The Leafs Nation

Brad Treliving and his team have been active this offseason. Treliving has extended a contract, signed some new players, had his first full draft, re-signed players, and completed a trade for a player’s rights all in the last week. The first day of free agency is always very busy across the league. After day one of free agency, are they better now than they were a couple of … [Read more...] about Comparing the Leafs roster after day 1 of free agency to their playoff roster

Chris Tanev’s free agency rights were acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday in an attempt to convince the 34-year-old to return home. Thomas Wolfe’s 1940 novel You Can’t Go Home Again has been parsed and interpreted in many different ways but as it relates to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ ecosystem, there’s a natural instinct to tie any Toronto-born and raised player back … [Read more...] about Chris Tanev’s potential Maple Leafs homecoming would be an atypical hero story

A spectacular weekend at the Sphere in Las Vegas for the 2024 NHL draft came to a close yesterday, but not before the Toronto Maple Leafs made the final trade of the afternoon, acquiring the rights to Chris Tanev from the Dallas Stars in exchange for the expiring contract of Max Ellis and a 2026 7th-round pick. No contract offer has been presented to Tanev and his camp at this … [Read more...] about Dreger: Nikita Zadorov and Oliver Ekman-Larsson remain prime targets for Toronto

Ben Danford revelled in the greatest moment of his young career upon being selected by his boyhood club at the 2024 NHL Draft and is intent on winning over fans quickly. Danford was selected 31st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night, which has apparently been a lifelong dream. Toronto traded the 23rd overall pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for the 31st and … [Read more...] about 2024 1st-round pick Ben Danford admits he’s been a lifelong, diehard Maple Leafs fan