The Toronto Maple Leafs’ season ended last night, with the team eliminated five games into the second round thanks to an overtime goal from Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins. Their elimination from Stanley Cup contention begins what is likely to be a franchise-defining offseason. General manager Kyle Dubas is on an expiring contract, while “core four” franchise faces such … [Read more...] about Latest On Kyle Dubas, Sheldon Keefe
Maple Leafs Notes: Matthews, Woll, Hildeby
Heading into an offseason that promises plenty of big changes, Chris Johnston of NorthStarBets.ca reports the Toronto Maple Leafs top priority is obvious. Johnston writes that signing Auston Matthews to a long-term high-priced contract has to be the team’s number one priority and filling in the pieces around him can come next. Matthews is now heading into the final year of his … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs Notes: Matthews, Woll, Hildeby
Update To Jake McCabe Trade Conditions
While the storylines involving the franchise’s general direction might draw more attention, Maple Leafs’ elimination last night also made some more minor news. One of the conditions of the Maple Leafs’ trade for Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty was finalized as McCabe played in more than 50% of Toronto’s playoff games. As a result, all McCabe must do is play in more than 25% of … [Read more...] about Update To Jake McCabe Trade Conditions
Evening Notes: Voit, Hildeby, Teravainen
The Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to stave off elimination this evening against the Florida Panthers. While the team on the ice is trying to keep their season alive, management was busy today making a couple of small moves. The Toronto Marlies announced that the Maple Leafs have assigned forward prospect Ty Voit to them via the Sarnia Sting of the OHL. Voit finished second in … [Read more...] about Evening Notes: Voit, Hildeby, Teravainen
Ilya Samsonov, Matthew Knies Ruled Out Of Game 5
The Toronto Maple Leafs are still in Stanley Cup contention after staving off elimination, winning last night’s Game 4 against the Florida Panthers 2-1. The victory came in large part due to the strong play of rookie netminder Joseph Woll, who stopped 24 of 25 shots and saved 2.02 goals above expected (MoneyPuck).They’ll have to turn to Woll again for Game 5, as head … [Read more...] about Ilya Samsonov, Matthew Knies Ruled Out Of Game 5