Craig Berube on his first impressions of Nikita Grebenkin in camp: “Big, strong kid and a strong skater… There is some really good stuff there… I love his size." More from the coach on Pacioretty, Lorentz, Robertson, and Nylander at C 👇 bit.ly/3MR4lDv

Craig Berube on his first impressions of Easton Cowan: “He’s just a worker… A dog on a bone all the time." More from Chief on Knies, McMann, Rifai, McCabe, and the Rielly-Tanev pairing 👇 bit.ly/3Zweq04 #LeafsForever

Craig Berube on Tavares’ first camp since handing off the captaincy: “He hasn’t changed. Great pro. Great leader. Same guy.” More from the coach on Nylander’s adjustment to center, impressions of Grebenkin and Liljegren in camp 👇 bit.ly/3MYm63G #LeafsForever

Plenty of Leafs regulars, as well as youth pushing for jobs in Easton Cowan and Nikita Grebenkin, will play in tonight's preseason opener. Projected lineups, quotes from the room, and storylines to watch for Leafs vs. Senators 👇 bit.ly/4ev0GXS #LeafsForever

Craig Berube on the preseason OT loss to Ottawa: "Came out slow... Didn't want to shoot a lot of the time... Too cute at times. Need to clean up our puck play and directness." The coach on Pacioretty's 3pt debut, Grebenkin's fight & more👇 bit.ly/47BFXPM #LeafsForever

New Leafs Notebook, preseason edition, up - On the quest to find the right forward mix amongst a deep and crowded group, plus notes on an identity third line, a few players catching my eye through two games, the power play unit, defense pairings and more: mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/25/how…

What's the right mix among a deep and crowded Leafs forward group? Who might make up Berube's "identity" line? + A few players catching the eye through two games, the PP unit, defense pairings, and more in the preseason Leafs Notebook via Anthony Petrielli 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/25/how…

Mats Sundin on Auston Matthews receiving the captaincy: “It is going to make him an even better player." More from Mats on his visit to Toronto, a potential off-ice role with the org., and Matthews' pursuit of his franchise goal-scoring record 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/26/mat…

Easton Cowan will receive a prime opportunity to make his mark on preseason, joining an “all London Knights” line with Max Domi and Mitch Marner in game 3 of the exhibition season against Montreal’s B squad. Lineups, quotes from the room, & more 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/26/tor…

Craig Berube after the Leafs' 1st preseason win: "We played with good structure on the forecheck, through the neutral zone, and in D-zone coverage... Pleased with that." Chief on Nylander's injury status, Cowan, Robertson, and Lorentz's performances 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/27/cra…

Craig Berube on Lane Lambert’s approach to the Leafs' penalty kill: “There is a lot of pressure from our forwards." The coach on the special teams work, impressions of Chris Tanev, Matthews & Tavares' status + more 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/27/cra… #LeafsForever

Craig Berube on Jani Hakanpaa’s progress toward a return: “The process has been going well… Hopefully, we get him into a camp group to start this [upcoming] week." Chief on expectations for Robertson and Cowan in Saturday night’s game + much more 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/28/cra…

Robertson, Knies, and Benoit will lead the way among the NHL regulars as a Leafs’ “B” squad will attempt to complete the preseason sweep of the Canadiens at the Bell Center. Lineups and quotes from the room to get you set 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/28/tor…

Craig Berube on Nick Robertson's big two-goal night in Montreal: “It’s not even the goals so much as the way he played… His work ethic & competitiveness were excellent." The coach on the Laine injury incident ("just a tough play") + more after the W 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/29/cra…

We're seeing early signs of tweaks in the Leafs' five-on-five and penalty-killing structures under Craig Berube's coaching staff. Anthony Petrielli dives into the changes and some thoughts on preseason performances/battles for jobs 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/30/ana… #LeafsForever

New preseason Leafs Notebook - On some of the new structural things I'm noticing under Craig Berube on the breakout and penalty kill, plus notes on the PTO players, Philippe Myers, Matthew Knies, Nick Robertson, Pontus Holmberg's strong showings and more: mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/30/ana…

Craig Berube on William Nylander's acclimation to the center position: "It's a work in progress... It's not easy to switch over, but I think he's done a pretty good job." More from Chief on the camp performances of Rifai, Grebenkin, and Lorentz 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/09/30/cra…

Treliving on the heat Marner faced over the offseason: "He took far too much criticism." Great interview with Tre by Paul Bissonnette & Spittin' Chiclets previewing the season, touching on the offseason adds, the Berube hire, captaincy change + more 👇 mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/10/01/bra…