Easton Cowan couldn’t have written a better final chapter to his junior career. After falling just short of a Memorial Cup a year ago, he returned with a vengeance to win and dominate. MVP of...
Jonathan Toews’ name is suddenly back in the mix, not just as a nostalgia trip. The Toronto Maple Leafs need a centre. Could he help the team? Despite being out of the NHL for...
If you’re an Edmonton Oilers fan, your heart was probably lodged somewhere between your throat and the rafters. For much of Game 1, the team didn’t look sharp. Passes missed, icings piled up, and...
The Edmonton Oilers are again in the Stanley Cup Final, where they meet the Florida Panthers. When a veteran like Mattias Ekholm, who’s played with some impressive leaders during his NHL career, says someone...
If Mitch Marner is allowed to walk in free agency, the Maple Leafs face a critical talent deficit that free agency alone may not solve. Statistically, Marner remains among the team’s most productive and...
If Mitch Marner truly wanted to stay with the Maple Leafs in Toronto—and everything suggests that at one point, he did—you have to wonder if, years from now, he’ll look back and ask himself...
Last season, Brad Treliving made a shrewd move by bringing in Max Pacioretty on a Professional Tryout (PTO) before eventually signing him. While Pacioretty battled injuries, he was healthy when it mattered. He contributed during the...
Eleven days after the Toronto Maple Leafs were embarrassed 6–1 in Game 7 by the Florida Panthers, the fallout continues — and the message from the top of the organization is clear: status quo...
Another year, another playoff letdown. And just like that, the familiar calls return: break up the Core Four. Let Mitch Marner walk. Don’t re-sign John Tavares. Tear it down and start fresh. The question...
Things were going very well for the Edmonton Oilers. They’re up three games to one on the Dallas Stars, and maybe their run will continue just fine. But their chances took a real hit...
Since Brendan Shanahan arrived in 2014, much has been made of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ so-called “Shanaplan”—a long-term strategy built around skill, speed, and internal development. At the time, the organization was in disarray....
Given that he was a healthy scratch for most of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2025 postseason, it’s pretty clear that Nick Robertson isn’t on new head coach Craig Berube’s “keep list.” With his upcoming...