The Montreal Canadiens have nine more seasons of Ivan Demidov. With one year left on his entry-level deal, Demidov has now re-upped on an eight-year extension at a huge $9.125 million AAV. Ivan Demidov has signed an eight-year extension with the Canadiens pic.twitter.com/DGYBWyPJsb — Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) July 1, 2026 The contract includes $58M in signing bonuses and a 10-team no-trade clause over the final three years. More to come...
Columbus Blue Jackets D-man Zach Werenski reportedly vetoed a trade to the Dallas Stars and has since been linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning. Here are the latest updates on July 1.
The Maple Leafs have executed a minor trade prior to the opening of unrestricted free agency, clearing out another roster spot and a couple of million dollars in future cap space they would’ve otherwise spent by keeping their qualified, arbitration-eligible RFA around. Nick Robertson is reuniting with the GM who drafted him in the second […]
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Nick Robertson has often found his name in the trade rumors and has finally been sent away from the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Penguins got the other Robertson brother for a future fourth round pick. Adding Robertson crowds an already crowded group of fringe area forwards for next season, which much like yesterday’s trade of […]
The Nick Robertson experiment in Toronto finally came to an end on Wednesday. After years of Robertson battling injuries and inconsistency, but still showing enough promise and potential to continue taking chances on him, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft….
Nick Robertson has been traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2028 4th-round pick, the team confirmed Wednesday. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was first to report. Robertson recorded a career-best 16 goals and 32 points in 78 games with the Maple Leafs, fluctuating between a top-six and bottom-six winger…
Luostarinen has been a solid piece down the middle for a Florida team that won back-to-back Stanley Cups.
The Toronto Maple Leafs might end up missing out on Sergei Bobrovsky, as a Western Conference team could make a serious push.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have finally granted Nick Robertson his wish, and given him a fresh start. He's been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It's a soft landing spot for the Leafs forward, who winds up with the GM that selected him for Toronto several years ago, Kyle Dubas. Hearing Toronto trading Nick Robertson to Pittsburgh — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 1, 2026 In return, the Leafs get a fourth-round draft pick. Robertson was a restricted free agent, and Toronto GM Joh...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are continuing to shake up their roster, as they are moving on from one of their young forwards.According to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, the Maple Leafs are trading forward Nick Robertson to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a fourth-round pick.Robertson has been the subject of trade rumors for multiple years. Now, […]
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Kyle Dubas, always loyal.
Welcome to The Leafs Nation’s 2026 NHL free agency live blog, where we’ll keep you posted about transactions across the league. Toronto is expected to be active on Wednesday, with Mason Marchment, Boone Jenne and Eeli Tolvanen listed as potential targets per David Pagnotta on Tuesday’s edition of Leafs Morning Take. Patrick Kane has also…
Today feels like one of those NHL offseason days when something is about to happen. The Toronto Maple Leafs could give us a hint of what their regular-season roster might…
Over their 55-year history, the Vancouver Canucks have had 786 players log at least one game with the franchise. Throughout that time, there have been many memorable seasons, singular moments,…
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Will Chayka make a splash with a big signing or will he wait and see.
The Toronto Maple Leafs could look to bolster their blue line in free agency.Toronto already pulled off a sign-and-trade for Darren Raddysh, but the Maple Leafs dealt Brando Carlo to the St. Louis Blues. With that, Maple Leafs analyst Jeremy Tingly of LeafsNation urges the team to sign former Buffalo Sabres defenseman Logan Stanley.“Stanley is […]
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Welcome to the opening day of free agency, where the landscape of the NHL is set to change dramatically. With an influx of cap space, there are several teams looking to improve dramatically, by landing a few marquee players to change their roster. Here’s the catch: this is arguably the most depressed free agency class…
One of the wildest days on the NHL offseason calendar is upon us: the opening of free agency. At 12:00 pm ET, unrestricted free agents without contracts can officially sign with their team of choice. This year’s class of free agents is shallow, headlined by veterans like John Carlson, Sergei Bobrovsky, Anthony Mantha, Patrick Kane,
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It’s that time again where in the middle of the offseason, front offices of NHL teams are working overtime on signing their players and making impressive moves through trades or…
Who do the Leafs have, what do they need.
The offseason is in full swing, and the Toronto Maple Leafs have already been quite busy this past week with a flurry of moves. The Leafs moved Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers for Emil Andrae, Samuel Ersson, and a third-round pick in an effort to free up the logjam in the…
Sergei Bobrovsky will be a huge name to watch on Wednesday when the Free Agency Frenzy launches into high gear. There are four teams that have been strongly connected to him , but the Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be the frontrunners entering the big day. According to Elliotte Friedman , the cost of signing the two-time Stanley Cup champion is also now coming into view: Heard Edmonton had interest, but I’ve honed in on Toronto. Believe his last ask of Florida was three years, $21 million. ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs have trade interest in Norris trophy winner Zach Werenski, and after the Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman recently blocked a trade to the Dallas Stars, all eyes are on the Maple Leafs to get this done.
Werenski and Auston Matthews are best of friends and the two would love a chance to suit up together again. Werenski informed the Blue Jackets he's not interested in signing another contract extension, and with two years left on his deal at just over $9 million AAV, Were...
One insider has predicted the Toronto Maple Leafs will beat the Edmonton Oilers to sign one of the top free agents.
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