Which Canadian NHL Teams Are Closest to Winning the Stanley Cup?
The NHL offseason is in full swing, and teams are making moves in preparation for next season. This article focuses on the seven Canadian teams and how close they are…
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The NHL offseason is in full swing, and teams are making moves in preparation for next season. This article focuses on the seven Canadian teams and how close they are…
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka has turned his roster on its head this offseason, making multiple moves to reconstruct the balance of talent throughout Toronto’s lineup. Now, it’s on head coach Jim Hiller’s shoulders to ensure he can take advantage of its versatility, while also ensuring to properly create chemistry on all four…
The Minnesota Wild are reportedly shifting their focus this offseason over to Quinn Hughes contract talks -- what you need to know.
The first real stretch of John Chayka’s tenure as Toronto Maple Leafs GM has already looked more like a roster teardown and rebuild than a typical July 1 reset. This…
Sens fans spent eight years worried Brady Tkachuk wanted to leave. Now that he's gone, we can finally move forward.
We're almost one week into 2026 free agency, and things are finally starting to settle down.
Following his introductory press conference on May 4, where the entire hockey world was watching with microscopic detail, Toronto Maple Leafs senior executive advisor to hockey operations Mats Sundin outlined where the game was heading in scrums with reporters. “I think the whole game, it’s evolving even faster now,” Sundin declared. “You look at Anaheim-Edmonton,…
The Russian defenseman and sixth round pick may wind up being the biggest 'steal' of the draft for the Leafs this year.
The Morgan Rielly trade speculation keeps pointing toward Anaheim, but the Ducks have spent the past week dealing with a franchise-altering situation that complicates any addition. Per Chris Johnston on his own show, Anaheim still makes sense for the Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman, and Johnston believes it is a place Rielly would be willing to play."Re Morgan Rielly: Anaheim still makes sense," Johnston said. "I think it's a place he would be willing to play." That fit, however, now runs thr...
If there was any doubt that the Toronto Maple Leafs would spend to the salary cap, that has been alleviated. PuckPedia currently lists the Maple Leafs as exceeding the cap by $2.75M, a non-issue given that Max Domi will likely begin the season on the long-term injury reserve, and the cap can be exceeded by…
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes Montreal is not done this summer. [ TVA Sports ] The Habs have reportedly signed Reilly Walsh. [ TVA Sports ] Around the League and Elsewhere Alex Ovechkin has re-signed for one year with the Capitals and wants to prove he’s still a strong piece on a contending team. [ NHL | TSN | NHL | Yahoo Sports ] Ovechkin is evasive about whether he’ll keep playing after this year. [ TSN | Sportsnet ] Zach Werenski would be quite a priz...
Hayley Scamurra is at the peak of her hockey career, with an Olympic gold medal and a Walter Cup in hand and a new challenge ahead.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Jacob Quillan to a one-year extension carrying a cap hit of $850,000, via PuckPedia. The #LeafsForever signed 24 y/o F Jacob Quillan to a one year two-way contract NHL: $850KMinors: $350KGuaranteed: $375K Will be RFA w arb upon expiry Rep'd by Jerry Buckley @BuckleySports https://t.co/zk843ugTTW — PuckPedia (@PuckPedia)…
Quillan saw some considerable time with the Leafs this past year, also helping the Marlies win the Calder Cup.
Elliotte Friedman’s final 32 Thoughts prior to the offseason break included a collection of Leafs nuggets to pore over, including the organization’s strong belief in Auston Matthews, Toronto’s offer on Claude Giroux (who has since re-signed in Ottawa), Gavin McKenna’s poise in the media, the touchy Morgan Rielly situation, and Florida’s decision to walk away […] The post Thoughts on “Thoughts”: The Leafs’ big belief in Matthews, Claude Giroux interest, Gavin McKenna’s poise, the sticky Riell...
Jess Kondas returns to Toronto, while the Sceptres add depth between the pipes.
For new Vancouver Canucks defenceman Jamie Oleksiak, making the move from Seattle to Vancouver as a free agent presents both new opportunities and a familiar feel. He knows the two cities – despite being separated by an international border – have plenty in common. And the situation he’s gone through after five years with the…
New York acquired Trudeau from the Montreal Canadiens on June 26 for forward winger Brett Berard.
Rogers Communications, the Canadian communications/media giant that previously owned 75% of Maple Leafs Sport & Entertainment, has reached a deal to assume full control of the Raptors‘ parent company, per a press release from Rogers. Rogers held a 37.5% share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment up until September 2024, when it bought out BCE […]
On Friday, a trusted hockey insider reported that unrestricted free agent veteran Claude Giroux was headed back to his longtime original team, the Philadelphia Flyers . So why hasn't it happened yet? It appears there is one major reason. Reports are that several other teams were also in on Giroux, including his incumbent team, the Ottawa Senators , in addition to the Edmonton Oilers and the Toronto Maple Leafs . In fact, the Leafs, according to insider Elliotte Friedman , made the bigges...
John Chayka worked hard on July 1 to re-shape the bottom of the Leafs’ forward unit.
Trade speculation surrounding Connor Hellebuyck has naturally dominated headlines, but if the Winnipeg Jets ultimately decide to move their franchise goaltender, it may not stop there. A Hellebuyck trade would…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, new details are shedding light on what really led to Brady Tkachuk’s exit from Ottawa. Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs are still hunting for a…
Which teams got better and worse after a flurry of extreme turnover between the pipes?
Two weeks after helping the Toronto Marlies win a Calder Cup championship, Ryan Tverberg signed a new deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. As per PuckPedia, it’s a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 at the NHL level, with a guaranteed salary of $350,000 for the 24-year-old. A seventh-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft, the […] The post Ryan Tverberg signs one-year deal with the Maple Leafs after Calder Cup success appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .