Maple Leafs News & Analysis

The NHL signing bonus cap limits new deals to 60 per cent bonus money on September 16. Matthews' contract is 94 per cent bonus — Toronto's best tool is gone.

Jason Robertson's one-year, $12-million deal sets up the biggest UFA date of 2027. What Jason Robertson free agency means for the Maple Leafs and Matthews.

The Matthews-Nylander line dominated when Toronto used it. With Gavin McKenna available for Tavares, Jim Hiller has no good reason left to keep them apart.

Bedard's $15M pushed the NHL pay scale higher, reframing the Maple Leafs salary cap. Matthews and Nylander now look like value, not albatrosses.

Jim Hiller and the Maple Leafs signals a defence-first turn. Here's what his 1-3-1 system changes for the stars, the power play and Toronto's scoring.

William Nylander gets a clean slate with the Maple Leafs after a tense 2025-26. He still scored 30 goals — here's why keeping him is the right call.

The Maple Leafs' right-shot winger problem leaves Nylander as the lone right shot up front. Why it matters and why Bjorkstrand is the obvious fix.

The Maple Leafs still want a difference maker, per Friedman. Chayka's restless posture is smart — but landing one likely means moving money out first.

Opinion: the Maple Leafs shouldn't trade William Nylander. He wants to stay, his $11.5M deal ages well, and he's the bridge to the McKenna era.

A $104 million cap for 2026-27 makes the Maple Leafs' big contracts look better by the day — and hands Chayka real spending room. The risk is overusing it.