James Mirtle

Tonight's thoughts on Kyle Dubas, the Leafs, the Penguins and a budding rivalry...

Mirtle: Get ready for a Maple Leafs-Penguins rivalry — on and off the ice With Kyle Dubas in Pittsburgh and ready for battle in the Eastern Conference with his old team, a heated new rivalry has just been born.

Today's story:

Mirtle: Amid chaos, getting Auston Matthews signed needs to be Maple Leafs' top priority Keeping their 25-year-old superstar center through the rest of his prime needs to be a top Maple Leafs priority.

Round 1 report cards for the Maple Leafs.

Mirtle: The Maple Leafs get their Round 1 report cards — and they're on the honour roll A grade for each of the Maple Leafs, including Sheldon Keefe and Kyle Dubas, based on their Round 1 performance vs. the Lightning.

Tonight's column as the Leafs finally advance to Round 2.

Mirtle: This Maple Leafs win was nine long years in the making for Kyle Dubas Kyle Dubas made some mistakes and learned from them along the way but now has the Leafs in a position to do something special.

Today's column, on the Maple Leafs bizarre goalie situation of late, and what changes the NHL should make to fix the issue

Mirtle: Maple Leafs goalie mess highlights how restrictive and opaque NHL's salary cap can be The NHL should consider some minor tweaks to the next CBA to make sure EBUG issues happen less frequently.

Houston? Atlanta? Toronto? 6 cities the NHL could consider for expansion There’s been a lot of NHL expansion chatter in the last week, so let’s consider six potential new locations.

Today's story on the Leafs blockbuster trade.

Mirtle: Why Leafs GM Kyle Dubas went all-in on a Ryan O'Reilly trade Leafs GM swings big to land a Conn Smythe winner. As far as bets to save your job go, this is a pretty good one.

Today's story on the Leafs trade deadline path.

Mirtle: Do the Maple Leafs have enough cap space to make a blockbuster trade (or two)? Is it realistic for Leafs GM Kyle Dubas to add both an impact forward and an impact defenceman at the deadline?

RIP.

My story today on Brendan Shanahan’s unique friendship, the tragedy he's dealt with, and the special help he's had along the way in his career.

NHL99: Brendan Shanahan deserves credit for pushing the game forward Shanahan put up big numbers but will be remembered for steering the NHL — and certain players — in positive directions.

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Today's story on the Leafs.

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