Flashback to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft — mercifully Dave Nonis’ last one at the helm of the Leafs’ draft table. The Leafs are up at pick number eight with an assortment of options on hand. There was Nikolaj Ehlers; a 6-foot-0 skilled Scandinavian winger. There was William Nylander; a 5-foot-11 skilled Scandinavian winger. Lastly,…
Only one more day until the Toronto Maple Leafs announce their training camp roster. It’s come very quickly, I know. With it approaching so fast, I thought this would be my last chance to give my thoughts on what could be an intriguing idea. I’ll be honest — it’s different. When you look back at…
The Traverse City rookie tournament is in the books for 2021. The Toronto Maple Leafs finished the five-day tournament with a 2-0-2 record, with plenty of exciting action leading into the start of the main training camp on Thursday. The group of 28 players featured numerous draft picks, AHL signings, and free agent invites, all…
On this week’s episode of The Leafs Nation Radio Podcast, Caroline is joined by Mer, Michael, and Nick R. to discuss the latest happenings in Leafs land and the rest of the hockey world. The team dives into the wild story of the Danbury Trashers from Netflix’s “Untold” series and the impact of fighting in…
It’s been three and half months since we’ve been adequately disappointed by the Leafs, and it’s almost time for some fresh hurt. How will the team wrong us this year? Will this be the year a concession stands worker injures Auston Matthews? Will Mitch Marner be thrown in a Chinese prison during the Olympic break?…
Few Toronto Maple Leafs have left me as intrigued with possibility as the signing of Ondrej Kase has. Once a promising, budding star with the Anaheim Ducks, Kase’s extended list of injuries has prevented him from realizing that 25+ goal potential he showed in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons. After a disappointing stint with the…
Two days until the end of the Traverse City Rookie Tournament indicates 48 more hours to impress Toronto Maple Leafs management. In recent days, we’ve witnessed players like Nick Robertson and Alex Steeves stand out. Those two, though, already have entry-level contracts with the Leafs. But what un-signed players are worthy of an ELC from…
The 2021-22 NHL season is fast approaching for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and there are a handful of notable games on their schedule that all fans should be looking forward to this season. Whether the most exciting game to you is the Maple Leafs season opener or home opener, the game where they play a…
The Leafs announced yesterday that they will be bringing former New Jersey Devil and Florida Panther Nikita Gusev on for a Professional Try-Out (PTO) this training camp. The PTO allows the Leafs to bring the player officially into their training camp, without offering them a contract for the season yet. They also announced that @Joshua…
It’s election season, and maybe that’s why I’ve felt the need to poll the TLN Contributors so much lately. We’ve ranked prospects, we’ve ranked the roster, and at the same time we ranked the roster I managed to sneak in a few other questions about the Leafs roster for our crew to answer. Not to…
With the Toronto Maple Leafs tight up against the cap, and having lost Zach Hyman to free agency, the Leafs were going to need to get creative to bring in offense to replace him. While Gusev is an admittedly low bar, he still provides some intrigue, especially at the low risk bet of a PTO…
The 2021 NHL off-season was a pretty big one for the Toronto Maple Leafs, given that they parted ways with a couple of Leafs that were a part of the organization for half a decade. They departed with a handful of players and they brought in a handful of new players as well, and with…
