When John Chayka took over as GM of the Leafs the first question on everybody’s lips revolved around what changes he thought the team needed to improve in the immediate future. His answer was simple enough. They need more movement and speed on the backend. The 2025-26 version of the Leafs’ defense featured Jake McCabe, … Read more

I find that sometimes drafts have a theme once you get out of the 1st round. The 2024 draft was the year of the big, sturdy defender. 2025 saw a lot of prospects that I’d describe as bottom 6 grinders. 2026 is a bit of a different beast in that it appears to have a … Read more

There may not be more of a “Never Heard His Name Before” or a “Off-Board” prospect in this draft, but drafting those players has been going well for the Leafs over the last few years. Wiggo SorenssonPosition: CentreShoots: LeftHeight: 5’11”Weight: 181lbs The reason Sorensson would be an off-board pick is because he has literally played … Read more

Writing about this team right now is almost therapeutic, which is fantastic considering that six weeks ago I didn’t want to put pen to paper at all. If nothing else it’s a distraction from the fact that everywhere you look you get the narrative that the little twerp that bailed on this franchise was abandoned … Read more

It was announced last week that Max Domi would be out indefinitely due to complications with an offseason surgery he had: While I wouldn’t have been disappointed if they traded Domi the player, I wish Domi the person a quick recovery. The story goes that for a few days after he had surgery on his … Read more

Let’s start this off by talking about the coaching change. As we all know by now, Craig Berube was fired by the Leafs and the search for a new bench boss has commenced. Berube being let go should come as no surprise to anybody, as the previous season was very tough to watch and the … Read more

While the rest of the world is writing about Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg, I decided to continue on our path of looking at 2nd and 3rd round selections. Where they will select in the 2nd round is still unknown, due to that pick originally belonging to the Buffalo Sabres, who are still in the … Read more

It’s expected that the Leafs will call a press conference tomorrow to announce the hiring of John Chayka as the next GM and Mats Sundin as the Vice President of Hockey Operations. I have to say, of all the bad decisions that Keith Pelley and the organization could have made, this is among the worst. … Read more