Kyle Dubas is reuniting with another familiar face from his Toronto days. The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Brandon Pridham, the former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager, as a Hockey Operations Consultant. He will take over the contract, cap management, and planning responsibilities left vacant by Vukie Mpofu, who departed earlier this month to become […]
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Kyle Dubas loves to surrounding himself with people he's familiar with, and the trend continues for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Pens are hiring former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager Brandon Pridham to their front office in a Hockey Operations Consultant role. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman was first to report the news, after Pridham was let go recently by John Chayka and the Maple Leafs. Pridham is known as a cap guru and was the main point of contact for all cap management in ...
We’re not even halfway through July, and the rumours regarding Shane Wright and the Vancouver Canucks continue to percolate. At this point, some readers are no doubt sick of the headlines, and especially sick of the lazy puns – and, you know what, they’re well within their Wrights to feel that way. That necessary…
Former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager Brandon Pridham will be joining the Pittsburgh Penguins as a hockey operations consultant. According to a new report from Sportsnet inside Elliotte Friedman, Pridham is expected to handle contract, cap management, and planning responsibilities with the Penguins. The duties Pridham is expected to take on were previously being […]
Many pieces of the deal that brought JT Miller to the Vancouver Canucks on the second day of the 2019 National Hockey League draft are still going strong. In fact, the Miller trade tree sprouted a handful of new branches just over a week ago. To recap the initial deal, the Canucks acquired Miller from…
The Montreal Canadiens took important steps last season and locked up most of their core. That doesn't mean they're all set to contend for the Cup, however.
For the first time in the franchise’s history, EA Sports has chosen a Vancouver-born player as the cover athlete for their video game. On Tuesday, EA Sports announced that North Vancouver’s Macklin Celebrini is the cover athlete for NHL 27. The next generation is here. Macklin Celebrini is the youngest NHL cover athlete in…
Adam Copeland has compared the Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward Gavin McKenna to Will Ospreay due to their shared athleticism. McKenna was selected by the Maple Leafs with the first-overall pick in the 2026 NHL entry draft, and is just 18 years old and a forward in the sport of Ice Hockey. Now, an AEW star …
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After a very busy few weeks to kick off the month of July, things have quieted down on the Maple Leafs front. That said, the market’s still buzzing over last week’s front office cuts. That’s where the conversation started on the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. Rosie missed Friday’s show, so finally, he…
Yesterday in Hockey History: July 13 Tomorrow in Hockey History: July 15 July 14 was a day that saw two big-name general managers hired by two “Original Six” franchises. Also,…
Nick Robertson and the Penguins have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract. Per Elliotte Friedman, it will carry a $3.25 million AAV. Pittsburgh got Robertson from Toronto earlier for a fourth round pick. Robertson was drafted by Toronto in the second round back in 2019 when current Pens GM Kyle Dubas was with […]
Nick Robertson never got a real shot with the Toronto Maple Leafs. At least, that was his belief, leading him to ask out last year. That request finally came to fruition on July 1, when the new Leafs regime traded the restricted free agent to his former general manager, Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He had filed for arbitration, but the Pens & Robertson will avoid that by coming to an agreement today on a two-year deal. Nick Robertson and Pittsburgh have a settlement 2 x $3.25M...
Matthew Knies is a huge part of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ core, and don’t expect to see that change anytime soon. 23-year-old power forwards loaded with untapped potential don’t grow on trees; it’s time to put the trade rumours to bed. All of the noise started when it was leaked that former general manager Brad…
Plotting where each NHL franchise sits on its championship contention timeline.
Welcome to a mid-week edition of Around the NHL, where league activity continues to pick up across the board. During a summer where the Toronto Maple Leafs have revamped every level of the organization, the rest of the NHL are still making moves, with a few prominent free agents still on the board. Here’s the…
The Toronto Maple Leafs were one of if not the busiest team in the NHL in this year’s free agency period. After getting ahead of the pack and acquiring the rights to defenceman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning, who was one of the top free agents available, they made several other signings on…
Seattle Kraken forward Shane Wright has voiced his displeasure with his situation on his current team. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that Wright’s camp and the Kraken have agreed that a fresh start is in the best interest of both parties. Donnie & Dhali’s Rick Dhaliwal shared that the Vancouver Canucks called the Kraken about…
The Toronto Maple Leafs aren't done tinkering their lineup for next season, but that doesn't mean general manager John Chayka is going to cave, and make a bad trade. Defenceman Morgan Rielly continues to be on the trade block, but Chayka isn't interested giving away Rielly for free.
Multiple reports have surfaced recently stating the Leafs continue to have dialogue around Rielly, and are open to moving the longest-tenure Maple Leaf, however, all of the trade offers that have come Toronto's wa...
The following essay is a True Blue LA Special Comment, an op-ed containing the analysis and opinions of Associate Editor Michael Elizondo. Said views are his own and do not represent the views of True Blue LA, SB Nation, Vox Media, or any other subsidiary. Seeing Game 7 at Rogers Centre was one of the […]
It’s been just over three weeks since John Chayka and the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Darren Raddysh in a sign-and-trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was a big…
NHL teams are willing to take on big contracts as the salary cap rises rapidly. That should make center Elias Pettersson a trade candidate worth targeting from the Vancouver Canucks.
The Philadelphia Flyers have run out of obvious options to make their blue line better, but there is someone on the Toronto Maple Leafs that could be perfect.
Easton Cowan was billed as the bridge between the future, and the team’s win-now timeline entering the 2025-26 season. Coming off a season where he captured Memorial Cup MVP with the London Knights, he immediately graduated to the NHL and there was a natural inclination to temper expectations for the 21-year-old. Although the Toronto Maple…
The schedule of hearings for elected arbitration cases are out. Nick Robertson was set with a July 28th hearing date. Teams and players can still negotiate up to the start of the hearing date, which could also mean congrats to Nick Robertson for getting a new contract by July 28th. Last summer all 11 cases […]
New coach, new division, new players.