As game plans go, the No. 1 item last July 1 was to find Leon Draisaitl two wingers on the second line, if Ryan ...

William Nylander scored his second career hat trick on Tuesday. It came exactly eight years to the day after his first one. "No way," the Leafs winger said with a smile. "That's wild." ...

How a rising cap will re-shape the way we look at contracts and how they’re negotiated; how Dustin Wolf is changing Calgary’s ...

Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) Aaron Ekblad is also entering the final year of his contract ... especially since John Tavares’ $11 million cap hit comes ...

Tavares is thriving in the last year of his contract. It could set him up for a solid payday, unless he chooses to re-ink with the Leafs at a discount in order to keep the core four intact.

John Tavares is on the verge of returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs' lineup, with Saturday’s game against the Edmonton ...

How well Toronto navigates this paradigm shift will play a big part in determining just how long its core's contention window stays open.

EDMONTON — The Toronto Maple Leafs forward group will get a big boost to their lineup on Saturday as both forwards John Tavares and Matthew Knies will be in the lineup. "They're good to go ...

John Tavares is on the verge of returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs' lineup, with Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers a real possibility. The 34-year-old center practiced fully on ...