Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews scores goals 50, 51 in 54th game TEMPE, Ariz. -- Auston Matthews scored his 50th goal of the season Wednesday night in the Toronto Maple Leafs star's hometown return, becoming the fastest NHL player to reach that mark in 28 years. Playing his 54th game of the season, Matthews scored 5:01 into the game on a power play to give Toronto a 2-0 lead over the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena. He added his 51st -- giving him 350 career goals in 535 games -- late in the second period for a 4-2 lead. The Maple Leafs went on to win 6-3. "It ..read more

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares isn’t one to drop the gloves very often on the ice, but it looks like he’ll be doing so in court. Tavares reportedly is taking on the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) in a dispute over more than $8 million in taxes and interest that the government says he owes. The case stems from the $15.3-million signing bonus that Tavares received when joining the Leafs in 2018.   According to a report in the National Post, Tavares filed an appeal in the Tax Court of Canada through his lawyers last week seeking to have the CRA’s reassessment of his 2018 tax return ..read more

Maple Leafs give William Nylander team-record $92M contract   William Nylander isn't going anywhere.   The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Monday an eight-year, $92 million contract extension with their top-line winger. The deal, which includes a full no-movement clause for its duration, kicks in next season and will keep Nylander with the club through 2032. It also marks the richest total value contract Toronto has ever offered to a player.   Nylander, 27, was drafted eighth overall by the Maple Leafs in 2014 and has produced 198 goals and 484 points through 5 ..read more

From a recent list created by MLSE:   (Since links get destroyed and shifted around over time, I just put the data below so it has staying power.)   Article at tsn.ca by Steve Dryden: http://www.tsn.ca/keon-tops-the-one-hundred-greatest-maple-leafs-1.585168     'The One Hundred' NOS. 1 - 5   PLAYER YEARS GP G A PTS STANLEY CUPS 1. Dave Keon, C 1960-75 1,062 365 493 858 4 2. Syl Apps, C 1936-48 423 201 231 432 3 3. Ted Kennedy, C 1942-57 696 231 329 560 5 4. Darryl Sittler, C 1970-82 844 389 527 916 - 5. Mats Sundin, C 1995-08 981 420 567 987 - &nbs ..read more

FINAL RECORD 50-21-11 111 points 2nd in division. Made short work of Bolts before being bounced by Panthers   ADDITIONS Domi and Bertuzzi bring scoring and grit to the middle six. Klingberg hopes to rediscover scoring touch on the second power play. Martin Jones hopes to be adequate backup goalie. Ryan Reaves brings grit.     Youngsters, a lot of folks are really high on Matthew Knies, I think it is just Leaf fans overrating prospects again. Speaking of which this is make or break year for Nick Robertson.    DEPARTURES whipping boy Holl takes his game to Detroit. Simmo ..read more

Treliving excited about 'snot' Domi, Bertuzzi will bring to Maple Leafs   https://www.thegx.ca/forum/index.php?threads/treliving-excited-about-snot-domi-bertuzzi-will-bring-to-maple-leafs.2493/post-11763   Looks like Treliving and Sutter were more aligned than we thought ..read more

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Shanahan: Decision not to renew Dubas deal 'hard' but best for Maple Leafs' future TORONTO -- Maple Leafs president and alternate governor Brendan Shanahan said it was ultimately his choice to let go of general manager Kyle Dubas on Friday. How Shanahan arrived at the decision was a lengthy and dramatic process, culminating with a meeting they had Friday morning when Shanahan informed Dubas his contract -- which was set to expire June 30 -- would not be renewed.   "I had gotten to a different place about how I felt about the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs and what was best ..read more

Came across this beauty of an article .....   https://thehockeywriters.com/unsigned-matthews-maple-leafs-trade-candidate-this-summer/   Could Matthews be traded during the summer?   Would love to hear some thoughts on this ..read more

Maple Leafs acquire Ryan O'Reilly from Blues in 3-team deal The St. Louis Blues have traded captain Ryan O'Reilly to the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a three-team deal that also includes the Minnesota Wild, the teams announced Friday night. O'Reilly, a center, heads to Toronto along with forward Noel Acciari. In exchange, St. Louis receives prospect Mikhail Abramov, forward Adam Gaudette, the Leafs' 2023 first-round pick, the Ottawa Senators' 2023 third-round pick and Toronto's 2024 second-round pick. The Wild send forward Josh Pillar, a 2019 fourth-round ..read more