Rumors have been swirling around the Leafs and Nick Ritchie since before free agency even opened and it appears there was some traction there. On Saturday morning, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reported that the Leafs have come to terms with Ritchie on a two-year contract that will carry an AAV of $2.5 million. Hearing Nick…
It appears the Leafs have found their partner for Jack Campbell. Kevin Weekes of ESPN and the NHL Network is reporting that the Leafs will sign goaltender Petr Mrazek to a three-year deal once free agency opens at noon. Frank Seravalli of DailyFaceoff has since reported that Mrazek’s contract is expected to carry a cap…
Powered by InStat Hockey The Maple Leafs added three prospects to their system in the 2021 NHL draft, and despite only having picks in the second, fifth, and sixth rounds, they were able to add some valuable pieces to the organization. They selected a projectable player with a relatively high floor in the second round,…
With their third and (as of now) final pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, the Maple Leafs selected Russian goaltender Vyacheslav Peksa in the sixth round, 185th overall. Peksa went undrafted last season in his first year of eligibility and returned to the Kazan system where he got into 17 games for their MHL squad,…
With their second selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected winger Ty Voit from the Sarnia Sting with the 153rd overall pick. Voit didn’t play in his draft year as the OHL season never got underway, but he tallied eight goals and 20 assists in 49 games during his OHL rookie…
The Maple Leafs made their first pick of the 2021 NHL Draft on day two, selecting winger Matthew Knies out of the USHL with the 57th overall pick. Knies was quite productive at the USHL level in 2020-21, registering 17 goals and 25 assists in 44 games with Tri-City. He is committed to the University…
Powered by InStat Hockey The Leafs didn’t end up selecting a player on the opening night of the NHL draft after trading their 2021 first-round pick to Columbus in the Nick Foligno trade – a pick the Blue Jackets used to select defenseman Corson Ceulemans – but there are still plenty of intriguing names on…
Powered by InStat Hockey The Leafs have steadily rebuilt their prospect pool in the last couple of years, injecting names like Nicholas Robertson, Rodion Amirov, and Topi Niemelä into the system. While they have compiled a number of solid prospects on the wings and on the blue line, the organizational depth chart at center is…
Kyle Dubas managed to complete a deal before the NHL’s expansion draft trade/waiver freeze took effect, acquiring center Jared McCann in exchange for Filip Hållander and a seventh round draft pick. McCann is under contract for one more season with a cap hit of $2.94 million and he will be a restricted free agent next…
Powered by InStat Hockey As it currently stands, the Leafs are without a first round pick for the second time in the last three seasons and have just three total picks heading into the draft. Even after adding 12 prospects to the system in the 2020 draft, hitting on their second round pick in this…
The signing of Wayne Simmonds on the opening day of free agency in 2020 was met in large part with excitement and anticipation by the Leafs faithful who had longed for the type of grit and physicality that had been absent from Toronto’s roster in recent years. The move wasn’t without it’s critics, however, with…
Powered by InStat Hockey The 2021 draft class has been an interesting and challenging one to evaluate. There was far less consensus than most years to begin with and with the hockey world turned upside down due to the pandemic, many prospects ended up playing fewer games than they normally would with some unable to…
