Leafs Rumours & Trades

The Leafs continue rounding out their new front office with a trio of hires, including a new Director of Amateur Scouting, Dan Palango.

There has been some redefining of roles & titles, but largely, it's all about new leadership bringing in their own people 👇

Maple Leafs make trio of front-office hires, including new Director of Amateur Scouting Dan Palango The Maple Leafs continue to build out their new front office with the hiring of Dan Palango as Director of Amateur Scouting, Brad Rossen as Vice President of Research & Development, and JP Perpich as Director of U.S. Amateur Scouting. More and more, this is looking like an organizational realignment...

Neil Glasberg on his involvement in the Leafs’ GM search: “I grew up in Montreal as a Habs fan, but I have to tell you I am the number-one fan in Leafs Nation right now."

Glasberg on the process of working with Pelley, hiring John Chayka 👇

Neil Glasberg on his involvement in the Maple Leafs' GM search: "I grew up in Montreal as a Habs fan, but I have to tell you I am the number-one fan in Leafs Nation right now" Neil Glasberg, Founder/President at The Coaches Agency, joined First Up to discuss his involvement in the Maple Leafs’ executive search and the team’s ultimate decision to hire John Chayka as General Manager. You went from working with Evander Holyfield to now representing many high-profile peop...

Our Maple Leafs Offseason Review series concludes today with additional thoughts on the bet on Bobrovsky, developing McKenna, the Matthews-Nylander combination, trading for Nick Paul, configuring the lineup, and more 👇

The Bobrovsky bet, the Nick Paul trade, contemplating a Matthews-Nylander line, and other offseason Leafs Notes We wrap up the 2026 Offseason Review series with an assortment of thoughts on the Sergei Bobrovsky signing, the Leafs’ work in the trade market, Gavin McKenna’s development, possible line combinations, the average age of the Leafs’ roster, and more. In case you missed the first three installme...

How improved is the Maple Leafs' defense core after their two moves on the blue line this offseason? Were there any missed opportunities out there? 👇

How much better is the Maple Leafs' defense? - 2026 Offseason Review, Part 3 As is always the case, the defense market was extremely difficult this NHL offseason. Teams rarely let quality defensemen go, and when they do, the acquisition costs are exorbitant. There were a number of defensemen traded who, to varying degrees, would have helped the Maple Leafs. But in most cases...

“I don’t think Jim Hiller has to be great. After last year, he just has to be normal.”

Anthony Petrielli discusses the Leafs’ offseason changes on and off the ice 👇

"I don’t think Jim Hiller has to be great. He just has to be normal." -- Anthony Petrielli discusses the Leafs' offseason changes on and off the ice on SN590 Anthony Petrielli joined The FAN Morning Show to discuss his Maple Leafs Offseason Review series currently underway on MLHS. On GM John Chayka’s first offseason at the helm: They haven’t played a game yet, so it’s still reserved. But for someone who was out of the league for half a decade, the...

Part 2 of our Offseason Review series looks at the Leafs' changes at forward and whether they're in a better place to optimize their deployment strategy after a befuddling approach in 2025-26 👇

Will the Maple Leafs' deployment strategy finally align up front? The irony of all the moves the Maple Leafs made this offseason is that they positioned themselves to do not only what should have been done last season, but quite literally what they said they were going to do. Here was Brad Treliving last offseason, in a quote we referenced regularly: “I have use...

After the Leafs’ big offseason of change, the same truth remains: The buck stops with a bounce-back year from Auston Matthews.

Kicking off our 2026 offseason review series with a look at the Leafs' big picture 👇

After the Maple Leafs' offseason of change, the same truth remains: The buck stops with Auston Matthews [2026 Offseason Review, Part 1] The NHL offseason has officially slowed to a crawl. The bulk of available players have found new homes, the insiders are on summer vacation, and the news cycle has slowed to the odd tidbit here or there. We already analyzed each Maple Leafs signing one by one as they happened, but a few weeks later,...

The Maple Leafs’ 2026-27 schedule is here!

Among the highlights: Boxing Day in Montreal, Black Friday in Boston, Bobrovsky's return to Florida on Mar. 6, a hectic March, and more 👇

Maple Leafs' 2026-27 Schedule Released: Boxing Day in Montreal, Black Friday in Boston, Bobrovsky returns to Florida Mar. 6 & more Now with an 84-game schedule, the NHL season opener will take place at the end of September this year, and the Maple Leafs will play on the opening night of the NHL regular season: Tuesday, September 29, vs. Montreal in Toronto, followed by a back-to-back against the Isles on Wednesday, September 30...

The Maple Leafs continue to reshape their management group, announcing Jeremiah Crowe as their new Director of Player Personnel 👇

Maple Leafs continue reshaping front office with hiring of Jeremiah Crowe as Dir. of Player Personnel The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to reshape their management group, announcing Jeremiah Crowe as their new Director of Player Personnel. Crowe spent the last nine seasons working his way through the Buffalo Sabres organization, where he started as a pro scout before a promotion to Director of Scouti...

New Marlies head coach Steve Sullivan on Mark Giordano’s promotion: “He's an elite hockey mind who will get a great opportunity to run the D and PK."

Sullivan on the process of getting the job, alignment with mgmt, his work on the Leafs' PP + more 👇

New Marlies head coach Steve Sullivan on Mark Giordano's promotion: "He is an elite hockey mind who will get a great opportunity to run the D and the PK" New Toronto Marlies head coach Steve Sullivan joined TSN Overdrive to discuss the process behind landing the Marlies job, his experience running the Leafs’ power play last season, working with John Chayka and team management, and the famous clip of the fan interaction in Colorado during his playin...