Pelley’s AI Playbook Exposed: Bold Offseason Trades the Maple Leafs Could Explore – The Hockey Writers – Toronto Maple Leafs

The Athletic dropped quite the article this week, breaking down the collapse of the Toronto Maple Leafs this season and outlining how involved MLSE CEO Keith Pelley got at this year’s NHL trade deadline. Apparently, he walked into the Maple Leafs’ trade-deadline war room armed with notes on potential returns that staff believed were generated…

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2026 NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Teams: Who’s Hot & Who’s Not – The Hockey Writers –

The playoff race in the Eastern Conference was something else this season, wasn’t it? You’d be right in feeling like every contender couldn’t stop winning. Even heading into the postseason, all eight of the qualified Eastern Conference teams finished with a .500 record or better across their last 15 games. Technically, everyone is “hot” entering…

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