The Maple Leafs’ new Senior Executive Advisor of Hockey Operations, Mats Sundin, discussed his decision to move back to Toronto to join the Leafs’ management and what he can bring to the organization’s front office. Opening Statements Sundin: I am extremely proud and excited to be sitting here today. I am very emotionally connected to […]
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The Edmonton Oilers extended a handful of players before the start of the 2025-26 season. Chief among them was Connor McDavid, who agreed to a two-year deal worth $12.5 million, the same annual average value as his previous contract. That set the deadline for the Oilers’ window of contention. With the extra money, the Blue…
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The Ottawa Senators were swept by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and GM Steve Staios enters the offseason with a clear and specific list of things he wants to address.
Near the top of that list, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun , is a reliable backup goaltender.
Staios intends to go shopping for one this summer.
James Reimer, who signed with Ottawa midway through the season after clearing a professional tryout with the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Head coach John Gruden discusses the Toronto Marlies taking a 2-1 series lead against the Laval Rocket with a 6-2 victory in Game 3. On the team’s performance: It starts right away with us taking advantage of a power play. That carries over to the five-on-five game as well. I thought they set the tone. […]
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This really is a whole new era because the new boss is nothing like the old boss.
And there it is. After all the rumors and predictions, the Toronto Maple Leafs have officially hired Mats Sundin and John Chayka to run their new hockey operations department, per insider Elliotte Friedman. An official announcement is coming today. Elliotte Friedman reports that the Leafs have hired John Chayka as GM and Mats Sundin as Senior Executive Advisor pic.twitter.com/jUR9OR37pV — TheLeafsNation (@TLNdc) May 3, 2026 The titles will have Leafs legend Mats Sundin as the Seni...
Good morning, everyone. With the first round just about completed (there is one game to be played as of this writing), it is time to make an update to our Stanley Cup Playoffs Open Post. You can see the original post here, but let’s dive into the new matchups. The Schedule: Here is the Second […]
“We went down early, but we just stuck to our game. The power play came through, as did the PK. That’s just a nice team win, which gives us a lot of confidence to go back home to play in front of our fans.” – William Villeneuve The resiliency of the bounce back of being […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to name a new management regime on Monday, and with John Chayka and Mats Sundin leading the charge, don't be surprised to see them use the team's goaltending depth to make a trade, and help reallocate some resources on the Leafs' roster. Joseph Woll has the most trade value out of any of the four goalies Toronto has on their roster. He's five years younger than Anthony Stolarz, has two years left on his contract at just $3.6 million AAV, and his limited no-tra...
The Toronto Maple Leafs have had a disastrous regular season and found themselves in a typical postseason scenario: golfing. With former general manager Brad Treliving being fired, and Keith Pelley asserting himself in the front office, things are changing for the Maple Leafs ahead of the 2026-27 NHL season. It was reported today by Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun that the Maple Leafs would announce the new arrivals of John Chayka as general manager and former Maple Leaf forward M...
Head coach John Gruden discusses the Toronto Marlies’ 6-2 Game 2 victory over the Laval Rocket, tying the series at 1-1. On Easton Cowan’s highlight-reel end-to-end goal: He has high expectations for himself, and it has been a lot for a young man. He is a winner. Even the way the first period went, for […]
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Caleb Downs on rookie minicamp, learning ‘very multiple’ Cowboys defense – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com The first-rounder breaks down the first day of minicamp. FRISCO, Texas – When Caleb Downs arrived in Dallas last Friday, he received the Cowboys’ defensive playbook and began his work studying it. A week later, Downs took to the practice field for […]
Before we get to NHL news and notes, a few Islanders links: Enjoy this highlight reel for Vezina finalist Ilya Sorokin. Offseason analysis from Andrew Gross: The management. [Newsday] What was it like to suffer through the ups and mostly downs of being a diehard Whalers fan? A special Weird Islanders episode. [LHH] Elsewhere Depending […]
On the latest 32 Thoughts, Elliotte Friedman provided some updates on the Leafs’ executive search, which appears to be nearing its end with Sundin-Chayka as the probable outcome. Friedman on the rival GM the Leafs sought permission to speak to Friedman: James Mirtle had a line about Toronto being turned down after asking to speak […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs , by all accounts, seem to have settled on their new hockey operations team. However, according to insider Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts podcast, MLSE initially had its sights set much higher. James Mirtle in The Athletic had a line about Toronto being turned down to speak to a current general manager. I believe that was Julien BriseBois of the Tampa Bay Lightning. That's who I think they asked permission to speak to, and they were rejected. But of co...
The Toronto Maple Leafs heard from their two superstars in their exit interviews, and it's obvious, William Nylander and Auston Matthews want change. Both players met with the coaching staff and whoever is left of their management team at their exit interviews before cleaning out their lockers, and the messaging was the very same from both stars. According to TSN's Darren Dreger, Matthews and Nylander mentioned they both feel this roster needs an overhaul, and the team needs more bite up front...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are edging ever closer to finalizing their new hockey operations department. And from all accounts, it sounds like Mats Sundin and John Chayka are going to form the front office tandem tasked with rejuvenating the franchise. What that will mean for the current employees in the Toronto front office, from assistant GMs on down, remains to be seen. But according to insider David Pagnotta, speaking on the DFO Rundown , we can be pretty sure that one guy is...
The YzerPlan hasn't worked out as well as Yzer-planned. But there's a new YzerPlan and this one could involve Vincent Trocheck.
Charlie cleans up Episode 81: Joe still can't pronounce the podcast's name, and J.T. Miller's "controller disconnected" moments are really more of a trend.
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev wants to come back to Toronto.
The 25-year-old center's agent, Shumi Babaev, confirmed to R.org's Daria Tuboltseva that his client is considering a return to the Toronto Maple Leafs organization after three seasons in the KHL.
"Semyon is considering the option of returning to Toronto," Babaev said. "We contacted former general manager Brad Treliving and expressed our desire to return to the club's system. Now we are waiting for the appointment of a new general manag...
Toronto went to Cleveland with a singular mission. They wanted to do something neither team has done yet in this series: Win on the road. A challenging task on a regular day, even more so in the playoffs. The crowd is unwelcoming. The opponent is more comfortable. It’s no surprise they weren’t able to overcome […]
It's the start of the division semi-finals for the Marlies and it maybe the final Oilers game of the playoffs.
Insider Elliotte Friedman has revealed what the new Toronto Maple Leafs' hockey operations department is going to look like, telling us that he believes it'll be a two-man team: As it stands right now, I'm under the impression it's gonna be Mats Sundin and John Chayka, and they just have to close the deal. Nothing is done until it's done, but that's what I believe is going on. Sundin, the Maple Leafs legend, is being brought to Toronto, Friedman said on the 32 Thoughts podcast, to have a much ...
Why would the Leafs need Sundin?