3 d. ago Maple Leafs GM on Marner: ‘We want Mitch here for a long time’

Brad Treliving appeared in Salt Lake City on Sunday afternoon to smooth the waters. Publicly, at least, as it pertains to the Maple Leafs and Mitch Marner. The Leafs’ general manager held a brief media availability following the club’s practice at the Utah Olympic Oval. With reports surfacing during the weekend that the Leafs asked […]

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4 d. ago LEAFS TAKEAWAYS: Two trade debuts, Mitch Marner contract and a late letdown in Denver

The Maple Leafs should be very good with their two trade deadline additions, but the also bulked-up Colorado Avalanche was definitely better on home ice Saturday night.  With five unanswered goals, including NHL leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon’s 100th point, the Avs downed the Leafs 7-4, inflated by two empty-net markers.  Nevertheless, 6-foot-5 defenceman Brandon Carlo […]

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5 d. ago LEAFS NOTES: GM says ‘this isn’t goodbye’ for demoted Ryan Reaves

Brad Treliving knew his conversation with Ryan Reaves would be a hard one. After the exhilaration of pulling off two vital trades for the Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes, the general manager had to turn his attention to the demotion of loyal soldier Reaves to the Marlies. The 900-game veteran hasn’t seen the minors in more than […]

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5 d. ago Maple Leafs’ Treliving: Knies ‘just realizing how big and strong he is’

If the Carolina Hurricanes wanted Matthew Knies in a trade with the Maple Leafs involving Mikko Rantanen, we now know why Toronto didn’t move the young winger. “You can see a power forward developing right in front of us,” Leafs general manager Brad Treliving told media in Denver on Friday afternoon. “He’s just maturing into […]

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5 d. ago SIMMONS: Maple Leafs not the only ones who loaded up big for Stanley Cup playoffs

GM Brad Treliving got the third-line centre, top-four defenceman he needed, but Florida, Tampa Bay loaded up as well

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6 d. ago Maple Leafs acquire centre Scott Laughton in trade deadline deal with Flyers

Scott Laughton is a Maple Leaf. A couple of hours before the National Hockey League trade deadline passed on Friday afternoon, Leafs general manager Brad Treliving added the third-line centre that he has been seeking for weeks, completing a deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. The cost for Laughton, an Oakville native, reportedly wasn’t cheap. Going […]

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6 d. ago Even if Brad Treliving adds more, it’s on Maple Leafs’ big four to lead in playoff success

Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, John Tavares. None of these players will be acquired by the Maple Leafs before the National Hockey League trade deadline on Friday afternoon. They’re already here, and have been as a four-pack since the 2018-19 season after Tavares signed a seven-year contract with the Leafs in free agency in […]

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6 d. ago Deadline deals, large and small, have yet to net Leafs GMs extended playoff success

  Three different general managers in and around the Core Four era have tried everything at the NHL trade deadline, from swinging for the fences to singles and sacrifice bunts to get the Maple Leafs around the bases for a Stanley Cup.  But beyond successfully sliding into the second round two years ago, it has […]

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1 week ago Leafs GM remains lukewarm about ‘taking big swings’ at NHL trade deadline

Brad Treliving wasn’t in a revelatory mood on Saturday. Not that we would have expected the Maple Leafs general manager to spill any trade secrets when he met with the  media in Pittsburgh. Treliving even took a playful shot at himself before getting into few specifics regarding the Leafs’ plans before the National Hockey League […]

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1 week ago Maple Leafs’ Treliving looks for Marner to take 4 Nations win forward

Naturally, Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving was thrilled that Mitch Marner excelled for Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off. “Mitch had his hands all over the success they had,” Treliving told media in Pittsburgh on Saturday. “We know how good Mitch is, so I think being able to come through that on a positive […]

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1 week ago LEAFS NOTES: Head coach Craig Berube squarely in the Brayden Schenn fan club

Craig Berube and Brad Treliving are in constant communication. And the dialogue between the Maple Leafs coach and general manager, one would surmise, has ramped up with the National Hockey League trade deadline now less than a week away. If it gets to a point where the Leafs are closing in on a deal for […]

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1 week ago Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving should acquire Brayden Schenn – if he can

Toronto rumoured to be one of several NHL teams interested in trading for St. Louis Blues captain Brayden Schenn.

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