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It’s been a busy few weeks for John Chayka and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Aside from selecting Gavin McKenna as the headline of a 10-pick 2026 NHL Entry Draft, Toronto’s GM has been all over the market making trades and signing free agents. Chayka acquired and extended pending UFA Darren Raddysh, made some other deals…
McWard has seen some time in the NHL, including playing a few games with the Islanders last year.
The Ottawa Senators offered then-pending unrestricted free agent Claude Giroux an extension back around the trade deadline. But the 38-year-old veteran center, after four seasons in Ottawa, declined, wanting to test free agency. That 'test' has now gone into a second day, and it seems there was plenty of action around the Giroux camp on Day 1. According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen , in addition to the Senators, four teams showed interest in the elite face-off man and strong t...
An AHLer with some NHL experience. And a Calder Cup! He'll fit right in.
The Jays have an off-day today, so we are going to have an Open Thread. And they are unlikely to give us any news today because they have a long plane ride to Seattle. I have enjoyed going to Seattle for games in the past, but I’m not going to the states for a bit. […]
Free agency is in full effect here for the NHL, and teams made some major splashes to improve their rosters. After winning two Stanley Cups in Florida, Sergei Bobrovsky heads up north to Toronto. Vincent Trocheck gets traded to Utah…
He's an AHL player of long standing.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were reportedly among the teams that expressed interest in signing Claude Giroux during Day 1 of free agency, according to Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch. Garrioch also listed the Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, and Colorado Avalanche as teams that reached out to Giroux on Wednesday, though he noted that it wasn’t a surprise…
The Raptors have announced (via Twitter) a multiyear extension with head coach Darko Rajakovic. According to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link), the deal is expected to tack on four years to the one season left on Rajakovic’s current contract. Rajakovic has compiled a 101-145 (.411) regular season record since taking over the team in […]
The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday that they agreed to a multi-year contract extension with head coach Darko Rajaković.
Many of the notable (and not-so-notable) unrestricted free agents found new homes in free agency on Wednesday. But that was just Day 1. There's still a whole summer ahead for those who didn't sign to find themselves a team. Here now, we present the Top 10 UFAs that are still available as of the start of July 2nd—Day 2 of NHL free agency. Alex Ovechkin Anthony Mantha Patrick Kane Logan Stanley Claude Giroux Patrik Laine Vladimir Tarasenko John Klingberg Michael Bunting Eeli Tolvanen Okay,...
Zach Lowe isn’t convinced that the Raptors will even make the finals with Kawhi Leonard. Nevertheless, the reunion is well worth the risk.
The dust has settled, at least for now, on the busiest stretch of the NHL offseason. Free agency has now settled into a quieter second day. The biggest trades might…
One win and one loss in one-run matchups, a blowout victory, and a convincing defeat as well. The Dodgers’ minor league system clubs experienced nearly all kinds of results on Wednesday. Player of the day Two home runs, one double, and one single. Josue De Paula had a busy performance, constantly involved in the Drillers’ […]
MLHS’s Anthony Petrielli joined The FAN Morning Show to discuss John Chayka’s busy July 1 and Morgan Rielly’s current situation. On John Chayka’s July 1 work: Honestly, most of the things he did sort of revolved around Auston Matthews. Whether that is good or bad, we’ll find out, but let’s look at the moves. Matthews, […] The post “A lot of the work felt focused on making Auston Matthews better in roundabout ways” – Anthony Petrielli on John Chayka’s July 1 moves appeared first on Maple Leaf...
While the broad terms are set, the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors are finalizing the finer details of the trade headlined by Kawhi Leonard.
It’s unlikely that the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to match the energy of their first day of free agency, but if the promised overhaul this summer is to be achieved, John Chayka won’t be taking a vacation anytime soon. Day one seemed to be foundational. A lot of bottom-six players who will beef up…
Marcus Pettersson, Sean Durzi, and Cole Beaudoin arrive in one wild trade-deadline-style day
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Sandro Mamukelashvili away from the Toronto Raptors, ensuring they will learn a bitter lesson the Raptors learned in the playoffs.
July 1 was as busy as usual around the NHL, even though there are still players to be had and […] The post Deen’s Daily: Sakic Added Two Pieces; Chayka Remakes Maple Leafs; Offer Sheet! appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now .
Meet the Mets The Mets were blown out in the finale against the Blue Jays to drop the series. Starter Freddy Peralta was awful again putting the Mets behind early. The offense didn’t score until the game was well out of hand and all told it was just another sloppy loss in a season full […]
The reasoning (kind of) makes sense. The landing spot doesn't.
The Toronto Raptors gave up quickly on young forward Jonathan Mogbo, and the Sacramento Kings quietly stole him away to see if there is untapped potential.
After being the busiest team in the league on July 1, the Toronto Maple Leafs answered some questions about their goaltending and added to their bottom-six with a sneaky late afternoon trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Forward Nick Paul was sent to the Maple Leafs in exchange for goaltender Dennis Hildeby, a 2027 fourth-round…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have wasted little time changing direction under new general manager John Chayka. Since taking over in early May, Chayka has reshaped the roster through aggressive trades, NHL free-agent signings and the addition of top prospect Gavin…