Maple Leafs Win 2026 NHL Draft Lottery at 8.5% Odds
Toronto Maple Leafs won the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery on 8.5% odds, holding the 5th-best chance in the field. The pick lands McKenna or Stenber...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
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The July 1 Bonus Wall: $63M NHL Bonus Calendar 2026
On July 1, 2026, six NHL teams will wire $63 million in lockout-proof signing bonuses to Draisaitl, McDavid, Matthews, Crosby, MacKinnon, an...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Maple Leafs Pick McKenna #1 in 2026 NHL Mock Draft
Toronto won the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery and will pick Gavin McKenna #1 on June 26. The Matthews Echo: 10 years between Toronto's last two fra...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Maple Leafs Sundin Chayka Management Hire Update 2026
Friedman reports Sundin VP Ops + Chayka GM all but done deal. The Pelley Bet, 420 vs 0 stat math, and Toronto front-office reorganization in...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Bruce Cassidy Canadian Team Coaching Rumor 2026: Top Landing Spots
Bruce Cassidy publicly opened the door to coaching a Canadian NHL team in 2026. Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg ranked by real fit. Contract mat...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Maple Leafs GM Finalists 2026: Chayka vs White | Pelley Filter
Elliotte Friedman named John Chayka (36) and Scott White (58) as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM finalists for 2026 - the 22-year age gap hides a...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Darren Raddysh Free Agent Dilemma: The Sample-Size Tax
Darren Raddysh's 70-point breakout hides 2026's biggest UFA risk. The Sample-Size Tax explains why Maple Leafs should pause before signing L...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Shane Doan Canucks 2026: The Group-Mind Gambit Explained
Canucks added Shane Doan to their 2026 GM search — but not as the next GM. Per Elliotte Friedman, Doan is being auditioned as part of a grou...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Morgan Rielly Trade 2026: The NMC Anchor Explained
Morgan Rielly trade 2026 decision: $30M commitment + full NMC through 2029-30 = The NMC Anchor. Why the new Leafs GM has to call Rielly firs...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Maple Leafs Andersson Trade Offer 2026: Counter-Offer Gap
The Maple Leafs Andersson trade offer 2026 is finally public: Treliving offered Ben Danford plus a pick. Conroy countered with two firsts pl...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Nick Robertson Trade 2026: The Ice-Time Verdict Explained
The Nick Robertson trade 2026 picture: career-high 32 points in 78 games on just 12:39 of ice time per night. RFA status, prior trade reques...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Maple Leafs GM Candidates 2026: The Open Audition Trap
Seven candidates have interviewed for the Maple Leafs GM job in 2026 — but the search was shaped by one name that isn't in the room. Here's...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Rielly Knies Maple Leafs Offseason: Locker-Room Pact
Morgan Rielly and Matthew Knies just told Toronto they\'re staying. Full breakdown of the NMC math, the 6-year extension gamble, and why the...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
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Mats Sundin Maple Leafs Meeting 2026: The Captain Clause
Elliotte Friedman reports the Maple Leafs are meeting with Mats Sundin for a hockey operations role just 24 hours after losing Sunny Mehta t...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
Maple Leafs Most Disappointing Team: 30-Point Collapse
The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped from 108 points and an Atlantic Division title to 78 points and last place. A 30-point implosion triggered b...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Auston Matthews Maple Leafs Future: The Quiet Ultimatum
Matthews posted 27 goals in 60 games before a Grade 3 MCL tear ended his season. Now, with a full NMC and two years left on his $13.25M deal...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
TJ Hughes NHL Free Agent: The Zero-Dollar Bidding War
T.J. Hughes is the most wanted college free agent in the NHL — and every team offers the exact same deal. The Zero-Dollar Bidding War scores...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Maple Leafs GM Search: Inside the Overcorrection Cycle
Toronto has hired five GMs since 2008. Each one represented the opposite philosophy of the last. Burke was toughness. Dubas was data. Treliv...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Dougie Hamilton Trade: 3 Best Devils Destinations Ranked
Dougie Hamilton's $9 million cap hit makes him the hardest defenseman to trade this offseason. Our Retention Ladder framework shows how Devi...
By Mike Johnson · 14 min read
Bruce Cassidy Maple Leafs: Why He Said No to Toronto
Bruce Cassidy won't coach the Maple Leafs, per TSN's Darren Dreger. His career pattern — championships in Year 1-3, locker room fractures by...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read