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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Dakota Joshua is hungry to become a factor with his team in their ever-long pursuit of hockey glory. The 29-year-old was acquired from the Vancouver Canucks on July 17th in exchange for a 2028 fourth-round pick. The move represented a full-circle moment as Joshua was originally drafted by the Leafs in 2014 and will now get to suit up in his first … [Read more...] about Dakota Joshua eager to contribute to Maple Leafs getting over playoff hump

London Knights head coach Dale Hunter expects to see Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan push for a spot in the lineup for the 2025-26 season. The team’s top prospect has recently wrapped up his OHL career, where he was once again one of the team’s most important pieces en route to their second consecutive appearance in the Memorial Cup Final. The Knights were able to get … [Read more...] about Dale Hunter feels that Easton Cowan has what it takes to crack Maple Leafs roster out of camp

Is there anything sweeter than watching the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins? How about watching them overcome a three-goal deficit to take a 5-4 overtime victory (…sound familiar?). On February 25, Mitch Marner did just that for the Maple Leafs, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime at TD Garden, capping off a big night where the Leafs erased two Bruins’ leads to … [Read more...] about Best Leafs goals of 2024-25: Mitch Marner completes comeback win vs. Bruins in overtime

For the final time in July, we convened for another summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. Moving forward, we’ll move to two shows a week for the first two weeks of August before transitioning to one show a week for the second half of next month. Yes, even WE need some down time. That said, we’re now just 70 days away from regular season puck drop, so that’s good. At any rate, … [Read more...] about Dakota Joshua’s pumped to play for Craig Berube again: Leafs Morning Take

Welcome back to another edition of around the NHL, the last one in the month of July. August is just around the corner, as things have slowed down considerably across the league, however, there’s still plenty of business to finish up heading into the third month of the offseason. From avoiding arbitrations, to leaving the NHL and heading ‘home’, to some significant trade … [Read more...] about Around the NHL: Sabres’ sign Timmins, Penguins’ talking Karlsson trade, Backstrom signs SHL deal