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The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly interested in acquiring Buffalo Sabres centre Dylan Cozens, a player that GM Brad Treliving should absolutely be aggressively pursuing. ESPN’s Kevin Weekes shared on Wednesday that the Sabres have received interest from four teams, including the Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames. Given Cozens’ age, his … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs should make a significant trade offer for Sabres’ Dylan Cozens

Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll had a good sense that William Nylander was going to score against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Why? Because, Woll had no luck stopping Nylander in Monday’s practice, and knew if he got a good look, the puck would end up in the back of the net. 60 minutes later, Nylander pots a hat-trick and leads the Maple Leafs to an ‘Alberta Sweep’, … [Read more...] about Woll on Nylander’s hat-trick vs. Flames: ‘I was just laughing…I knew he was gonna score’

For a team like the Toronto Maple Leafs that can spend beyond reason the salary cap increasing and increasing dramatically is a good thing. That seems like something that needs to be said in a post that is largely exploring the negative impacts of the salary cap going up. Every team (that can afford it) is in a far better situation with an increasing salary cap and a team like … [Read more...] about Salary cap projections vs. procrastinating on contract negotations

Calls for the Toronto Maple Leafs to shore up their backend have been increasing with each passing day. General Manager Brad Treliving has made it known that the team is prioritizing acquiring a centre to improve its depth down the middle. This makes sense given the drop-off between Auston Matthews and John Tavares and the rest of the team’s options. But with Morgan Rielly’s … [Read more...] about Matthew Kessel could be a sneaky good defensive depth trade target for the Leafs

The NHL has been flipped on its head lately, as there have been some blockbuster trades throughout the league. The trade deadline is just over a month away, and with the 4 Nations Face-Off just around the corner, look for teams to try and make a couple of moves before the break. Blockbuster trades, historic goaltending performances, buyers and sellers, here’s the very latest … [Read more...] about Around the NHL: Canucks’ Pettersson welcomes added pressure, Rangers’ Quick makes NHL history, buyers/sellers on trade market