The Leafs just opened a little more capspace by trading Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit, whose combined caphit comes in at about $5M. As of this writing the Leafs roster breakdown looks something like this: Forwards: Signed: Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares, Matthews Knies, Max Domi (IR, possible LTIR), Dakota Joshua, Steve Lorentz, Easton … Read more

Tinker tinker. When John Chayka arrived on the scene he spoke about wanting to add more puck movers to the back end. The result was Leafs Nation talking about the likes of Dougie Hamilton, Sean Durzi, Darren Raddysh, Rasmus Andersson and even the far more wild idea of chasing Thomas Harley. Adding any of those … Read more

I guess I should start this off by congratulating the Carolina Hurricanes on their Stanley Cup win, but instead I’ll just say that I’m happy Mitch Marner didn’t win. Yeah, I’m petty that way, but of all the players that left Toronto, Marner is the first that I can truly say I don’t want to … Read more

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