Getting to Know Sam McCue
Looking at one of Toronto's newest forward prospects, Sam McCue. He was drafted in the 7th round and will be a particular kind of player, but can he make the NHL?
Short Leafs
That's what this is, the list of all Maple Leafs players drafted while short.
Tuesday FTB: Cincinnati Cyclones unveil Pride jersey for 2024-25
The new affiliate is off to a great start with their branding.
Standouts from Toronto's 2024 development camp
With the 2024 summer development camp for Toronto's prospects and free agent invites done, I look back at the exhibition game and the news, press conferences and interviews from last week to talk about who stood out the most.
Getting to Know Matthew Lahey
Lahey is a hulking 6'5" defenseman who gets strong reviews for his defensive play and mobility. Let's look at his highlights and scouting reports to see if we can get an idea for how well he projects to the NHL.
Monday FTB: who wants to see a wild trade?
and Wick breaks down the last day of development camp.
Weekend FTB: is the Leafs offense in trouble?
What a summer looks like when the offense is the least of a GM's concerns
Getting to Know Nathan Mayes
Looking at the highlights, scouting reports, and game video of Toronto's latest hulking defensemen drafted out of Spokane in the 7th round of the 2024 NHL draft.
Friday FTB: trying to catch up on the news
I highly recommend/don't recommend getting married during free agency.
Getting to Know Timofei Obvintsev
Toronto's newest goalie prospect seemingly follows a new tradition for drafting relatively obscure, re-entry netminders out of Russia. Seems to have worked out just fine with Akhtyamov, but have they caught lightning in a bottle twice?
Scouting Reports on Toronto's 2024 Development Camp Roster
Toronto invited 22 prospects to their July 2024 development camp who are free agents. I'm looking at them all to see who could be interesting as potential future signing or draft targets.
Getting to Know Miroslav Holinka
Taking a look at the scouting reports and highlights of Toronto's fifth round pick out of Czechia, 6'1" center with great hands and a good shot: Miroslav Holinka. He may have struggled to make it in the Czech pro league this year, but we may be seeing him up and close sooner rather than later.
Wednesday's FTB: Leafs prospects go to camp
It's the fun kind of camp, not the one with bugs.
Maple Leafs release their Development Camp roster
Toronto has released the full roster of their own prospects and 22 undrafted, unsigned free agent prospects attending their camp from July 3rd-7th.
Getting to Know Alexander Plesovskikh
Toronto's 5th round pick out of Russia was one of many late-rounders they picked that scratched a lot of heads, since not many people had ever heard of him much less seen him. Well, now I've watched 6 of his games and I'm sharing what I saw and what scouting reports I've found.
July 2 FTB: New Leafs Signed
No, I don't actually know what day it is, I haven't since sometime last week.
Maple Leafs re-sign Matt Murray
He's the emergency insurance and a recovery project both.
Maple Leafs sign Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Not official, but sounds like it's done.