little philosophy to have but there … [Read more...] about Brad Treliving’s trade deadline history with Flames points to underwhelming Friday for Maple Leafs