James van Riemsdyk and Scott Laughton were the players behind the Pride initiative in Philadelphia, and I trust them both to have been sincere in their work, and sincerely frustrated by the conversation that ensued that was all about Provorov.

Looking at Vojtech Port, a Czech offensive defenseman playing on the worst team in the WHL last year who may go under the radar as a late round steal.

Gary Bettman shared with Elliotte Friedman on his podcast that the NHL will be cancelling all specialty jerseys from warmups

Looking at the small but real fun Russian forward Timur Mukhanov, and if he's worth a roll of the dice by the Maple Leafs with their later round picks.

Are the Maple Leafs for sale? Will our blog name be relevant again?

It's been said dozens of times that the Leafs can't afford Bunting. But of course they could, and they may actually acquire someone new in the lower end of his price range in the coming days, but the Leafs can't afford to overpay someone as much as he will be overpaid in the marketplace.

The Buffalo Sabres will be participating in a preseason game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Joe Thornton Community Centre in St. Thomas, Ontario on Wednesday, September 27 as part of Kraft Hockeyville celebrations.

Looking at Beckett Hendrickson, an underrated playmaker from the US national development squad, as a later round pick for the Maple Leafs.

The next inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame will be announced this afternoon and of course everyone has opinions on who those should be.

I have no idea what type of team Brad Treliving is going to build. While it seems like he's building that team with Sheldon Keefe, we have no idea what format it will take.

Looking at the potential hidden gem that is Felix Nilsson, and his stellar metrics in Sweden's junior league this season. He would make an ideal late round pick for Toronto.

Buyout TJ Brodie? What a laugh. I hope we all enjoyed that while not giving the clickbaiters the oxygen they

In Monday's 32 Thoughts, Jeff Marek named three possible hires for the Maple Leafs open coaching slot. Two were names he'd heard as possibles, and one is just a rational guess everyone has made by now. Let's start there.

The Leafs don't have a lot of assets to trade to add players, and the free agent market means older, and more expensive relative to player worth most of the time. Getting a good, young, cost-controlled player is the holy grail, but is it possible?

Looking at the underrated defenseman Matthew Mania and why he is a perfect later round swing for the Maple Leafs if he falls that far.

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Looking at the enigmatic defenseman Caden Price, and his potential as a bounce back prospect who Toronto could draft in the second or third round.

Looking at the hard working two-way center Martin Mišiak from Slovakia, and his potential as a trade down target candidate for the Maple Leafs in the second or third round.

The hockey off-season started with a bang on Friday.

Looking at the big power forward Aydar Suniev, and his potential as a trade down target candidate for the Maple Leafs in the second or third round.

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There's been reports that the Leafs are happy to re-sign William Nylander, something that the general zeitgeist would have had you think was unlikely a month ago. A lot of people thought they'd sacrifice him to pay Mitch Marner.

Looking at the speedy and skilled Gracyn Sawchyn, and his potential as a trade down target candidate for the Maple Leafs in the second or third round.

Photographer Al Powers from Las Vegas captured the most phenomenal photograph in Stanley Cup Finals history with this picture of

Instead of guessing the future, which is basically all we do in June, July and August around here, how about a break where we think about the past, question the way things have always been done and ask where else there should be changes than just the players themselves.