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National Post
01-07-2025
- Sport
- National Post
The highs and lows of Canada Day free agency for Maple Leafs
Make that a lower-case 'f' in what's usually Free Agent Frenzy on Canada Day. Article content Given some of the biggest decisions were settled before noon on July 1, there's not a lot of thunder expected from teams such as the Maple Leafs. Article content Article content But Toronto has never shied away from significant UFA moves in the past, some with the desired boost , others that were busts. Article content Article content HITS Article content 2024 – G Anthony Stolarz. Article content From a back-up role in Florida to the NHL's regular seasoin save percentage leader at .926. Article content 2018 – C John Tavares Article content His almost point-a-game production in regular season, went a long way to mitigating the seven-year, $77 million price tag Leafs had to out-bid everyone and bring him home. Now they keep him at a discount. Article content 2016 — F Matt Martin. Article content His job, as coach Mike Babcock described it, 'keep the flies away' from young stars. Article content 2009 – F Colton Orr Article content 2006 — D Hal Gill/D Pavel Kubina Article content Article content 1998– G Curtis Joseph Article content Sweet deal that began with chance meeting in an ice cream parlour with president Ken Dryden. Signed a second time in 2008. Article content MISSES Article content 2021 – G Petr Mrazek Article content His three-year contract ended in a salary dump. Article content 2021 – RW Nick Ritchie Article content Article content Had a shot on he first line, much more was expected before Leafs demoted and eventually traded him. Article content Article content 2017 – C Patrick Marleau Article content Established player and great mentor for the young Leafs, but three years at $18.75 million came back to haunt their accountants,. Article content 2013– F David Clarkson Article content GM Dave Nonis misjudged Clarkson's impact, but not before awarding seven years at $36.75 million.. Article content 2009 – D Mike Komisarek Article content Tried too hard to make an immediate impact. Article content 2008 – D Jeff Finger Article content A four-year, $14 million mistake for Cliff Fletcher in his second incarnation as GM. Article content
Hamilton Spectator
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Maple Leafs playoff chat with former goaltender Curtis Joseph. Watch now
Is this the year? The Maple Leafs entered the playoffs for the ninth straight season with an eye toward ending a Stanley Cup drought dating back to 1967. Our Maple Leafs panel of experts — former Leafs goaltender Curtis Joseph , Toronto Star NHL and Leafs reporter Kevin McGran and sports columnist and TSN contributor Dave Feschuk — discuss Toronto's first-round series against the Ottawa Senators and answer readers' questions. • Curtis Joseph , star goaltender for the Maple Leafs known for his clutch performances and acrobatic saves in the 1990s and early 2000s. • Kevin McGran , Toronto Star sports reporter, specializing in coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the NHL. • Dave Feschuk , moderator, National Newspaper Award-winning Toronto Star sports columnist and TSN contributor. Watch the hour-long discussion below, and read the Star's coverage of the Maple Leafs here . Former Leafs goaltender Curtis Joseph joins Toronto Star NHL and Leafs reporter Kevin McGran and sports columnist and TSN contributor Dave Feschuk to discuss Toronto's first-round series with the Ottawa Senators.
