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Ranking Maple Leafs can be an emotional experience. Even the prospects are in tiers. Terrible jokes aside, it’s one thing to say Easton Cowan is the Leafs’ top prospect, but it is another thing to say what type of role he’ll fill and when he’ll actually fill it. It probably goes without saying that tiers, like rankings are far from perfect and will require updating on at least … [Read more...] about Ranking the Maple Leafs prospect pool by tiers

The countdown is complete and to the absolute shock of no one, Easton Cowan was named the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top prospect in the system. The exercise of ranking the Leafs prospects was incredibly interesting as Toronto truly has Cowan and Ben Danford as two exciting skater prospects, there are two goaltenders that could pan out for the Maple Leafs, and then there are a bunch … [Read more...] about Recapping The Leafs Nation’s top 20 Maple Leafs prospects

If there’s anyone on the Toronto Maple Leafs who could use a bounce-back season in 2025-26, Calle Jarnkrok tops the list. The veteran forward appeared in just 19 regular season games last year, scoring just one goal and adding six assists. Jarnkrok missed the majority of the regular season after undergoing groin and sports hernia surgery thanks to a training-camp injury. … [Read more...] about What does a successful 2025-26 season look like for Calle Jarnkrok?

Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner opened up about what led to his decision to reject being traded to the Carolina Hurricanes at the trade deadline. He spoke with NHL.com’s Derek Van Diest on Thursday and said that it boiled down to doing what was in the best interest of his family. “The whole Carolina thing comes up in the middle of the season. It’s a bit of an … [Read more...] about Mitch Marner explains why he turned down a trade from Maple Leafs to Hurricanes

The TLN Maple Leafs prospect rankings were compiled by a panel of seven TLN writers, each ranking our top 20 prospects to form a consensus group ranking. Rather than hard and fast limits on age or NHL games played to determine “prospect” eligibility, our group decided on a more nuanced approach to include any reasonably young player who is either under contract with the Leafs … [Read more...] about 2025 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #1 Easton Cowan