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Through his first few seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Matthew Knies has quickly become one of the team’s most exciting young players. Between his size, physicality, and rising goalscoring figures, his versatility is one of his greatest strengths, with many calling him a ‘unicorn’ of sorts. At the same time, it also makes it hard to come up with comparable players to his … [Read more...] about Knies points to Mikko Rantanen as an influence with eyes set on 2026 Olympic roster

Auston Matthews fought through an unspecified injury last season, and there were large stretches where he didn’t play up to the stratospheric standard he’s set during career. There were still plenty of brilliant moments from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain, and there are few better examples than Matthews walking the Nashville Predators during a December 4 contest. With the … [Read more...] about Best Leafs goals of 2024-25: Auston Matthews nutmegs the Predators’ defence

Unless he’s included in a deal that makes the team undeniably better, it wouldn’t be a wise decision for the Toronto Maple Leafs to part with Brandon Carlo. For some reason, it feels like people are in a hurry to deal the 28-year-old blue liner, and honestly, it’s a bit bewildering. To be fair, it’s probably because the Leafs don’t have many good assets to deal right now, so … [Read more...] about The Leafs shouldn’t consider trading Brandon Carlo, at least not right now: Alberga’s Take

Much like his on-ice bouts, Ryan Reaves’ tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs went out with a bang last week. Reaves made headlines earlier this month after an appearance on The Cam & Strick Podcast where the former Golden Knight talked about giving guidance to Mitch Marner on moving to Las Vegas and the pressures of playing in Toronto. Not long after, he was dealt to the … [Read more...] about Ryan Reaves denies trying to draw Mitch Marner away from Maple Leafs

Welcome back to another summer edition of Around the NHL. The NHL’s free agency period is now three weeks old and surprisingly, there’s still plenty of talent left on the open market. While things may have slowed down slightly when it comes to contracts being signed, there’s lots of buzz throughout the league when it comes to the trade market, and even a couple of long-time NHL … [Read more...] about Around the NHL: Samsonov, Roslovic remain unsigned, Wheeler retires, Blue Jackets GM ‘surprised’ by trade request