When Craig Berube took over behind the Toronto Maple Leafs bench in May 2024, it wasn’t just about swapping one coach for another. Toronto brought him in to change the way the team thinks,...
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3 Reasons John Tavares Is a Great Maple Leafs Leader
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ John Tavares wore the Maple Leafs’ “C” for five seasons. While opinions about his captaincy vary, there’s no denying he brought important qualities to the team during a pivotal era....
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Nick Robertson’s New Maple Leafs Deal: Right Down the Middle
Nick Robertson’s new contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs isn’t just cap-friendly — it’s almost mathematically perfect. Not perfect in the sense of guaranteeing performance, but in how it lands almost exactly between his...
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Can the Canadiens Make the Playoffs in 2025–26?
The Montréal Canadiens enter the 2025–26 season with a much-improved roster and a growing sense of optimism. After years of building through the draft and making targeted trades, this is a team that might be...
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Maple Leafs Should Hope Easton Cowan Won’t Wait His Turn
Easton Cowan isn’t just chasing a roster spot—he’s forcing a conversation the Maple Leafs didn’t expect to have this soon. Drafted 28th overall in 2023, Cowan has blossomed into one of the most complete...
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What’s a Successful Season Look Like for Toews and the Jets?
It’s official—and for many Winnipeg Jets fans, it feels like a dream come true. Jonathan Toews, born and raised in Winnipeg, has signed a one-year, incentive-laden deal with the Jets. With a base salary...
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Maple Leafs Quick Hits: Big Changes, Bigger Expectations
Even though not every offseason move was entirely within their control, the Toronto Maple Leafs finally made significant changes following yet another playoff letdown. The departure of longtime president Brendan Shanahan was met with...
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3 Reasons the Senators Were Smart to Re-Sign Claude Giroux
Claude Giroux is no longer the 100-point scorer he once was—but that’s not why the Ottawa Senators brought him back. On a one-year deal worth $2 million plus bonuses, Giroux returns as a steadying...
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Sunday Maple Leafs Showdown: Robertson’s Future in the Balance
Sunday marks the NHL’s only scheduled salary arbitration case this summer, and it involves the Toronto Maple Leafs and winger Nick Robertson. The fact that no other team reached this point with a restricted...
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3 Key Realities for the Maple Leafs’ 2025–26 Regular Season
As the Toronto Maple Leafs prepare for the 2025–26 season, there’s a growing tension between past expectations and present realities. The era of belief in a contending “core” is fading, replaced by a harder...
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Life Without Mitch: What’s Next for Auston Matthews?
What will life look like for Auston Matthews without Mitch Marner? That’s the central question as the Toronto Maple Leafs enter a new era—one where the long-standing partnership between two of the team’s most...
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Chris Pronger to Connor McDavid: A Lost Edmonton Oilers Decade
In the spring of 2006, Chris Pronger was traded to the Edmonton Oilers. He then did something no one thought possible: he made the Edmonton Oilers a Stanley Cup contender again. That playoff run...
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