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Projecting the first 18 PWHL players
Determining the first three PWHL players in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, New York, Boston, and Minnesota.
Sheldon Keefe extended beyond 2025
Everyone's getting extensions before William Nylander, it seems.
🖊 We’ve signed Head Coach Sheldon Keefe to a multi-year contract extension.
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) August 30, 2023
Sheldon Keefe, already signed through 2023-24, has been given a "multi-year" extension that was confirmed by Elliotte Friedman to
2023 Top 25 Under 25: Fraser Minten is 8th
Fraser Minten completed his third season with the Kamloops Blazers, finishing fourth in team scoring with 67 points in 57 games.
Weekend FTB: Auston and Tree talk extension
Brad Treliving and Auston Matthews spoke to the media in a press conference following the announcement of their extension agreement during the week.
2023 Top 25 Under 25: Easton Cowan is 10th
Say hello to Easton Cowan, the Leafs first round pick from the 2023 NHL Draft. And as is inevitably the case, he's not simply allowed to be a prospect, but a foil for arguments about the NHL team today. Let's begin his T25U25 profile with what
Friday FTB: Who's coming to Traverse City, Leafs?
Everybody but the Leafs have released their Traverse City prospect tournament roster and the schedule has been out for a while now. C'mon, Leafs, tell us who we're going to see play!
There is some speculation goalie prospect Vyacheslav Peksa will stay with the Leafs/Marlies
Wednesday FTB: a bunch of guys you might have heard of
Peter Holland, the 32-year-old centre who washed out after 15 games in the SHL two seasons ago, has secured a PTO with the Colorado Avalanche as he looks to make his comeback in the league. I guess he burned through his $5 million in NHL earnings from crypto. He also
2023 Top 25 Under 25: Nicholas Moldenhauer is 13th
Last year's third round pick, Nicholas Moldenhauer, had a strong final season in the USHL for the Chicago Steel ahead of his move to the NCAA with the University of Michigan. Moldenhauer could fool you as a Yank with all those red, white, and blue words, but the truth is he's from Mississauga.
Friday FTB: Remembering Rick Jeanneret
Last night with a heavy heart we learned of the passing of legendary Buffalo Sabres play-by-play announcer, Rick Jeanneret. Born in St. Catherines in 1942, Jeanneret called games for the Sabres for 51 years, including the absolutely unforgettable "MAY DAY" call.
2023 Top 25 Under 25: Semyon Der Arguchintsev is 19th
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev makes our list within the top-20, but is the first player trending away from the Leafs than towards it.
Friday FTB: ladies and gentlemen, the weekend
The Leafs signed top prospect Easton Cowan to a three-year ELC with the club. He'll return back to the OHL with London this season.
Thursday FTB: comparing Jones and Samsonov
Okay, I'll start right off by saying this is a silly comparison. Martin Jones, newly minted Leaf, has really bad stopping pucks numbers and has for half a dozen years now.
2023 Top 25 Under 25: Brandon Lisowsky is 22nd
Lisowsky and Saskatoon put up the points for an eye-catching season in the WHL. What are his next steps as a leader on his team and looking ahead towards pro hockey?
Wednesday FTB: Preseason schedule? Remind me in a month
New North American sports franchises list has come out. The Toronto Raptors are now valued to be $1.2 billion more than the Toronto Maple Leafs. While this is all value for MLSE, I think it should come as no shock the Raptors are a huge franchise, and in fact
Friday FTB: How many more days of waiting?
There are 68 days until the Leafs are back.
Wednesday FTB: some unsigned RFAs in August
The NHL is down to its last two arbitration cases as we reach the last month of the offseason. Anaheim's Troy Terry and Pittsburgh's Drew O'Connor are the last hearings that are scheduled.
And then there were two ✌️#FlyTogether Troy Terry - Aug 2#
Wednesday FTB: who we aren't going to talk about
The Billionaire owner of the Chicago NHL team has died. Rocky Wirtz and his family have a net worth of $4.4 billion, according to Forbes. Rocky and his son Danny were the speakers at the infamous town hall in 2022 where Rocky Wirtz said "we're not
Leafs Salary Cap Scenarios
Let's do some math!
Thursday FTB: goalie math is simple, right?
Reporters are speculating that the Ilya Samsonov contract will be settled out of court, with a low multi-year deal in the low-3's.
Wednesday FTB: NHL consider their virtual boards a success
After determining their first season of virtual boards were a "success," the NHL has partnered with a company called MVP Index to provide "valuation technology" and "asset management" to improve corporate sponsor experience "based on different camera angles."
I'm going
Thursday FTB: Gretzky makes the case for Auston and co to take less
Wayne Gretzky was on a Leafs Nation podcast the other day where he gave the player's perspective on taking less to help the team win on the third contract. The article I get these quotes from is below.
"I hope that players make as much money as
Toronto Marlies release next season's schedule
The Toronto Marlies, along with the entirety of the AHL, have released their 2023-24 schedule, including opening weekend on October 14th and 15th.
Wednesday FTB: but wait, it gets worse
Remember NFT's? The NHL thinks they're still cool.
Leafs Summer Priority List
While it's untimely to write this article in the middle of offseason madness, it's also become more clear what the Leafs' priorities – and specifically those of Brad Treliving – are during this time. Treliving joined the Leafs with T-3 weeks until the Draft. In the days