NHL analyst Nick Kypreos reported earlier this week that he believes both Steve Lorentz and John Tavares will wait until the summer to sign an extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a three-way fight for first place in the Atlantic Division with 10 games left entering their road contest against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Former NHL assistant GM Steve Werier believes that Mitch Marner will leave the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency.

According to NHL insider Nick Kypreos, the team will delay any contract offers to pending unrestricted free agents John Tavares and Steven Lorentz until they know whether they can re-sign Mitch Marner or need to replace him.

With Prokop and Haymes serving as the latest NCAA alums to sign on the dotted line with the Maple Leafs, it feels like a good time to look back at the club’s success rate of college signings by ranking the top-five biggest NCAA-to-Toronto success stories of the past decade:

Werier praised Grier’s commitment to cap flexibility and talent development, citing over $40 million in projected cap space, per PuckPedia, and giving early ice time for young stars like Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and William Eklund in an attempt to build a solid and long-lasting core.

The Toronto Maple Leafs took on the San Jose Sharks last night in a 10:30 p.m. late game. If you stayed up and watched it, you probably weren’t impressed

The Toronto Maple Leafs' key focus is on resolving Mitch Marner's contract before addressing extensions for John Tavares and Steven Lorentz. With Marner's contract nearing its end and a potential salary increase looming,