The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has signed forward Pierre Engvall to a two-year entry level contract, defenceman Jesper Lindgren to a three-year entry level contract, free agent forward Pär Lindholm to a one-year entry level contract and free agent defenceman Igor Ozhiganov to a one-year entry level contract.

The Maple Leafs' search for a new GM didn't last very long, as team president Brendan Shanahan announced Friday Marlies GM and Leafs' assistant GM Kyle Dubas would be promoted to take the position. The job had been vacant for less than two weeks, with Shanahan revealing April 30th Lou Lamoriello would not be returning to the job for the 2018-19 season.

Brendan Shanahan, President and Alternate Governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced today that Kyle Dubas has been named the 17th General Manager in the Club's history. Dubas first joined the Leafs after being named Assistant General Manager on July 22, 2014.

The Maple Leafs announced Monday that GM Lou Lamoriello would be moving to a role as the organization's senior advisor, and that team president Brendan Shanahan was beginning the search for a new GM. Lamoriello had served in the role since July of 2015, when Shanahan hired him away from the New Jersey Devils to help Toronto grow into the Stanley Cup contender it is today. And as Shanahan said Monday, the process that began with Lamoriello joining the Leafs has unfolded exactly as planned.

Brendan Shanahan, President and Alternate Governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced today that Lou Lamoriello will not return next season as General Manager of the Maple Leafs.

Wednesday night will be an epic affair for Toronto sports fans as the Raptors and Maple Leafs both face important first round playoff match ups and Maple Leaf Square will host combined fan tailgate parties to celebrate the moment and accommodate fans of both teams.

1. Bruins outshoot Leafs in opening frame, but neither side scores. The Leafs were coming off a season-saving 4-3 win over Boston in Game Five, but it was the Bruins who started Game Six with focus and power, outshooting Toronto 17-10 in the first 20 minutes of action. Nevertheless, neither Boston nor the Buds got on the scoreboard before the first intermission, as Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen was sharp and counterpart Tuukka Rask was his equal.

In a high-scoring series such as this one, you had to expect a more defensive-minded effort would be coming sooner or later - and on Monday, it 

The Maple Leafs staved off elimination from the 2018 playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Bruins in Boston Saturday. But if they wish to extend the first-round series to a seventh game with a Game 6 win at Air Canada Centre Monday night, they're going to need to do something that proved difficult for them in Game 5.

1. Leafs weather Bruins' shot storm in first frame, enter second period with two-goal advantage via goals from Brown, Johnsson. Facing elimination from the playoffs, the Leafs expected an early push from the Bruins in Boston, and that's what they got, as the home team outshot Toronto by more than a 2:1 ratio (15-6) in the first 20 minutes of action. However, Buds goalie Frederik Andersen was at his best in the opening frame, stopping every shot he saw in the period, and that allowed the Leafs to be at their opportunistic best: at the 6:36 mark of the period, centre Auston Matthews carried the puck around behind the Bruins' net, threw it out in front of goalie Tuukka Rask, and winger Connor Brown batted it in for his first-ever playoff goal and a 1-0 Toronto advantage.

Three minutes and 36 seconds later, the Leafs extended their lead when winger Andreas Johnsson took a terrific pass from centre Nazem Kadri and beat Rask for his first career NHL post-season goal, and Toronto took a 2s-0 lead into the first intermission. With their backs against the wall, the Buds needed Andersen to play well and for the skaters in front of him to make the most of their scoring chances - and that's precisely how the first period played out.

1. Bruins strike first with goal 28 seconds into game. After winning the first two games in Boston, the Bruins fell 4-2 to the Leafs Monday and were aiming to be the first of the two clubs to win a road game in the series. They got out to a good start in that regard Thursday, as blueliner Torey Krug's shot from just inside the Leafs' blueline beat goaltender Frederik Andersen up high and the visitors had a 1-0 lead 28 seconds into the contest.

Andersen was screened on the play, but regardless of how it happened, the Bruins goal immediately had the Leafs chasing the game, and after a solid Game 3 win, that's not how Toronto wanted to begin a showdown as important as this one.