It’s the Stanley Cup playoffs, which means it’s also the time of year when the NHL awards start being handed out to players around the league from this past season.
When a talented team bows out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs early, the rumour mill goes crazy with trade proposals, with some looking more absurd than usual.
Over the past 48 hours, speculation has been ramping up involving two teams and a blockbuster trade — the Toronto Maple Leafs and Nashville Predators. Nothing has changed in terms of Mitch Marner’s stance that he wants to remain with the Maple Leafs, and Predators’ GM Barry Trotz is still interested in re-signing goaltender Juuse Saros.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is more chatter about possible trade destinations for Mitch Marner, and some speculation about a connection to Nashville is gaining some steam.
Although there’s a ton of talk about trading Mitch Marner, the one question that seems seldom asked is whether the Toronto Maple Leafs forward still holds value as one of the top wingers in the league despite his underwhelming playoff performances?
Ryan Dixon of Sportsnet: Four hypothetical Mitch Marner trades. Columbus Blue Jackets get: RW Mitch Marner Toronto Maple Leafs get: 2024 fourth-overall
Assuming the forward is game to move on, if the Toronto Maple Leafs can trade Mitch Marner, there will be four likely scenarios that GM Brad Treliving will have to consider.
As far as trade suggestions and theories go, none may be more impactful for both teams than one proposed by The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta. He suggested the two teams could get together on a deal, where the key pieces would be Mitch Marner and Juuse Saros.
It’s time for another round of NHL rumours. We’re closing in on the start of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals, but there’s plenty to talk about on the rumour front.
To put it mildly, Mitch Marner will have a memorable offseason. He’s become a focal point of discussion for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fanbase.
If the Toronto Maple Leafs are to successfully move on from the idea of the Core Four being the backbone of their team and push toward a Stanley Cup, splitting the group will come with sacrifices.
During their recent discussion about potential offseason moves for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman discussed the implications of this past week’s Toronto Maple Leafs’ press conference.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were bounced once again in excruciating fashion, a seven-game loss to the Boston Bruins after rallying from a 3-1 deficit. Oh, add in a brief lead that would be tied in less than two minutes and then falling in overtime.
While the Edmonton Oilers’ focus is on making a push for a Stanley Cup this season, they will soon have to shift their focus toward the 2024-25 season as they try to continue being a competitive team that can consistently make deep playoff runs.
Just under a week ago, in a Sportsnet article, Mitch Marner shared his desire to remain with the Toronto Maple Leafs over the long term. As cited by Elliotte Friedman, Marner Marner told reporters at the team’s end-of-season availability: “That’d be a goal.
It seems like it’s a yearly tradition that Toronto Maple Leafs trade rumors would be circulating during every offseason. Following multiple disappointing playoff runs including another Game 7 loss against the Boston Bruins, the consensus is that it’s time for a major shakeup in Toronto, more specifically involving their big-name players.
Locker room clean-out day media availabilities are nonsense. There is a faint hope that someone will say something that offers some optimistic glimpse into the future, but nothing said changes the fact that the Leafs lost in the first round and it looks like there is more than one summer’s worth of work in getting the Maple Leafs back on track.
To be clear, the pressure falls on every member of the Toronto Maple Leafs as they navigate the emotions of their seventh opening-round postseason defeat in their past eight seasons.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner reiterated his desire to remain with the franchise during the team’s end-of-year media availability on Monday.
The Philadelphia Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs are two teams at opposite ends of the NHL spectrum. The Maple Leafs are a team that, conceivably, has too much talent up top, while the Flyers have very little.
Mitch Marner needs to find a way to impact Game 7 on Saturday night in Boston. His Maple Leafs’ legacy is riding on it. Throughout the first-round series against the B’s Marner has continually been outplayed, not only by the other team but also by most of his teammates.
After their rather uninspiring 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs are facing a 3-1 series deficit and facing elimination going into Game 5 in Boston on Tuesday night.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner was roasted on national television for his lackluster postseason performance to date.
Before the injury, the winger was on pace to crack the 100-point mark for the first time in his career.
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