Maple Leafs News & Analysis

The Maple Leafs PTO board is empty with camp two weeks out. With one contract slot left and LTIR math to manage, that restraint is the right call.

The Auston Matthews next contract math just changed. Makar's $20.4M deal reset the market, the new CBA caps term at seven years, and Toronto talks in July 2027.

The Cale Makar contract is the richest in NHL history at $20.4 million a season. Here is what the $20M deal costs the Maple Leafs' blue line and cap plan.

Jack Roslovic is the Maple Leafs’ riskiest bet of the summer: $4M for a streaky 29-year-old in a job Gavin McKenna needs to have.

The new NHL LTIR cap limits relief to roughly $3.82M this season. Max Domi’s $3.75M hit clears it, keeping the Leafs’ compliance plan alive.

Connor Hellebuyck trade request goes public before camp. Why the Maple Leafs, over the cap with Bobrovsky and Stolarz, cannot be the buyer.

An Erik Karlsson Maple Leafs trade was floated on 32 Thoughts as a 2026-27 prediction. The $11.5M cap hit and Toronto's $25M blue line say otherwise.

Toronto's Maple Leafs core four on defence costs $25 million against the cap. A breakdown of the roles, the term, and where the Raddysh contract could go wrong.

John Tavares is the Maple Leafs' best value contract at $4.39M. His 2026-27 role under Jim Hiller, and how the Gavin McKenna handoff lines up.

An Adam Fantilli offer sheet is being floated for three teams. The Maple Leafs cannot tender one — no 2027 or 2028 firsts, and no room under the $104M cap.

An Easton Cowan trade would be the obvious way to fund a Leafs difference-maker. It also converts Toronto last cheap production into big salary.

Toronto is about $2.75M over the ceiling. The Maple Leafs salary cap fix runs through Max Domi LTIR, and it buys less flexibility than fans think.

The Maple Leafs difference-maker trade Friedman flagged hasn't landed. Here's what Chayka has left to deal, and why the cap makes a blockbuster unlikely.

Pavel Buchnevich trade talk is back. His $8 million cap hit runs through 2030-31 with full trade protection, and the Maple Leafs should stay well out of it.

Vladimir Tarasenko remains a free agent with camp three weeks away. Why the cap-strapped Maple Leafs should offer the 34-year-old a professional tryout anyway.

The Max Domi role question has no clean answer: five new bottom-six forwards, a $3.75M cap hit Toronto needs on LTIR, and no line for him to skate on.

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.

A Philippe Myers trade is the cleanest move left before camp: one year at $850,000, no path to minutes, and a front office reportedly willing to listen.