3 Red Wing PTO Targets Ahead of 2025-26 Season
With NHL training camps set to open up next week, we are days away from training camp rosters to be announced from all 32 teams. While most excitement centers around…
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Blue Jackets’ 3 Potential PTO Targets
The season is slowly approaching for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and they’ve already announced their first professional tryout signing, defenseman Brendan Smith. As training camp draws closer, let’s take a…
Maple Leafs DNA Crossroads: Grit or Skill on the Blue Line?
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving has had two full seasons to reshape the roster, and the team’s fans will see this season’s lineup looks very different from the…
After Failed Leafs Stint, Veteran Defenseman Ready for NHL Return
Maple Leafs defenseman Jani Hakanpaa is ready to return to the NHL after a challenging 2024-25 season. Signed to a contract early last summer, there was a delay in his…
Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Report: Week 24
Welcome to another edition of the Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Report. Each week of the season and into the playoffs, I’ll be releasing a new injury report based on the…
Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Report: Week 22
Welcome to a new series! Each week of the season and into the playoffs, I’ll be releasing a new injury report based on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ injuries. The Maple…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Penguins, Blues, Maple Leafs
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Minnesota Wild don’t want anyone else to sign Kirill Kaprizov, but they aren’t at the point where they are talking about a contract extension…
Maple Leafs Should Think Twice About Trading Conor Timmins
As the Toronto Maple Leafs face a roster crunch with Connor Dewar and Jani Hakanpaa‘s impending returns, there’s speculation that general manager Brad Treliving might consider moving Conor Timmins. There…
Maple Leafs Face Tough Roster Decisions with Dewar & Hakanpaa Returning
The Toronto Maple Leafs are facing a roster crunch with two players currently on long-term injury reserve—forward Connor Dewar and defenceman Jani Hakanpaa—nearing the end of their conditioning stints with…
Maple Leafs Assign Hakanpaa & Dewar To Marlies On Conditioning Loan
The Toronto Maple Leafs have assigned injured players Jani Hakanpaa and Connor Dewar to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a part of the plan to…