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Bowen Byram is dominating the playoffs, Buffalo has no room for him and the Maple Leafs need to make the call

The Buffalo Sabres have managed a successful reclamation project in Bowen Byram, turning the former fourth overall pick needing a change of scenery into a top defenseman for the team. Byram, 24, hit ...
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Auston Matthews meets John Chayka in Arizona this week and the entire Maple Leafs future is on the line

The Toronto Maple Leafs future is in full swing as John Chayka and Auston Matthews will soon have a meeting that could decide the next step. New Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka will be ...
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One trade with the first overall pick gives the Leafs a Marner replacement and the top defenseman they need

Trade the first overall pick? Toronto would be crazy if they did though there is a world where they can manage to get two holes filled at the same time. All eyes are going to be on the Maple Leafs now ...
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Edmonton cannot afford to keep Vasily Podkolzin and the Maple Leafs should be first in line to take him

The Edmonton Oilers on-ice and salary challenges present the Leafs the opportunity to go after Vasily Podkolzin and he's the perfect addition to their new lineup. After a disappointing first round ...
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A report says the Maple Leafs may not pick Gavin McKenna first overall and the reason behind it is fascinating

One top insider doesn't have the Toronto Maple Leafs taking Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick and here's why that matters. Despite it being believed that Gavin McKenna is the consensus top ...
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Auston Matthews followed Macklin Celebrini after the lottery win and the timing is impossible to ignore

Auston Matthews creates a stir as the Maple Leafs captain takes note of Macklin Celebrini shortly after Toronto's draft lottery win. On X (formerly Twitter), the account 'NHL Follow Tracker', which ...
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Mitch Marner leaving Toronto was the best thing that ever happened to the Maple Leafs

Toronto ended up in the basement but now they have a chance to draft Gavin McKenna and Mitch Marner leaving town was the catalyst that set things in motion. As the NHL Draft Lottery kicked off, Maple ...
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The Maple Leafs won the lottery and Friedman just told fans the awful truth about Auston Matthews

Toronto may have won the draft lottery but according to some information from Elliotte Friedman, it doesn't completely change his mind about staying with the team. Mats Sundin wore #13 for his whole ...
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William Nylander now answers to Mats Sundin and the Leafs engineered that dynamic on purpose

William Nylander and Mats Sundin are two legends in Sweden, and with the latter in charge it feels like that move wasn't made without Nylander in mind. All credit to William Nylander for still putting ...
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The Maple Leafs just won the draft lottery and Gavin McKenna is coming to Toronto

The Toronto Maple Leafs have won the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery and without a doubt that means Gavin McKenna is coming to the blue and white this summer. In a stunning turn of events the Toronto Maple ...
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Vasilevskiy just publicly turned on Cooper and the Leafs should remove him from any coaching consideration

Andre Vasilevskiy refused to back Jon Cooper which is a bad sign, especially if the Toronto Maple Leafs were hoping to lure him over to their side of the fence. As the Tampa Bay Lightning held their ...
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The Flyers might be coming for the Leafs first round pick tonight and most fans have no idea this is possible

All the focuses on the Boston Bruins, but the Philadelphia Flyers are looking to steal a first-rounder from the Maple Leafs as well; a lot sooner than expected too. As the draft lottery commences from ...