The Toronto Maple Leafs have a head coach to hire and some rebuilding to engage in during the offseason. Also, the rumours about Mitch Marner continue to spin.
We’re a little over a week removed following Sheldon Keefe being relieved of his coaching duties, and the organization is still searching for their next bench boss.
Scott Billeck: Have been told that the chances are slim at best for defenseman Brenden Dillon returning to the Winnipeg Jets. He’s a pending UFA. Sources have said that Dillon didn’t have any talks with the Jets during the season and didn’t receive any contract offer.
When a talented team bows out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs early, the rumour mill goes crazy with trade proposals, with some looking more absurd than usual.
Expect the Maple Leafs to delay their head coaching decision until gaining clarity into whether he will hit the market.
In 2014, Brad Treliving became the Calgary Flames’ general manager (GM). He had never held the position before in the NHL, but he had learned the ropes working with Don Maloney in the now-defunct Arizona Coyotes’ organization as his assistant GM. Treliving was, however, also acting as the San Antonio Rampage’s GM.
For the first time since the Auston Matthews draft, it appears that the Leafs have struck gold with a first round pick. Easton Cowan, whom Toronto took 28th overall in last year’s draft, is having an incredible season for the OHL’s London Knights.
Over the past 48 hours, speculation has been ramping up involving two teams and a blockbuster trade — the Toronto Maple Leafs and Nashville Predators. Nothing has changed in terms of Mitch Marner’s stance that he wants to remain with the Maple Leafs, and Predators’ GM Barry Trotz is still interested in re-signing goaltender Juuse Saros.
The Toronto Maple Leafs could certainly use another top-four defenceman (or three), and from the sounds of it, they could be interested in Carolina Hurricanes pending UFA Brett Pesce.
Although there’s a ton of talk about trading Mitch Marner, the one question that seems seldom asked is whether the Toronto Maple Leafs forward still holds value as one of the top wingers in the league despite his underwhelming playoff performances?
As the Toronto Maple Leafs search for a new head coach following Sheldon Keefe’s departure, two prominent names have emerged as leading contenders: Craig Berube and Todd McLellan.
Acquired at the trade deadline from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 2026 fourth-rounder and the rights to prospect Dmitry Ovchinnikov, 24-year-old forward Connor Dewar is one of three expiring restricted free agent (RFA) forwards on the Toronto Maple Leafs roster along with Nick Robertson and Noah Gregor.
The Toronto Maple Leafs might not be active right now, but a few of their players are at the IIHF World Hockey Championship in Czechia. One of those is Sweden’s Pontus Holmberg, who just completed his second NHL campaign with the Leafs.
Just because the Toronto Maple Leafs bowed out of the Stanley Cup playoffs early yet again doesn’t mean there’s nothing to talk about when it comes to the Maple Leafs.
Assuming the forward is game to move on, if the Toronto Maple Leafs can trade Mitch Marner, there will be four likely scenarios that GM Brad Treliving will have to consider.
With Toronto once again failing to deliver on lofty postseason expectations, there is wide belief throughout the league that major changes will be coming to the roster this summer.
As far as trade suggestions and theories go, none may be more impactful for both teams than one proposed by The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta. He suggested the two teams could get together on a deal, where the key pieces would be Mitch Marner and Juuse Saros.
When the Toronto Maple Leaf’s new coach comes next season, whoever that might be, he’ll face one huge issue. How can the team combine offense and defense at the same time?
As the Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be edging closer to signing either Todd McLellan or Craig Berube as their new head coach, questions should arise about the wisdom of the organization’s decision-making process.
The mission statement is clear for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2024 offseason. Team president Brendan Shanahan laid it out last week when he claimed “everything is on the table” for his club following its seventh first-round playoff defeat in eight seasons of the Auston Matthews/Mitch Marner era.
During their recent discussion about potential offseason moves for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman discussed the implications of this past week’s Toronto Maple Leafs’ press conference.
Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ron Ellis has died at the age of 79.
Keith Pelley’s opener was fitting. The recently minted CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment addressed media Friday at Ford Performance Centre alongside
The team suffered its seventh first-round playoff loss in eight years this season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs brass held an end-of-season press conference and Brendan Shanahan provided injury updates on Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Joseph Woll, Connor Dewar and Bobby McMann.
Where might the Toronto Maple Leafs turn for their next head coach? Running down some of the top potential candidates.
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