Here’s something new for the Maple Leafs.
From a contract standpoint, there’s nothing hanging over the club heading into 2025-26 regarding its marquee players, unlike last year and the Mitch Marner situation.
Three years remain for captain Auston Matthews . It’s seven for William Nylander, six for Matthew Knies, four for John Tavares and five for Morgan Rielly, Chris Tanev and Jake McCabe.
Goalie Anthony Stolarz could be considered the outlier, but both he and the Leafs are confident a new deal will be done relatively soon.
Our takeaways from Day 2 of Leafs camp on Friday:
DIFFERING OPINIONS
Out in Edmonton, there’s growing consternation as each day goes by and Oilers captain Connor McDavid hasn’t put his name on a new contract.
In Vancouver, the desire of the Hughes brothers to p