Mike Babcock seems skeptical of Jason Spezza
It finally happened. Well, probably a decade later than anybody would have wished, but Jason Spezza is a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. For now, at least.
Atlantic Review: Florida’s big off-season makes the division deeper
Welcome to The Leafs Nation’s 2019 Atlantic Review in which we take a team-by-team look at the other seven teams in the Atlantic Division. Today, we have the most exciting thing to come out of Fort Lauderdale since Blockbuster, the Florida Panthers.
Atlantic Review: Buffalo will live and die on the word “if”
Welcome to The Leafs Nation’s 2019 Atlantic Review in which we take a team-by-team look at the other seven teams in the Atlantic Division. Today, we have the worst NHL team of the decade, the Buffalo Sabres.
Atlantic Review: The Steve Yzerman era begins (again) in Detroit
Welcome to The Leafs Nation’s 2019 Atlantic Review in which we take a team-by-team look at the other seven teams in the Atlantic Division. Today, we have the rotting husk of one of hockey’s greatest dynasties, the Detroit Red Wings.
Darren Ferris is doing damage control now
Mitch Marner has signed his contract and, barring injury, will be with the Toronto Maple Leafs to start the season. That doesn’t mean that this whole saga is over. Even though we have a player under contract long-term and games on the horizon, there’s still going to be plenty of conversation around everything that transpired…
Atlantic Review: Ottawa’s tank for Alexis Lafrenière is officially on
Welcome to The Leafs Nation’s 2019 Atlantic Review in which we take a team-by-team look at the other seven teams in the Atlantic Division. First up, we have our complete screw-up of a younger sibling, the Ottawa Senators.
The Leafs could use Mr. Game 7
Justin Williams announced on Monday that he’s taking a break from hockey. It was widely speculated he would return to the Carolina Hurricanes for another season, but, instead, the team’s captain will enter the season with his future up in the air.
Brown, Ozhiganov provide anecdotes about Leafs departure
It’s the Dog Days of Summer, so pretty much any new hockey-related information will dominate the news cycle. Since we’re all sick of hearing that Mitch Marner hasn’t signed a contract yet, here are some anecdotes that Igor Ozhiganov and Connor Brown shared recently about their departure from the Leafs.
It looks like Connor Brown will also be part of the Ottawa dump
The Toronto Maple Leafs have bad contracts they want to get rid of and, yet again, the Ottawa Senators are happy to oblige as a dumping ground.
Leafs officially announce Kapanen and Johnsson extensions
According to the team’s official Twitter, the Maple Leafs have agreed to contract extensions for both Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson. We’ve known about these deals for a few days now, but they’ve now officially been signed.
Darren Dreger’s most recent offer-sheet speculation is hilarious
I’m not sure what dirt Mitch Marner’s camp has on Darren Dreger, but the TSN Insider was out doing his public relations rounds on behalf of the Leafs’ restricted free agent this morning. Dreger appeared on First Up on TSN 1050 and suggested that Marner (or one of the other major RFAs this summer) could…
A Patrick Marleau trade looks inevitable
Kyle Dubas’ biggest challenge in his second summer as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs is walking over the tightrope of salary cap hell. Two keys in making his life much, much easier this summer are finding ways to rid himself of Patrick Marleau and Nikita Zaitsev’s contracts.