Kevin McGran

Easton Cowan and Jacob Quillan were assigned to the Marlies on Friday, in time to be eligible to play in the Calder Cup playoffs. The deadline was 3 p.m. The #Leafs can call them up. They can call up up to five Marlies, though only four can be on the roster at any time.

Where do the Scott Laughton trades rank among the Leafiest things ever?
Basically a first-rounder and solid NHL prospect for a third-rounder.
Does it outdo Courntall for Kordic?
Kurvers for a first-rounder (turned into 3rd overall, S. Niedermayer)
Please add to the list.

NHL Trade Deadline 2026 live: Maple Leafs will trade goalie at some point; McMann, Laughton, Ekman-Larsson are candidates to move Our NHL trade deadline live blog will cover everything you need to know about the Maple Leafs and keep tabs on a busy day in the NHL.

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Thank goodness the Brier is on. Nothing's happening #NHLTradeDeadline

Leafs just might draft Yanic Perreault’s son Gabe, who shattered Auston Matthews’ scoring record While Gabe Perreault might be gone by the time the Leafs pick 28th in Nashville on June 28, there are reasons to hope and storylines to consider.

Wrote this about Yannick Perreault's son, NYR Gabriel Perreault, in his draft year. #Leafs
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Expecting #Leafs GMBT to be more interested in picks in 2027 and '28. He can use them as fodder for trade deadline next season, if he can get the team turned around, or he can simply use them if the team tanks.

Leafs look like they're in Game 7 form tonight.

Maple Leafs vs. Lightning: Tampa Bay too much for Toronto, goals or no goals Every goal might not count, as the Lightning found out, but every point matters and the Leafs came away empty.

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Auston Matthews (to CBC) on how big Hughes' goal was for USA Hockey: "It's Mike Eruzione and then Jack Hughes."

Luke Hughes, by the way, played minor hockey in the GTHL with the Toronto Marlboros back when his father worked for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander used to play ministicks and other games with the Hughes kids.

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Canada vs. U.S. Olympics score live: Makar scores as Canadians solve Hellebuyck to tie gold medal game; Leafs fans boo Matthews, Gretzky Our live coverage has everything you need to know about Team Canada vs. Team USA in men’s hockey and the closing ceremony at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Follow the gold medal game
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Connor Hellebuyck looks like he's in mid-season form.

In addition, Mike Babcock is the only coach in the club

Canada has 11 skaters in the club, the most by any country: Rob Blake, Joe Sakic, Brendan Shanahan, Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger, Eric Staal, Jonathan Toews, Patrice Bergeron, Sidney Crosby, Corey Perry and Jay Bouwmeester.

All have won the Stanley Cup and gold in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s world championships. Olympic gold is all they are missing.
The Americans have no players up for Triple Gold, largely because their best players often eschew the world championships.

The Canadians have five players who are an Olympic gold medal away from joining international hockey’s Triple Gold Club: Brad Marchand, Nathan MacKinnon, Sam Reinhart, Mark Stone and Darcy Kuemper.

USA’s Dylan Larkin ready for 4 Nations Face-Off rematch against Canada — where he has family ties The Red Wings captain’s father is from Scarborough. His grandmother still lives there. But Larkin is happy with where his hockey allegiances lie.

Wrote this about Team USA's Dylan Larkin and his ties to Canada a year ago.
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No OEL Nylander Tavares Knies Woll at #LeafsForever practice
Blue: McMann Matthews Domi Maccelli
White: Roy Robertson Cowan
Grey: Jarnkrok Lorentz Laughton
Black: Carlo Myers Rielly Stecher McCabe Benning
Goalies: Stolarz Hildeby

Mitch Marner has a new team, new position and new chapter — and no regrets about leaving the Maple Leafs Marner faces former team for the first time Thursday night in Vegas. He’ll make his return to Scotiabank Arena next week.

PREGAME REPOST: My one-on-one interview with Mitch Marner.
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Mitch Marner night #LeafsForever (Also Adin Hill Bobblehead night)

Mitch Marner has a new team, new position and new chapter — and no regrets about leaving the Maple Leafs Marner faces former team for the first time Thursday night in Vegas. He’ll make his return to Scotiabank Arena next week.

My one-on-one with Mitch Marner
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Auston Matthews ties Mats Sundin for most goals by a Leaf (420). If only someone had written a book.
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Rosie DiManno: ‘I’m glad for Auston.’ Mats Sundin won’t be shedding a tear when his Maple Leafs goals record falls Matthews is one goal back of the standard the Swede set. "Records are made to be broken," Sundin said.

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With six goals in December, Bobby McMann is the first player not named Auston, Mitch, Willie or John to outright lead #LeafsForever in scoring in a calendar month since Zach Hyman in March 2021.

Wine, guitars and Star Wars Lego: Maple Leafs players share their personal collections While there are some impressive hockey stick collections among the group, many Leafs players focus on things unrelated to the game.

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Merry Christmas
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Joe Bowen’s career highlight hasn’t happened yet. The Leafs are running out of time The long-time voice of the Maple Leafs is retiring after four-plus decades as a broadcaster. All that’s missing is that elusive Stanley Cup victory.

It’s Joe Bowen night at the Scotiabank Arena… Wrote this about the voice of the Leafs a few weeks back

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Maple Leafs vs. Oilers: Craig Berube points to leaders as Leafs fade in third period Hildeby gets pulled after Oilers pull away in final period.

Stecher felt awful after thst own-goal.
“It ties the game up 2-2, obviously I feel bad. I don't want it to happen. I had the right intentions to clear the puck. (McDavid) is centring it, I know there's two guys behind me. Just bad luck.”

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The eccentric Ukrainian skating coach who sharpened Auston Matthews’ edges In his new book “Auston Matthews: A Life in Hockey,” author Kevin McGran focuses on how Boris Dorozhenko's unique coaching methods benefitted Matthews and other young hockey hopefuls in Canada

An excerpt from my book Auston Matthews: A Life in Hockey

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