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Oddsmakers give Maple Leafs’ Ilya Samsonov fifth-longest odds to win 2024 Vezina Trophy

After not being QO’d by the Capitals and signing with the Maple Leafs on a one-year, prove-yourself-type deal ahead of the 2022-23 season, Ilya Samsonov is coming off a career-year and was one of the reasons why Toronto snapped their lengthy 18-yea

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Published: 1 year ago

Friday FTB: Who's coming to Traverse City, Leafs?

Everybody but the Leafs have released their Traverse City prospect tournament roster and the schedule has been out for a while now. C'mon, Leafs, tell us who we're going to see play! There is some speculation goalie prospect Vyacheslav Peksa will st

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Published: 1 year ago

Projecting Sidney Crosby’s Next Contract

With Auston Matthews’ recent signing to a record-breaking contract, speculation has already started to ramp up as far as other soon-to-be elite free agents. While it is far too early for a lot of the chatter, it’s fair to wonder what kind of mone

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Published: 1 year ago

Sabres' Power excited to fight for playoff spot: 'It's going to be fun'

The Buffalo Sabres haven't made the playoffs in 12 years, but young defenseman Owen Power likes his team's odds of ending that drought in 2023-24."I think the team as a whole is confident coming into this year," he said, according to NHLcom's Dave Mc

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars, and the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Dallas Stars weren't in on Erik Karlsson but there could be some right-handed trade options. William Nylander on his contract situation.

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Published: 1 year ago

5 Leafs rookies that could crack the lineup this season

The Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t the haven for young prospects that they used to be, but there are a few that could crack the lineup. With the Leafs trading away their first-round picks in 2019, 2021, and 2022, the team hasn’t exactly been brimmin

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Published: 1 year ago

Auston Matthews New Deal: Win-Win, Lose-Lose, or No Big Deal?

Initial reactions to the Auston Matthews extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs are mixed. Many fans and insiders are thrilled with the deal, calling it a win based on the…

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Published: 1 year ago

Oddsmakers give Maple Leafs’ Sheldon Keefe sixth-best odds along with seven others to win 2024 Jack Adams Award

After four seasons as Maple Leafs head coach, leading Toronto to the playoffs each year, winning over 160 games and having a points percentage of .678%, Sheldon Keefe is looking to build off of that 2023 first-round playoff victory against the Tampa

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Published: 1 year ago

Auston Matthews set to be NHL's highest-paid star — but would be a peasant in NFL, MLB, NBA

During his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews has probably never really been all that short on cash. Yesterday, Matthews actually seemed to break the news of his most recent contract extension with the Leafs — a shiny new four-year

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Published: 1 year ago

Matthews’ Evasion of Long-Term Deal with Maple Leafs Calculated

The post Matthews’ Evasion of Long-Term Deal with Maple Leafs Calculated appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Auston Matthews was never going to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs for more than four years and his negotiations were well planned out. Th

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Published: 1 year ago

Auston Matthews extension means Maple Leafs must be aggressive, creative in pursuit of elusive Stanley Cup

Toronto must use every resource to make the most of Matthews' prime

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Published: 1 year ago

Minor Transactions: 08/24/23

Yesterday was the busiest day in the NHL news cycle in quite some time, seeing multiple high-profile extensions, including Auston Matthews’ $13.25MM AAV mega-deal for four years. Those aren’t the only transactions worthy of coverage, however. Man

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Published: 1 year ago