Maple Leafs News & Analysis

NHL Network's Maple Leafs winger rankings put Nylander 10th and left Matthew Knies off the top 20. What one name out of 20 says about Chayka's forward group.

NHL 27 ratings put Nylander at 93 and Matthews at 92 — a second straight downgrade. The reaction says more about Toronto than the rating does.

Morgan Rielly praised John Chayka's direct approach. It marks a real shift in how the Maple Leafs handle players — and a bill that comes due by February.

The Cutter Gauthier contract standoff — a rejected $52 million offer — resets the NHL's second-contract market and raises the price of Toronto's next deals.

Matthew Knies 30 goals is a seven-goal step, not a leap. Why it is the cleanest test of whether John Chayka built the Maple Leafs roster correctly.

The Matthew Knies contract at $7.75 million gets better every time the cap rises — why it is now the most valuable deal on Toronto's books.

The Matthew Knies trade talk casts him as a sell-high asset. His $7.75M contract and Toronto's steep asking price say the Maple Leafs should hold, not deal.

Opinion: A Matthew Knies trade for Zach Werenski would have cost too much. Losing the Werenski race saved Toronto from a franchise-altering mistake.