What We Know About the Knies-Marchenko Trade Talk: Who Wins The Deal? Jim Parsons | September 29, 2026 ** Update: The trade is done. The details are as follows: Trade Details To Toronto:RW Kirill MarchenkoG Elvis MerzlikinsF Miles Wood To Columbus:LW Matthew KniesF Steven LorentzRD Emil Andrae2nd round…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies Leaves, Marchenko Arrives & Season Starts The Old Prof | September 29, 2026 The regular season finally arrives tonight, and somehow the Toronto Maple Leafs have given us a pretty good idea of what this new era will look like before the puck…
Grading the Blue Jackets’ Marchenko-for-Knies Trade Wesley Minke | September 29, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets traded their star winger Kirill Marchenko for Matthew Knies, as a part of a six-player trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The trade lands a young…
Maple Leafs Improve After Acquiring Marchenko in Blockbuster Trade Peter Baracchini | September 29, 2026 As the 2026-27 NHL season approaches for the Toronto Maple Leafs, general manager John Chayka was busy ahead of the season opener, making a massive blockbuster with the Columbus Blue…
NHL Rumors: Marchenko Fake News, Why on Knies Trade, and a Kucherov Warning Jim Parsons | September 29, 2026 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Kirill Marchenko and Matthew Knies were moved in a blockbuster deal. How far back did talks go? Why were the Toronto Maple Leafs willing to…
Blue Jackets Trade Kirill Marchenko to Maple Leafs for Matthew Knies in Six-Player Deal Mark Scheig | September 28, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets were only ever going to trade Kirill Marchenko if they got talent back. They found what they were looking for given the circumstances. On Monday, the…
Grading the Maple Leafs & Blue Jackets’ Trade Involving Marchenko & Knies Alex Chauvancy | September 28, 2026 The first regular-season games haven’t even taken place yet, and we already have our first whopper of a trade. Earlier today, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets linked…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Bobrovsky, Raddysh, McKenna, Paul, Rielly & Knies The Old Prof | September 28, 2026 The preseason is winding down, and soon the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to stop being an interesting collection of new players and start being a hockey team. That’s the…
4 Things We Learned From Maple Leafs in Preseason Peter Baracchini | September 27, 2026 The preseason is over and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ regular season is just around the corner. While the Maple Leafs lost both games against the Montreal Canadiens, they were able…
Blockbuster In Waiting?: Maple Leafs Among 3 Teams Linked to Marchenko Jim Parsons | September 25, 2026 The Kirill Marchenko drama in Columbus hasn’t quieted down. Many feel he’s unlikely to stay with the Blue Jackets long-term, despite being at training camp and working hard. He hasn’t…
Maple Leafs News and Rumours: McKenna, Depth Options & More Interesting Choices The Old Prof | September 24, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs finished their preseason with a 6–1 win over the Ottawa Senators, but the final score probably isn’t the most interesting thing from the night. Preseason games…
Matthew Knies Has Something the Maple Leafs Can’t Afford to Waste The Old Prof | September 22, 2026 There is a pretty easy way to look at the Matthew Knies story this season. He scored 66 points in 79 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs last year. He…
