Mitch Marner entered his contract year on a mission and delivered the best regular season of his career. Marner posted a career-best 102 points for the Toronto Maple Leafs, carrying the offence during the first half of the regular season, where the team faced a wave of injuries to its forward corps. Marner’s contract status also loomed large over the year, and while it wasn’t a … [Read more...] about Mitch Marner’s career-best regular season overshadowed by disappointing series vs. Panthers
Why the Leafs should pursue Bowen Byram in a potential trade
Buffalo Sabres defenceman Bowen Byram is an archetype that every general manager ought to be searching for. The 24-year-old left shot defenceman is an outstanding skater who can drive offence and he delivered stellar defensive results for a Sabres team that effectively collapsed when Byram and Rasmus Dahlin weren’t on the ice at 5-on-5. Byram is a restricted free agent and the … [Read more...] about Why the Leafs should pursue Bowen Byram in a potential trade
Mark Leach’s draft philosophy and the possible Maple Leaf targets
Last week, Josh Kloke of The Athletic provided some insight in the Maple Leafs’ new Director of Amateur Scouting and his priorities in what he’s looking at and the scouting region that he is most familiar with. That’s not to say that is the Leafs are going in that direction, but there is no denying that a “go with what you know” attitude is generally better a positive thing as … [Read more...] about Mark Leach’s draft philosophy and the possible Maple Leaf targets
Around the NHL: Stars receiving trade offers on Robertson, Ducks’ Gibson linked to Oilers, Flames’ Andersson open to trade
The Florida Panthers won back-to-back Stanley Cups last week, and have had the Cup filled with booze ever since. From the Elbo Room, to the beaches of Sunrise, to a parade through the sunshine state, the Panthers aren’t holding back at all celebrating their second championship in as many seasons. The 2024-25 NHL season is in the books, and it’s time to turn our attention to the … [Read more...] about Around the NHL: Stars receiving trade offers on Robertson, Ducks’ Gibson linked to Oilers, Flames’ Andersson open to trade
Life without Mitch Marner: What the Leafs will miss and what they can address
If I travelled back to in time to the 2015 NHL draft and told my 2015 self that the Leafs were about to draft a player who would go on to have the 5th highest all-time point total for the Maple Leafs I would have been positively giddy. I might still have wanted to draft Matthew Barzal more, but I would have been giddy. If I then went on to say that a decade later the fans of … [Read more...] about Life without Mitch Marner: What the Leafs will miss and what they can address