A couple weeks back we held a survey of our readership, you can read the results of the survey here and here. The final part of your responses is running today, and it is a look at some of the more interesting trade proposals you offered up to us. And now we will judge them. The preface for us judging trade proposals is that honestly, it’s not like anything we’d offer up as a … [Read more...] about TLN fan survey trade proposals: Who says no?
2025 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #12 Topi Niemela
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: #12 Topi Niemela
What the Leafs can learn from the Florida Panthers: A study of the NHL’s best forecheck
There have been several attempts to explain what makes the Florida Panthers special as they preside over the NHL with back-to-back Stanley Cups. And through this run, there’s been a reductive tendency to minimize what the Panthers do well, whether it’s through the lens of the salary cap and income tax laws, LTIR manipulation, or stating that the team benefits from unfair … [Read more...] about What the Leafs can learn from the Florida Panthers: A study of the NHL’s best forecheck
Why NHL expansion feels like a given, but not in Toronto
One of the biggest surprises of this summer is that we haven’t reached the league expansion discourse until now. Maybe it’s because there are Olympic rosters to project. Maybe the insiders that we rely on to normally start the discourse of this topic aren’t back from their cottages yet. Or maybe the league isn’t actually looking at expansion now that the global economy can at … [Read more...] about Why NHL expansion feels like a given, but not in Toronto
Toronto shouldn’t bring in Jack Roslovic: Leafs Morning Take
We’re now just 56 days away from puck drop on Toronto’s 2025-26 regular season. But honestly, summer’s going very slow. It still feels like an eternity until hockey’s back. At any rate, TLN After Dark’s Zack Phillips filled in for Jay Rosehill as co-host on the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. We kicked things off by addressing the lingering Jack Roslovic … [Read more...] about Toronto shouldn’t bring in Jack Roslovic: Leafs Morning Take