Toronto Maple Leafs News and Rumors

Bunting reflects on Maple Leafs tenure, ready for next chapter in Carolina

Michael Bunting’s decision this summer wasn’t an easy one, but the former Toronto Maple Leafs winger is turning the page after signing a three-year, $13.5-million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Published: 1 year ago

Toronto Maple Leafs Need a Total Fluke to Land an Elite Defenseman

The Toronto Maple Leafs best defenseman is Morgan Rielly. Not only is Morgan Rielly the Toronto Maple Leafs best defenseman, but there isn’t even any competition for the title. But worse, Rielly isn’t anywhere close to being an elite, no-doubt, n

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Published: 1 year ago

Be like Patrice: Sizing up the Selke race after Bergeron's retirement

Patrice Bergeron's departure from the NHL not only leaves quite the power vacuum in the Boston Bruins' roster, but it also creates a massive void in the race for the Frank J. Selke Trophy.Let's be honest: Few would object if the league renamed the aw

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Published: 1 year ago

Wednesday FTB: Canadiens in cap trouble

Leafs legend Bobby Baun has passed away.

pic.twitter.com/w9cQYaTMEM— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) August 15, 2023

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Published: 1 year ago

Bad Drafting Haunts the Toronto Maple Leafs to This Day 

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a surprising amount of talent in their farm system for a team that currently has the longest streak of making the playoffs in the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs haven ‘t made a high draft pick since 2016, and spent the ma

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs Martin Jones Signing: Implications for Joseph Woll

The post Maple Leafs Martin Jones Signing: Implications for Joseph Woll appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Toronto Maple Leafs surprised many with their signing of Martin Jones. What does that signing mean for young goalie Joseph Woll? The post Ma

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Bobby Baun, the hero of the Maple Leafs 1964 Stanley Cup, has passed away

Bobby Baun is one of many Maple Leafs players with specific lore attached him and today as Maple Leafs mourn his passing at the age of 86, I want to briefly reflect on that specific lore as it is a part of my personal path to Maple Leafs fandom. I wa

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Published: 1 year ago

The annual “Maple Leafs should move John Tavares to the wing” conversation

What I love (hate) about August is that we have become so far removed from hockey that anything is possible. The Leafs will invite half the league to pro tryouts and they’ll all spontaneously jumpstart their careers. Morgan Rielly should be a forwa

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Bobby Baun, Maple Leafs legend and 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at 86

Bobby “Boomer” Baun, a legendary hard-hitting defenseman and four-time Stanley Cup champion, died at the age of 86, the NHL Alumni Association announced Tuesday. Baun totaled 37 goals and 224 points in 964 career NHL games, while accumulating 1,

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Published: 1 year ago

Bobby Baun: A Maple Leaf through and through

If ever there was a hockey player who was a “Conn Smythe Maple Leaf,” it surely had to be Bobby Baun. I was a bit too young (born in 1953) to fully appreciate “The Major’s” (Smythe) handprints on the Maple Leaf organization in the late 1950

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Maple Leafs’ Alex Steeves: Determined to Dominate

Do the Toronto Maple Leafs have a potential star in the making in Alex Steeves? He’s now had two seasons with the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Toronto Marlies, and during…

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Bruins, Jets, Flames, Maple Leafs

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the numbers on a possible Evan Bouchard deal with the Edmonton Oilers are starting to become a little clearer. Meanwhile, expect trade talk surrounding the…

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Published: 1 year ago