The two teams have the same number of points in the standings, but these two points mean a hell of a lot more to the Sharks in the West than they do to the Maple Leafs in the East (10:00 p.m. EST, TSN4). Game Day Quotes Jake McCabe on Macklin Celebrini’s dominance of late: I […]
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The Leafs head north in California before heading back south again to Los Angeles.
The San Jose Sharks are looking to keep that winning streak going tonight, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sharks have won three in a row, most recently beating out the Anaheim Ducks in exciting, come from behind fashion last night. But the players need to turn the page quickly and get ready to host the Maple Leafs, who are on the second part of the California road trip.
The Leafs had an emotional win in Anaheim on Monday night, beating the Ducks 5-4 in a slug fest that saw Toronto t...
Ahead of Thursday’s game in San Jose, head coach Craig Berube discussed the challenge presented by the scorching hot Macklin Celebrini, the difficulty of manufacturing emotion at this stage of a lost season, and the play of Easton Cowan down the stretch. They’re chanting MVP for Macklin Celebrini in San Jose. For you, is he […]
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The last late game of the year.
21-year old forward Cruz Lucius, whose rights were acquired by the Penguins as part of the Jake Guentzel trade, won’t be signing with Pittsburgh according to general manager Kyle Dubas on his GM Show podcast (Apple link, apologies for nothing much broad). Lucius had a star season for Arizona State this year, scoring 46 points […]
The General Manager is gone. The CEO had a long press conference covering a number of topics surrounding the franchise. And everyone in Leafs Nation is wondering whether Auston Matthews will want to stick around as the team enters a period of significant change. But what about William Nylander? The team's leading scorer has six years to run on his $92 million contract ($11.6M AAV). What are the plans for the dynamic, skilled winger? Jonas Siegel and Chris Johnston  ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are making headlines despite having a typically horrendous season, all because they have fired their general manager. Brad Treliving is out of a job after ruining that team up north for a whole lot of years (thank you for the first-round draft pick, Brad) and now the highly coveted position of running the team at the center of the hockey universe is up for grabs.
And a member of the Philadelphia Flyers front office reportedly wants it.
Flyers executive Dean Lo...
The Seattle Kraken have been trending in the wrong direction as of late. After losing seven out of their last 10 games, the Kraken are now three points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the final wild card spot in the Western Conference. They are also behind the San Jose Sharks, Nashville Predators, and Winnipeg Jets. If the Kraken end up missing the playoffs again, they very well could end up making some changes to their roster this offseason. Because of this, let's look at three Kraken offsea...
Brad Treliving is out as Toronto Maple Leafs general manager and the team will miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade. The search for a replacement is already underway. Pelley was unusually direct in his press conference Tuesday, laying out exactly what he wants from the next person in that chair. They need to be data-centric. They cannot use the word rebuild. And they need to come in ready to make a team with foundational pieces, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Matthe...
Is that a pun? Maybe.
After Wednesday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed Keith Pelley’s press conference and his uncertain future with the Maple Leafs. Keith Pelley said that the decision on your future will be made by the new guys in charge. How do you deal with the uncertainty, not knowing what your future will look like? Berube: I […]
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The National Hockey League’s latest vacancy for a general manager opened up Monday with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ firing of Brad Treliving. After two seasons of strong regular seasons, but more early playoff exits, and a 2025-26 campaign in which the Leafs plummeted down the NHL standings, the plug was pulled. Maple Leafs Sports and…
It was a low bar to clear for Keith Pelley in Tuesday’s press conference, but ultimately, he bricked the layup. I don’t want to speak for all Leafs fans, but I’m pretty sure most simply wanted — on top of the obvious: an acknowledgment that the season fell inexcusably short of expectations and real change […]
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The first shoe has officially dropped: General Manager Treliving was relieved of his duties on Monday. While much of the focus naturally shifts to the Maple Leafs’ search for a new head of hockey operations — and we will jump into exploring the candidates in short order — another question to ponder is just how […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the market for a new GM, and probably a president too. I’m offering my services. No, not for the jobs themselves. But I’m willing to act as a consultant for the interview process. Specifically, I’ve got a few questions that I’d love to see Keith Pelley and his hiring committee ask potential candidates before making a decision on who’ll lead this franchise into the future. Normally I’d charge a hefty fee to a corporate client for this sort of insight, but given th...
Less than two years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs fired Sheldon Keefe and replaced him with Craig Berube. The New Jersey Devils then immediately hired Keefe. Both coaches led their respective teams to the playoffs in year one. Both teams entered this season with genuine Stanley Cup aspirations. And now both are sitting near the bottom of the Eastern Conference, both are widely expected to miss the playoffs, and both coaches are looking at significant uncertainty about th...
There's just something about the Goalie Fight that hockey fans just can't look away from. Maybe it's the unbridled excitement... Maybe it's the emotionally charged drama of it all. Or maybe it's the sheer rarity with which they occur. For the previous six years in the National Hockey League, there had been a complete absence of netminders going at it. Then the calendar flipped to 2026. And this has, so far, been the Year of the Goalie Fight. It started on January 19th, when Sergei Bobrov...
In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the firing of Brad Treliving, Keith Pelley’s press conference, the team’s culture problem, and the apparent retooling mandate espoused by Pelley. Episode Topics Initial reactions to the Brad Treliving firing eight games before the end of the 2025-26 season (1:20) The good and bad […]
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The future of the Toronto Maple Leafs is at stake this summer. MLSE CEO Keith Pelley tried to offer some answers as to the direction of the team in a notable press conference on Tuesday. But in the end, there are probably more questions raised than answers. Here, we take a look at the top three startling revelations that we got from Pelley's 30 minutes at the podium. 1. He doesn't see a full rebuild being in order. Only a "retool", as the Leafs have "foundational pieces" in place i...
The timing is more than a coincidence. Just hours after the Toronto Maple Leafs fired general manager Brad Treliving Monday night, the Dallas Stars have moved fast to secure their own GM, who was on an expiring contract. They've locked up Jim Nill for two more seasons. Scratch Dallas GM Jim Nill off the list of Toronto candidates Word is he has agreed to an extension with the Stars. Smart of them — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 31, 2026 The 67-year-old Nill could have become a f...
The rumors will be coming fast and furious this offseason regarding the future of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Will they or won't they trade him? Will he or won't he ask out? Without any noteworthy front office personnel in place on the hockey side after the firing of GM Brad Treliving this week, those questions will have to wait a bit. But one former beat reporter for the Leafs has heard that Matthews "won't be back" next season. Howard Berger was a Leafs rad...
So why did the Toronto Maple Leafs allow a lame-duck general manager to conduct their all-important trade deadline? That's one of the big questions people around Leaf Land are asking today. The answer: The Leafs almost gave him an extension last month! Insider Darren Dreger explains on TSN Early Trading : At one point during the Olympic Break, according to sources, Treliving and (CEO) Keith Pelley actually talked initially about conversations around a Brad Treliving EXTENSION as ge...
MLSE President and CEO Keith Pelley addresses the media after the firing of former Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving on Monday. Opening Statement Pelley: Thank you for joining us here today. I am disappointed, as I sit here today. Disappointed, like we all are, in the results of the team this season, but I am […]
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On Insider Trading, Darren Dreger provided his intel on the Maple Leafs’ dismissal of Brad Treliving, Keith Pelley’s involvement in hockey operations, and the pool of candidates for the Leafs’ vacant GM job. Dreger on the timing of Brad Treliving’s dismissal: Ultimately, it came to a meeting between Keith Pelley and Brad Treliving on Monday, […]
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