Cathy Squires
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2023 T25U25: Week One Summary
A reprise of the first week of the T25 along with the Community Vote Unranked and bottom six choices. Come see how you all voted.
Weekend FTB: An august season of ranking
Today marks the end of the first week of the T25, and the summary will be out later today reliving the first six placings and catching up with the bottom of the Community Vote list.
Maple Leafs sign Martin Jones
As expected, the Maple Leafs have added some insurance in net.
2023 Top 25 Under 25: Dennis Hildeby is 23rd
Overlooked in multiple drafts prior, he was a good use of a late-round pick, but the difference in early career between him and Woll is marked. Woll, part of the UNTDP and a member of Team USA since the U17 team in 2015, was on everyone's radar as a prospect, and Hildeby never was.
2023 T25U25: Mikko Kokkonen is 25th
Welcome to the countdown for this year's Top 25 Under 25 Maple Leafs prospects. The list opens with the 25th ranked player, Mikko Kokkonen.
T25U25: Meet the 2023 Voters
Happy T25 season to everyone, today you get to meet the voters for the official list. We had 10 people voting this year – enough to sand off some of the rough edges when calculating an average, but not too many that it becomes just the Community Vote writ small.
2023 T25U25: Unranked and Honourable Mentions
There is no dishonour in not making the top 25 on the list of Maple Leafs prospects. Most years, there's a fairly long list of people someone votes for, and the unanimously unranked players are a few about to age out and have burned up the hope that still clings to some of the others.
2023 T25U25: Departures
As you've noticed by now, if you've done the Community Vote, the list of players is very different this year. A lot of talent has aged out in the last couple of seasons.
Monday's FTB: Why is there a hockey tournament in July?
Come chat about the Leafs or anything else that strikes your fancy.
T25U25 Ghost List
The Leafs began trading prospects and draft picks for roster players in 2016. This is the list of ghosts they gave away for short term gains.
The 2023 T25U25 is right around the corner
This year is going to be the most interesting T25 in some time. There are only two people on the eligibility list that were drafted in the first round: Timothy Liljegren and Easton Cowan. Conor Timmins missed by one, and the rest are a mix of free agents and later-round picks.
Maple Leafs hire Assistant Coaches
Guy Boucher and Mike Van Ryn join the Leafs.
Cap Hits Can't Play Hockey
The Leafs have a cap space problem. That's the widely held view, at any rate. But do they?
A Brief History of Goalie Arbitration
There are three goalies heading to arbitration starting this week, and barring settlements in advance, all three have very good to excellent arbitration cases, and will get raises.
Maple Leafs hire new AGM
In a startling turn of events, the Maple Leafs have hired someone from the Pittsburgh Penguins. This is not how we were led to believe this summer would unfold.
Friday's FTB: Is this a good day for a news dump?
All the news we can find for a Friday in July.
Ilya Samsonov's Arbitration Hearing Date is July 21
All the arbitration hearing dates are now set.
Digging Deep for the Silver Lining
Are you less than impressed about the free agent additions? I try to find something nice to say about everyone.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Weekend FTB
None of the incendiary Nylander trade rumours or articles about who the Leafs should sign when they have no cap space.
Marlies sign 5 players
All of these players were either on AHL or ECHL deals last year with the Marlies or the Newfoundland Growlers.
The Secretly Cap-Strapped Teams
Even with Jake Muzzin on LTIR, the Leafs have to find $3 million in cap space somewhere, and in much the same way William Nylander is the only player negotiating a contract, the Leafs are the only team who need to do something by October to be cap compliant. Or so it would seem.