The Toronto Maple Leafs second-round playoff exit at the hands of the Florida Panthers isn't looking nearly as bad as many made it out to be.

The Toronto Maple Leafs ended the 2024-25 season in heartbreaking fashion, dropping Game 7 at home to the Florida Panthers. Toronto once held a 2-0 series lead

NHL insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period believes the Toronto Maple Leafs could buy out two key forwards this offseason.

Even when they're out of the playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs still seem to be catching a few strays from players around the league.

Maple Leafs Fans Buzzing After First Big Move of Offseason first appeared on Athlon Sports on May 22, 2025

The Toronto Maple Leafs' Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday was a disaster in every sense of the word. But if there's any silver lining to the utterly embarrassing effort, it's that there's no escaping a dramatic offseason shake-up that a large portion of the fan base has been longing for.

Following the completion of the Maple Leafs 2024-25 season, with a loss in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Florida Panthers, MLSE announced that the contract for team President & Alternate Governor Brendan Shanahan would not be renewed this off-season.

During Monday's episode of the "32 Thoughts" podcast, Friedman confirmed Kypreos' report, saying that the Leafs indeed turned down a deal that would have sent Matthew Knies in exchange for star forward Mikko Rantanen, then with the Carolina Hurricanes.