Hockey

Goalies still make or break NHL teams, but our confidence in which goaltenders will do the making and which will do the breaking is probably significantly overstated, Travis Yost writes.

Over the past two seasons, the Calgary Flames have undergone a massive roster turnover. As Salim Valji writes, although there are still a lot of unknowns heading into 2022-23, the team vows to play “the same way” as the squad that won the Pacific Division last season.

Jake Sanderson – the fifth-overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft – spent the last two years with the University of North Dakota and entered training camp with a real shot at winning a starting job on Ottawa’s blueline. Travis Yost has more on what a debut season from the 20-year-old may look like.

The Maple Leafs played two pre-season games against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena. The team has a day off on Sunday.

Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner established career highs in goals and points last season despite missing 10 games but that didn't stop the 25-year-old winger from looking for improvements this summer, Mark Masters writes.

New Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray has already proven he can get it done in the playoffs, backstopping the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cup titles. For a Toronto team starved for spring hockey success, that kind of postseason record speaks volumes, Mark Masters writes.

After a career-high 34 point season with the Anaheim Ducks, 2014 first-round pick Sonny Milano was surprisingly unsigned until mid-September, when the reigning Pacific Division-champion Calgary Flames reached out with an opportunity. Salim Valji has more.

Hart Trophy winner Auston Matthews has two years left on his current deal with the Maple Leafs and will be eligible to sign an extension next summer. Although the superstar sniper isn't interested in a running dialogue about his future, he did offer up some insight on how he's feeling, Mark Masters writes.

There is a fascinating dynamic emerging in Toronto, where general manager Kyle Dubas is entering lame-duck territory. This will linger over the Maple Leafs all season and his future with the organization likely depends on their playoff outcome, Travis Yost writes.