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  1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Nick Villano

    Jack Hughes's Gavin McKenna comments come from a place of experience (opens the original)

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    The New Jersey Devils won the 2019 offseason. They started by winning the NHL Draft Lottery and the rights to select Jack Hughes (we now know how crazy it is anyone even brought up Kaapo Kakko as a possibility). Then, they added superstar defenseman P.K. Subban on Day 2 of the draft. Eventually, they signed Wayne Simmonds in free agency and traded for Russian superstar Nikita Gusev. This was on top of former NHL MVP Taylor Hall going into his contract year and fellow first-overall pick Nico Hisc

  2. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Nick Villano

    The latest move by the Toronto Maple Leafs takes a popular option off the table (opens the original)

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    The Toronto Maple Leafs have completely changed their franchise this offseason. They have a new front office structure and coaching staff. They will build more around Auston Matthews, and they still have significant stars across the roster. The addition of Sergei Bobrovsky gives them a big name in net, and Darren Raddysh helps solidify their defense. They already have a mandate to be better after getting the gift of drafting Gavin McKenna. However, John Chayka and company have not stopped at the

  3. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Nick Villano

    Toronto Maple Leafs integral defenseman gives health update ahead of training camp (opens the original)

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    The Toronto Maple Leafs made massive changes to address the complete failure that is the 2025-26 season. After losing Mitch Marner, everything started to go wrong, and small changes would not suffice. This offseason, the Leafs replaced the general manager and other front office members, the coaching staff, and saw a decent turnover in the locker room. The Leafs look very different going into this season than they did going into last season. They made a few big additions this offseason among the

  4. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Nick Villano

    With Gavin McKenna, the Maple Leafs must learn the same lesson the Devils did with Jack Hughes (opens the original)

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    The Toronto Maple Leafs got a lifeline this offseason. When they moved up in the 2026 NHL Draft and got the opportunity to take Penn State superstar Gavin McKenna, it opened their contention window all over again. What was looking like a disaster, a Maple Leafs team that left its contention window and didn’t have its first-round picks for multiple years, turned into a one-year turnaround. The Maple Leafs made all of their big moves this offseason. They let Brad Treliving go and hired John Chayka

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