The Maple Leafs’ first priority at development camp is to let the prospects play

“A little less thinking, a little more playing,” Wickenheiser says about the hopefuls whose schedules have been interrupted by the pandemic.

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Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas admits he considered breaking up his core in the off-season

“The time for sentiment has come and gone ... I think we would look at anything that would that would improve our team,” Dubas says on McCown podcast.

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Forward Nick Robertson headlines this week’s Leafs development camp

The team didn’t hold the camp last year due to the pandemic and a number of its European prospects won’t make the trip this year.

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Maple Leafs sign former Bruins forward Ondřej Kaše to one-year deal

Kaše has 43 goals in 207 NHL games.

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The Maple Leafs might not be done after low-risk deals with goalie Petr Mrazek and bargain forwards

Seven players got a total of 10 years worth of contracts from the Leafs on the first day of free agency, totalling $19.3 million at the NHL level. Four of those seven will probably be NHLers.

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Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas admits there’s ‘a lot of work to do’ with free agency about to open

The Leafs will have about $10 million to spend on perhaps four or five players, starting Wednesday.

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Maple Leafs draft analysis: Two forwards and a goalie form smallest haul since 1968.

Wingers Matthew Knies and Ty Voit and goalie Vyacheslav Peksa comprise the Leafs’ smallest draft haul since 1968.

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Hyman leaving Leafs to join Oilers on a $40-million deal. Only question that remains is term.

The contract will be for eight years if Leafs agree to a sign-and-trade. Otherwise, the pending unrestricted free agent will join Edmonton on a seven-year deal when the market opens up.

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As Maple Leafs’ Zach Hyman weighs his contract options, Oilers remain the front-runner

Hyman staring at an eight-year deal from Oilers worth $5.125 million a year if the Leafs agree to a sign-and-trade, or he can accept a seven-year deal for $5.5 million a year when free agency officially begins.

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Zach Hyman chats with the Oilers, while the Leafs lose Jared McCann to the expansion Kraken

Hyman, a pending free agent with clearance to talk to other teams, was in Edmonton on Wednesday, chatting with Oilers general manager Ken Holland about the possibility of a long-term deal.

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The Maple Leafs show faith in Justin Holl — safe from the Kraken — but the protected list is just the start

The including of Justin Holl, a 29-year-old middle-pair defenceman, on the Leafs’ protected list over forwards Alex Kerfoot and just-acquired Jared McCann is sure to spark debate around the team — at least until Seattle makes its selection in Wednesday’s NHL expansion draft.

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Maple Leafs trade for centre Jared McCann from Penguins before NHL roster freeze

Toronto is McCann’s fourth team, though Seattle could well be his fifth, depending on who the Leafs protect in the expansion draft.

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Zach Hyman. Frederik Andersen. The Maple Leafs have quick decisions to make, but fans hoping for a major shakeup will be disappointed

Zach Hyman, a versatile forward, and Frederik Andersen, for years their No. 1 netminder, are the Leafs’ key unrestricted free agents. Hyman’s agent, Todd Reynolds, was given permission at the beginning of the week to field offers from other teams. Andersen’s agent, Claude Lemieux, was not. That’s telling on a few fronts.

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Zach Hyman wants to stick with Maple Leafs but the offers are rolling in

It is believed Hyman, a soon-to-be unrestricted free agent, is seeking about $5 million annually over eight years, a home-town discount of sorts with his camp getting offers “north” of there, according to a source.

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Don’t blink, hectic NHL off-season is already well under way

The Tampa Bay Lightning just won the Stanley Cup on Wednesday and already all eyes turn to the next season.

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Maple Leafs sign Travis Dermott to two-year, $3 million extension

Toronto will pay the 24-year-old defenceman an average of $1.5 million a year, a raise from the $863,333 he earned last year.

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Maple Leafs rejig minor league operations to ‘maximize the potential’ of prospects

Ryan Hardy will become senior director of minor league operations, headlining moves that Leafs GM Kyle Dubas says is meant to help get the most out of their prospects in the AHL and ECHL.

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The message from some high-profile Leafs fans after another lost season? Keep the faith

We asked Steve (Dangle) Glynn, Mike (The Ultimate Leafs Fan) Wilson and Jason (Dart Guy) Maslakow how they’re coping after the Leafs’ loss to Montreal.

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Auston Matthews nominated for Hart Trophy, the first Maple Leafs finalist in 28 years

Doug Gilmour was a finalist for the Hart, as the most valuable player to his team, when Mario Lemieux won in 1993.

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Fixing the Leafs: Why trading Morgan Rielly should be on the table. And what if Mitch Marner is their DeMar DeRozan?

The return for Rielly would be solid, they have Rasmus Sandin to replace him, and they need the cap space. Meanwhile, the brain trust’s insistence that Marner won’t be dealt might sound strangely familiar to Toronto sports fans, Kevin McGran writes.

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