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During the first three parts of this series, we’ve identified the tangible components that have rendered the Florida Panthers as the NHL’s gold standard. Whether it’s their ability to defend the rush and turn mistakes into instant offence, their ability to manage the cap with an all-in framework, or their 1-2-2 forecheck, we’re trying to clearly identify what the Panthers do … [Read more...] about What the Leafs can learn from the Florida Panthers: The undeniable confidence that comes with winning

The Toronto Maple Leafs head into the 2025-26 NHL season with one of the weaker prospect pools in the NHL, which isn’t ideal, however it is expected when you’re talking about a team that’s made the playoffs for nine years in a row. Our friends over at our sister site, Daily Faceoff, have been doing a breakdown of each team’s prospect pool, and our prospect guru Steven Ellis, … [Read more...] about Daily Faceoff lists size, depth as Maple Leafs’ biggest prospect pool strength and weakness

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?

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

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