Sunday Overreactions: Maple Leafs staring down full-blown rebuild
Are the Maple Leafs closer to a rebuild than a retool? Should the Oilers have traded for another goalie at the deadline?
Michael Amato explores both questions and more in his Sunday Overreactions.
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The deadline for the Maple Leafs was a microcosm of their season. Uninspired and not nearly good enough. They are now on an eerily similar path as the Canucks and seem destined for a full-blown rebuild. #LeafsForever
www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
08.03.2026 15:11
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Thanks! Oh I think heβs a good pickup for sure. Just worry about their centre depth
08.03.2026 18:46
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Sunday Overreactions: Maple Leafs staring down full-blown rebuild
Are the Maple Leafs closer to a rebuild than a retool? Should the Oilers have traded for another goalie at the deadline?
Michael Amato explores both questions and more in his Sunday Overreactions.
Sunday Overreactions for @Sportsnet
The deadline for the Maple Leafs was a microcosm of their season. Uninspired and not nearly good enough. They are now on an eerily similar path as the Canucks and seem destined for a full-blown rebuild. #LeafsForever
www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
08.03.2026 15:11
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Itβs after the lottery from my understanding. So letβs say Leafs finish 7th worst and move up two spots in the lottery, Toronto would keep the pick. If they move up one and pick 6th, Boston gets it.
06.03.2026 16:35
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Reverse standings update:
#LeafsForeverΒ are now just 1 point up on 4 teams, with 3 of them still battling for a playoff spot in the West. Only 2 points up on FLA. If they can finish 6th or 7th from the bottom theyβll have a real chance at some lottery luck for a top-5 pick.
06.03.2026 14:15
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How are there 11 teams worse than these Maple Leafs in the standings?
06.03.2026 04:54
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Just realized if the Leafs end up trading OEL and retain a portion of the contract, heβd have a cap hit on the books for 4 different teams:
- Utah
- Vancouver
- Toronto
- New team
#LeafsForever
04.03.2026 15:59
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Oilers have now given up 4 goals 31 times this season. That's exactly 50% of their games. #LetsGoOilers
04.03.2026 05:54
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Players with less trade protection than Calle Jarnkrok:
- Alex Tuch
- Ryan O'Reilly
- Rickard Rakell
- Boone Jenner
- Teuvo Teravainen
- Conor Garland
- Brandon Carlo
- Pavel Zacha
- Samuel Girard
- Jason Zucker
03.03.2026 16:02
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Just 8:23 for Easton Cowan tonight. Let the kid play. Make it make sense. #LeafsForever
03.03.2026 04:01
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Remember when Colorado switched both its goalies out last year and it instantly made them better? I think the reverse is happening with the Oilers. #LetsGoOilers
28.02.2026 23:34
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Three goals overturned by video review and opponents hitting two posts on breakaways with an empty net, and the Leafs were still outscored 9-3 in their first two games out of the break. If it's not time to sell now I don't when it would be.
27.02.2026 06:35
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At this point the most important trade the #LeafsForeverΒ can make is moving out Calle Jarnkrok for anything. If only so Craig Berube may have no other choice but to play Easton Cowan.
26.02.2026 14:42
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Penguins now have 9 second round picks and all their firsts over the next four drafts. They could easily trade a second rounder or two to add at the trade deadline and not damage a rebuild. #LetsGoPens
24.02.2026 19:59
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MacKinnon open net. McDavid and Celebrini breakaways. Canada has been a one-line team for the better part of three games now and they just couldnβt squeeze another one out. Hellebuyck just that much better today.
22.02.2026 16:05
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Donβt see them doing it but would Jon Cooper consider moving Celebrini away from McDavid if Crosby canβt play? Kid can clearly drive his own line. π¨π¦
21.02.2026 16:55
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Finding perfect spot for MacKinnon key to Canadaβs chances for gold
In this early edition of the Friday Four, Michael Amato looks at where Canada should deploy Nathan MacKinnon, Connor Hellebuyck's shutdown performance and much more.
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Canada looked like a one-line team at times when Sidney Crosby went down. Why finding an ideal fit for Nathan MacKinnon outside of playing with Connor McDavid and Macklin Celebrini could be key to Canada's chances at Gold. π¨π¦
www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
19.02.2026 16:49
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Macklin Celebrini today:
- Team leading 8 shots. Nobody else on Canada had more than 4.
- 25:53 TOI which led the team
- Assisted on the game-winning goal
- Still only 19 years old
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20.02.2026 18:31
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Finding perfect spot for MacKinnon key to Canadaβs chances for gold
In this early edition of the Friday Four, Michael Amato looks at where Canada should deploy Nathan MacKinnon, Connor Hellebuyck's shutdown performance and much more.
New for @Sportsnet
Canada looked like a one-line team at times when Sidney Crosby went down. Why finding an ideal fit for Nathan MacKinnon outside of playing with Connor McDavid and Macklin Celebrini could be key to Canada's chances at Gold. π¨π¦
www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
19.02.2026 16:49
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Who ever said Mitch Marner canβt score a goal in an elimination game with a Maple Leaf on his chest π¨π¦
18.02.2026 18:37
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Mark Stone has this unique ability to be the slowest skater on the planet but somehow at the same time no one can ever catch him. π¨π¦
15.02.2026 16:30
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Itβs very possible Macklin Celebrini will play in 5 Olympics for Canada. π¨π¦
13.02.2026 22:37
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Will never understand why the Canucks felt compelled to trade Bo Horvat.
12.02.2026 18:40
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Have to feel for long-suffering Patriots fans who were denied their 7th championship in 25 years.
09.02.2026 03:02
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