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Unfortunately overshadowed by all the people asking about his brother* in the comments. * fake brother

I have a lot of time for right handed centres that drive offense inside contact!

RH shooting 5th rd pick from 2024 comes in to take the SPC slot vacated by RH shooting 2021 5th rd pick Ty Voit’s contract termination. 45 pts in 47 games of his rookie season in the WHL. Eligible for AHL duty this year.

How back are we?

So, why bother with a contract termination (775k actual left on ELC), when it could just be a trade for future considerations or some other reclamation project?

Paging Dubas

A bridge out the door, basically.

Tried very hard to orchestrate a trade, publicly fished for offer sheets, settled before arbitration on an expensive bridge.

https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2025/07/11/mlhs-podcast-ep97/ All the big name pods have more access, but I don't think they're beating MLHS on analysis. https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2025/07/14/evaluating-the-maple-leafs-offseason-in-mid-july/

I heard nothing from Kampf, Holmberg, or Robertson (other than his very valid trade request during the offseason, but that was through a media leak). I heard a lot from Reaves for someone who is a net negative on the ice.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6473348/2025/07/05/maple-leafs-2025-development-camp-easton-cowan/ Leafs YouTube channel has Dr Wickenheiser’s comments after each day (MLHS transcriptions). They really wanted to treat it as an orientation week to get players acclimated to the pro life, pro...

Salary cap floor?

I was wondering what the hold up on signing Pare was.

I think it has to wait until Jan 1

Rielly's weakness at the top of the umbrella is his decision-making speed; he's too slow slinging the puck back to a dangerous option. I think Rielly is quite dangerous coming down hill (esp weakside), which is probably not the ideal situation from the top of the umbrella down the middle as the...

More puck moving defense enables depth lines to produce better, especially when those depth lines don't have their own consistent transition/possession driver.

I'll agree with that. The Leafs dressing room no longer needs a pure vibes guy to dispel any weird tensions to keep things light and fun.