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The Hakanpaa Plan B and excitement about Mark Leach taking over the Maple Leafs draft table: Leaflets

They say no news is good news, but when you either looking to write about hockey or read about hockey in the summer, a little news would help. The Maple Leafs gave us a microdose of that this week with the hiring of Mark Leach, so we’ll start there

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Published: 1 month ago

Dennis Hildeby is ready to prove he’s ‘ready mentally’ for a longer look in the NHL

Dennis Hildeby’s first full season in North America was by all accounts a success, especially given that he earned a call-up to the NHL partway through the season. Although he is currently fourth on the goalie depth chart, Hildeby is eager to prove

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Published: 2 months ago

Oliver Ekman-Larsson says ‘gut feeling’ told him to join Maple Leafs

From his home country in Sweden, new Maple Leafs defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson spoke about his whirlwind start to 2024.

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Published: 2 months ago

"A gut feeling": Why Ekman-Larsson chose to sign with Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be host to plenty of new faces behind the bench and on the ice next season. Among them is veteran blueliner and recently crowned Stanley Cup champion Oliver Ekman-Larsson. While things looked grim for Ekman-Larsson’s c

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Published: 2 months ago

Will Craig Berube Unleash Maple Leafs’ Super Line This Season?

In recent years, the Toronto Maple Leafs have mixed and matched the core four of Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander. During the regular season, the team…

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Published: 2 months ago

Maple Leafs Fly Under the Radar on Critical Contract Rankings List

As an NHL franchise, you never want to be known for having the worst contracts in the NHL. And, some will make the argument you can’t win the Stanley Cup…

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Published: 2 months ago

NHL Trade Talk: Lafreniere & Trouba for Marner & Liljegren

The post NHL Trade Talk: Lafreniere & Trouba for Marner & Liljegren appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Some trade ideas make a kind of sense. Does the proposed Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers trade help both teams? The post NHL Trade

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Published: 2 months ago

Oliver Ekman-Larsson went with his gut feeling in choosing to sign with the Leafs

Through the whirlwind of winning the Stanley Cup and celebrating the win with his Florida Panthers teammates, Oliver Ekman-Larsson was able to listen to his heart and determine the best course of action for himself and his family by signing with the

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Published: 2 months ago

Maple Leafs Score Big with Scouting Director Mark Leach

On Thursday (July 18), the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that general manager (GM) Brad Treliving was hiring Mark Leach as the team’s new director of amateur scouting. Leach replaces Wes…

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Published: 2 months ago

2024 Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Ranking: Honourable Mentions

Welcome to the first annual 6ix On Ice Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings! All of our writers went through this list of the Leafs’ prospects and ranked them from 1st to 10th and allocated two honourable mentions. We then collated that list, and

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Published: 2 months ago

The case for and against John Tavares in a No. 3 centre role

John Tavares has been a fixture of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ core group since signing with the team six summers ago but last season, there were stretches where he began to show some signs of age-related decline. Tavares still posted a season that wo

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Published: 2 months ago

Maple Leafs’ Goaltending Stronger with Stolarz & Woll Tandem

It’s evident that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltending situation has been hit or miss during the current era of the Core 4, as they’ve always lacked a strong and steady…

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Published: 2 months ago