Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Easton Cowan is the Maple Leafs' cheapest answer to their top-six winger problem. Here is what his second NHL season needs to look like.

The Toronto Marlies 2026-27 season is a step back in the standings and a step forward for the pipeline. Inside Chayka's rebuilt AHL staff and what it means.

Maple Leafs draft rights lapsed on Hlacar, Mayes and Miller this summer under three different clocks. How the rules work, and why 2027 changes all of it.

The Maple Leafs contract limit sits at 49 of 50. With paper transactions banned and Toronto $2.75M over the cap, the last slot is the whole cupboard.

Two Maple Leafs prospects face opposite tests. Mans Gudmundsson gets an early SHL push at 18; Nick Moldenhauer's senior year at Michigan is a deadline.

Maple Leafs prospect rankings are out. Behind Gavin McKenna and Easton Cowan sit the names that decide whether Toronto really has a pipeline.

Easton Cowan has a Memorial Cup and a Calder Cup in back-to-back seasons. What the Maple Leafs winger has to do in 2026-27 to complete the set.

The NHL minimum salary hits $850,000 in 2026-27 and retroactively raises cap hits on 376 contracts. What it costs a Maple Leafs team already over the cap.

Semyon Der-Arguchintsev wants back with the Maple Leafs, but his lost waiver exemption means Toronto cannot sign him and quietly stash him with the Marlies.

The new 19-year-old AHL rule gives the Maple Leafs one Marlies slot in 2026-27. Tyler Hopkins or Harry Nansi? The case for each, and our verdict.

Ben Danford wants to make the Maple Leafs out of camp. With Toronto's right-shot blue line thin after the Carlo trade, he fills a genuine need.

The Maple Leafs prospects picture is the best in years. A Calder Cup-winning Marlies team gives cap-strapped Toronto cheap, ready-made depth.

Easton Cowan leads all AHL rookies with 13 points in 17 playoff games, giving the cap-strapped Maple Leafs a cheap, ready forward for next season.

The Marlies playoffs run hits a decisive Game 5 tied 2-2, with top Leafs prospect Easton Cowan owning a costly giveaway and seeking redemption.