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The new Maple Leafs General Manager has to attend to the Auston Matthews contract situation, decide whether Sheldon Keefe stays on as head coach, oversee (to the extent he's allowed by the league) the team's upcoming draft, and make a plethora of other player personnel and off-ice personnel decisions throughout the organization this offseason.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the early stages of the 2023 off-season.So far, they have fired general manager Kyle Dubas and lost assistant general manager Jason Spezza.While Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan searches for a new GM, it's important to remember all the players.As pending unrestricted free agents like Alex Kerfoot or Justin Holl search for new teams this off-season, prospects are waiting to take their place.

Hiring an experienced general manager will not fix the Toronto Maple Leafs problems.Reports indicate that the Toronto Maple Leafs core will unlikely be moved, despite the team bringing in a brand new general manager.After nine years with Brendan Shanahan running hockey operations and five years of Kyle Dubas as GM, the team decided to move on from Dubas, citing that an experienced GM was necessary.

Those platitudes masked a largely inept performance from the Marlies, who dug themselves into an early two-goal hole and continued to give up scoring chances through really leaky defensive play.First Period
The Just 17 seconds had passed when the Marlies could not have dreamt of a better start to the game with their season on the line.

Tempers were flaring during the Toronto Maple Leafs AHL affiliate, Toronto Marlies second game of the playoffs on Saturday.The Utica Comets pounded on the Marlies to even their second-round series at a game each.In what was likely an act of frustration, the Marlies watched on their players step out of line in a big way.

All three goals for Cleveland came about as a result of sloppy mistakes as the sixth-placed Monsters grabbed a crucial two points off of Toronto.First Period
As in the previous game, the shot clock was an unfair representation of the first period.The Marlies held a 13-8 advantage in shots, but the Monsters created five quality scoring chances to Toronto's one.

Toronto's goaltender turned aside 10 high-danger scoring chances in the opening two periods before the Marlies found a way to edge the WBS Penguins in the final frame.First Period
On another night, Toronto could have been trailing by two or three goals before the first TV timeout.Mistakes from Kyle Clifford and Matt Hellickson led directly to scoring chances for Lukas Svejkovsky and Justin Addamo, but Woll turned them aside and continued to impress on an early power play for the Penguins.

This was a frustrating letdown for the Toronto Marlies on Friday after such a strong performance against Utica on Wednesday.The initial promise of the first period slipped away, and ultimately, the Marlies deserved the 6-2 beatdown."Things can go sideways on you in a hurry, and if you don't find a way to recapture it quickly, it can get ugly," said Greg Moore.

The Maple Leafs are back in action tonight, playing the Nashville Predators here in Toronto with one of those rare 7:30 p.m. starts.Yesterday's practice brought news that defenceman TJ Brodie is out again with his continuing rib injury, but also there was a hint that Auston Matthews may be nursing an injury too.

The Toronto Marlies lost 2-1 to the Milwaukee Admirals last night in a shootout.It's the third loss in a row for the Marlies who have scored only two goals in their previous three games, but have had eleven goals scored against them.The Charlotte Checkers (Florida Panthers affiliates; yes I forgot they switched affiliation from Carolina in my previous post,) were their opponent on the weekend.

While the Toronto Maple Leafs focus on trying to finish their regular season in second place in the Atlantic Division, the Toronto Marlies are leading the AHL's North Division.The Toronto Marlies are on a three-game winning streak and have won seven of their last ten games.They have an overall record of 40-16-3 in 59 games.

The Calgary Flames had a quiet couple of weeks leading up to the NHL trade deadline, too quiet.Everything showed itself right at the deadline time when the team announced two trades, one with the Toronto Maples Leafs and one with the Arizona Coyotes.The Flames got an even player-for-player trade off and gave up three familiar faces and gained three new ones.

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Nikita Grebyonkin is a nominee for the 2023 KHL Rookie of the Year award.Stepan Nikulin and Bogdan Konyushkov are the two other nominees.Grebyonkin is an unsigned winger measuring in at 6'2, 176 Lbs.The native of Serov, Russia, got selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fifth round of the 2022 NHL draft with the 135th overall pick.

The Toronto Marlies' reward for a hard-fought four-game series victory against Utica is a playoff meeting with another cross-border NY rival.Rochester and Toronto have previously met three times in the playoffs with each matchup happening in the first round.The Marlies hold the upper hand with a 3-0 sweep in each series dating back to 2012, 2013, and most recently in 2019.

The intensity of this matchup between the top two teams in the Noth Division made for as close to a playoff-type game as we've seen this season.Ultimately, the difference was the play of Erik Källgren and Toronto winning the special teams battle.First Period
The opening frame was a tale of two halves.

The fact that the Toronto Marlies were even in a position to win this game in regulation came solely thanks to the play of Erik Källgren.The Swedish netminder frustrated Charlotte with 32 saves in the first 40 minutes, putting the Marlies within 80 seconds of a regulation victory that they couldn't manage to get over the line.

The Marlies produced a feeble performance - lacking in intensity and execution - as their eight-game winning streak and goaltender Joseph Woll's 11-game winning streak came to an end in Abbotsford."We certainly weren't playing at their pace for the majority of the game," said Greg Moore.First Period
As he has done on numerous occasions this season, Joseph Woll came up with another stellar performance in the opening frame to keep the Marlies in the game.

Rochester feasted on defensive mistakes and a shocking effort on special teams by the Marlies to claim a 1-0 series lead on Thursday night.First Period
Rochester directed the majority of the traffic in the opening passages of play, but Toronto opened the scoring on their first shot of the game.There was a good deal of luck to the goal as Joseph Blandisi threw a speculative pass into the slot that took a wicked deflection off the skate of Mason Jobst.

The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in a 3-0 hole after losing 3-2 against the Florida Panthers in game three on Sunday.In all three games against the Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs have only been able to score two goals in each game.Unfortunately for them, it has not been enough to win.There have been stretches in each game where Toronto is in complete control of the game, but for whatever reason, the Leafs let that control slip away.

This Toronto Maple Leafs' playoff run has shown what a difference an injection of talented youth could mean to the franchise and its success.Prior to suffering a concussion, Matthew Knies helped increase the tempo and make the team offense even more dangerous.Knies may not be the only rookie on the team next year after the breakout season had by one of the Toronto Marlies.

Winning back-to-back games in Utica appeared to be a tall order after splitting Games 1 and 2 in Toronto.After the Toronto Marlies won Game 3 on the back of secondary scoring, it was the same story in Game 4.
Having survived the initial barrage, the Marlies turned up the heat in the middle frame to give themselves an unassailable lead en route to clinching a 3-1 series victory.

After the heroics of John Tavares in overtime of game six on Saturday, the Toronto Maple Leafs will now face the Florida Panthers in round two.The Toronto Maple Leafs will have home-ice advantage for round two.Game one is on Tuesday, May 2nd, and game two is on Thursday, May 4th.Games three and four will then be in Sunrise, Florida, but Leafs fans were hit with a surprising message on Monday from the Panthers organization.

If anything, the Marlies played worse and Utica made them pay for it thanks to a dominant second-period showing.First Period
A promising, fast-paced start by Toronto quickly unraveled before the two-minute mark.Loose defensive coverage allowed Utica to zip the puck around before Brian Halonen scored off of a feed from Alexander Holtz.

Game 1 between the Marlies and Comets was the barnburner nobody expected.Utica built an early three-goal lead and should have been further ahead on the scoreboard before allowing the Marlies back into the game in the second period.Toronto eventually took a narrow lead before falling victim to a late tying goal, leaving overtime to decide a dramatic first game of the North Division semifinal series.

Joseph Woll did everything in his power to try to earn the Toronto Marlies the win, especially in the first period when he turned aside seven quality scoring chances for the Admirals.First Period
The shot clock didn't accurately depict the tale of the tape in the opening frame.Toronto held a 13-11 advantage, but they were mostly kept to the perimeter.

The Toronto Marlies produced a performance similar to Friday's game and were easily despatched by a defensively solid Charlotte outfit on Saturday."I don't think our mindset was there the past two games," said Joseph Blandisi."We didn't come ready to play.Our puck play was a little slow and our legs weren't moving.

Good morning Maple Leafs fans!It was a big day for the OHL community, with the host of the 2024 Memorial Cup being announced and the 2023 draft lottery was held as well.First, the Saginaw Spirit will host the 2024 Memorial Cup.They beat out the Sault Ste.Marie Greyhounds, Niagara IceDogs, and Kingston Frontenacs for the right to host the national junior hockey championship.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had many standout players this season throughout their whole organization .The depth of the Toronto Maple Leafs makes it difficult sometimes for players to get their fair shot, but a player who has been shining through, is goaltender Joseph Woll.Joseph Woll has been having an impressive season this year between the Marlies and Leafs, but it didn't start off likely how he'd have hoped.

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!The clock is ticking down to the playoffs, as well as our time here at SB Nation coming to an end.Also to my dog finally realizing I'm awake and he starts poking me with his nose to go for his morning walk.It's a race against time.On the site news, we have five more days until we are shoved out of the nest, whether we can fly or not.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a few promising prospects in their system.One of these prospects is Ty Voit from the Sarnia Sting in the OHL.Ty Voit was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fifth round of the 2021 NHL draft with the 153rd overall pick.There were a lot of unknowns with Voit when he got drafted.

News | We've signed defenceman Jonny Tychonick to a two-year AHL contract.#LongLive- Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies)
March 20, 2023

The Toronto Marlies announced today that the hockey club has signed defenceman Jonny Tychonick to a two-year AHL contract through the 2023-24 season.Tychonick, 23, recorded 26 points (8 goals, 18 assists) through 35 games with the University of Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA).

Welcome to Spring!Well, not quite yet if you are reading this shortly after the time it's published.The Vernal Equinox happens today in Toronto a few minutes before 5:30 p.m..As always, the arrival of Spring means we're probably in for terrible weather.Indeed, the long range forecast shows a potential seven straight days with at least some rain and/or snow for each starting Wednesday, so enjoy the sun today while it lasts.

The Toronto Maple Leafs development system continues to impress.Many teams that are in a contention window find themselves with empty cupboards, whether that be in regard to prospects or draft capital, but the Toronto Maple Leafs have managed to ice a contending roster while having success in their development system.

"I just don't think we had the effort we needed, we weren't connected as a team, and it showed," said captain Logan Shaw after this 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Charlotte."There were a lot of compounded elements to the game...We didn't work as hard as we needed to, and we weren't executing our plan," added head coach Greg Moore.

On Wednesday morning, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced the signing of prospect Ryan Tverberg.The signing is a three-year entry-level contract with a cap hit of $851,667.His base salary is $775,000 for all three years, with a $70,000 signing bonus in 2023-24, $80,000 in 2024-25, and $80,000 in 2025-26.

We may be past the NHL Trade Deadline, but the Toronto Maple Leafs could still make a few moves which will impact their playoff roster.It's no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs are all-in this year.For such a decorated franchise, the team hasn't advanced out of the First Round since 2004, so the executive team has done everything possible to change that this year.

The Toronto Marlies laid down a marker against a divisional rival that is a potential first-round opponent in the playoffs.In the final game of the regular-season series, the Marlies built an early lead in Rochester that they never relinquished.First Period
The Marlies got off to a brisk start and almost scored just 35 seconds when they swarmed the Amerks' net, but Pontus Holmberg was unable to corral the puck with the goal at his mercy.

Good morning Leafs fans.Today is hopefully the last time we see the Oilers this season as the two teams play their home and home within two weeks of each other tonight.Well, the Leafs will play their first game, since they didn't bother to show up the last time.It might be possible we see the Oilers again later in the spring, but that would require Jack Campbell playing like Linus Ullmark and Linus Ullmark playing like Jack Campbell.

With the recent injury to goaltender Matt Murray, the Toronto Maple Leafs have installed Joseph Woll into their lineup on an emergency loan.The Toronto Maple Leafs top goalie prospect missed the beginning of the 2022-23 season with his own injury problem.He has been near perfect since returning to the Toronto Marlies lineup.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed veteran forward Wayne Simmonds on waivers for the third time this season.Like Jason Spezza before him, the Toronto Maple Leafs are using a player's reluctance to play elsewhere to help them play the cap system in to their favor.The 34-year old has managed to get through waivers twice already this season without being claimed, but the question is will he make it a third time.

Many expect Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas to acquire a star player before the NHL trade deadline on March 3rd.As great as that would be, what if he does what he usually does and trades for a lesser-known player who brings overall depth to the team?Star players like Jakob Chychrun, Timo Meier, and Patrick Kane have the Toronto Maple Leafs linked to them in rumors.

The Toronto Maple Leafs did not play on Wednesday but were in the headlines for other reasons.Fans were buzzing about Ryan O'Reilly's hat trick on Tuesday night in Toronto's 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.Tuesday's victory was not the only news for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.On Wednesday afternoon, the Leafs announced that defenseman Jake Muzzin will not return this season.

Injuries are an unfortunate part of hockey and they could derail someone's career immediately if it becomes habitual.Hopefully, that will not be the case with left winger Nicholas Robertson and his contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.Make no mistake about it, before he was hurt and playing in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies, Robertson was showcasing his skills to the hockey world and making his case for being one of the top prospects in the entire organization.

The win was less comfortable than it should have been after Toronto controlled much of the 60 minutes, outshooting Laval 49-21 and recording 20 shots on goal in the first period alone.First Period
The Marlies set the tone in the opening 90 seconds of the game when their first and second lines kept Laval hemmed inside their own zone.

There was a massive trade in the NHL on Sunday.Days ahead of the NHL trade deadline the landscape of the league has changed and it's included two former Toronto Maple Leafs.Pierre LeBrun announced via Twitter that the New Jersey Devils have acquired who is believed to be the biggest trade bait player on the market this season, Timo Meier.

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a move to shore up their defense by adding veteran blue liner Jake McCabe on Monday.There had been talks and plenty of speculation for quite some time about who the Leafs would acquire before the news broke about the team's newest player.McCabe was someone linked to Toronto for weeks.

Said Shaw: "To be quite honest, it just wasn't a good performance by us.It's not acceptable.If we want to tighten things up going into the playoffs, we can't have any more of that."Said Greg Moore: "It's just work ethic, winning 50-50 pucks, and outskating our opponent who was in a three-in-three.

Dave Nonis' tenure as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM was not long and is not often looked upon highly.One of his decisions that have to be looked upon fondly would have to be when he used the Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick and 188th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft to select a tall lanky kid playing in Vastra Frolunda of the Swedish Junior League by the name of Pierre Engvall.

The Toronto Marlies' task of putting a poor performance against Syracuse behind them was made tougher by two notable absences.With no Bobby McMann or Logan Shaw in the lineup, there was an opportunity for the lesser lights to shine, and the team's third line did just that.First Period
The expectation was a fast start from Toronto after a shutout loss to Syracuse in the previous outing, but t hat never materialized.

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!Or is it?It's game day in New Jersey as the Leafs are set to take on the Devils tonight at 7PM on TSN4, and they'll be doing so without either Ryan O'Rielly or John Tavares.O'Rielly is out with a broken finger suffered in the game against the Canucks on Saturday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs can afford to add defenseman Scott Mayfield, but should they?He addresses a need, but is it enough?During his 32 thoughts segment on February 22nd, Elliotte Friedman mentioned Radko Gudas and Scott Mayfield as possible options for the Toronto Maple Leafs to explore.Both are pending UFAs and would only be considered rentals.

Conor Timmins has been a pleasant surprise for the Toronto Maple Leafs.Timmins was acquired via trade with the Arizona Coyotes on November 23rd, 2022.Looking back, the Toronto Maple Leafs gave up practically nothing for what has turned out to be a great addition.At the time of the trade, it seemed like a minor AHL acquisition.

24 hours after an ugly shutout loss ended their eight-game winning streak, the Toronto Marlies responded positively with a resilient performance to get back into the win column in their rematch against Abbotsford on Wednesday night.Despite a frustrating zero-for-five night on the power play, the Marlies outshot Abbotsford 32-23, outscored them 3-1 at five-on-five, and limited the Canucks to just six shots in the third period.

The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off the weekend with some brutal news, with Auston Matthews set to miss the next three weeks (and the NHL all-star game) with a knee injury.Luckily, the Leafs have a quiet schedule thanks to the all-star break, so they likely won't be without Matthews for too many games.

Goaltending looked to be Toronto's biggest weakness heading into the 2022-23 season.And, yet, it's often been a big strength.Ilya Samsonov has been excellent recently and could be on the verge of earning more time as a No. 1. Matt Murray has had flashes of brilliance, but he's on a downswing right now and needs to find his confidence again.

Toronto Maple Leafs fans are not sure who the general manager will be next season.Current Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas is in the final year of his contract and is a lame duck situation.Kyle Dubas' future with the Leafs may already be decided for all anyone knows, though some insist that it will come down to how well the team performs in the 2023 NHL playoffs.

Meet the AHL's hottest team at the moment: the Toronto Marlies.Strength is definitely not a problem for a youthful team like this one as they're currently undefeated since the calendar shifted to 2023, with eight-straight wins, tying a Marlies record.More importantly, Toronto broke their record for most consecutive road wins in a season, now sitting at 10 after defeating Laval on Saturday.

The Toronto Marlies' defensive issues should have resulted in their first defeat of 2023 against Rochester on Saturday.To their credit, they refused to lie down despite trailing on four different occasions for a combined 27 minutes.The Marlies capitalized on late mistakes by Rochester to outlast them in the dying seconds of the game.

Florida Panthers @ Toronto Maple Leafs07:00 PM at Scotiabank ArenaWatch on: TVAS, SNO, BSFL
Public Address Announcer Mike Ross is sick tonight, meaning Simon Bennett has been called up from the Toronto Marlies to host the game tonight.I could be very wrong on this stat, but from what I could dig up the Leafs have only ever had four PA Announcers in their history, meaning Bennett would be the fifth.

After a somewhat fortuitous victory against Laval, the Marlies deserved this midweek 3-2 victory against a Manitoba team who refused to lie down.First Period
The Marlies got off to a strong start to the game, outshooting the Moose 7-2 through the opening seven minutes.After Toronto wasn't able to make it count on the scoreboard, they started to cheat a little for offense, ultimately allowing Manitoba a foothold into the game.