Veteran winger Max Pacioretty is leaning toward returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs. If the latest reports are accurate, it’s already one of the most encouraging developments of the team’s offseason. According to James...

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 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...

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....

It’s beginning to feel inevitable that Mitch Marner’s time with the Toronto Maple Leafs is ending. Whether it’s the lingering fallout from his 2019 contract negotiations or his lack of offensive impact in critical...

For years, the Toronto Maple Leafs have tried to win with skill. They’ve invested heavily in high-end talent, and for stretches, it worked — at least in the regular season. But time and again,...