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Expect Major Changes To NHL Teams EBUG Situations In 2026-27 Due To CBA
The Toronto Maple Leafs Zamboni driver, David Ayers , made a name for himself during the 2019-20 season. After the Carolina Hurricanes goalie James Reimer left the game due to an injury, and subsequently, Petr Mrazek would suffer a collision with Kyle Clifford, Ayers received a chance to change the course of the game. He'd step onto the ice midway into the second period and help deliver a win for the Carolina Hurricanes against the team he worked for. The Hurricanes won 6-3, in what seemed like an otherworldly situation. However, we're six years past that season, and the NHL has accounted for this situation. In the current CBA with the NHLPA, teams will have to carry three full-time goaltenders. One who travels with the team as a full-time EBUG. Interestingly enough, the position will remain for amateurs . I guess, for goaltenders who fell through the cracks of the NHL draft, or never got their shot, this could be a chance to be part of an NHL organization. Instead, EBUGs will now be team employees approved by the league and on-site for home and road games. They can’t have NHL experience, nor can they have 80 or more games of professional hockey experience, nor can they have played professional hockey in the prior three seasons. NHL teams have been mum on the emergency goalie front, but one team that has debuted their EBUG is the Boston Bruins. Kyle Chauvette's a 24-year-old goaltender from New Hampshire who played for Union College and UNH. His career at the collegiate level showed potential with a 2.63 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. As for what the role will entail for him, Chauvette said, “You get paid for it and travel with the team. Travel, practice, all of that.” The NHL's newest CBA has brought significant changes to the sport of hockey, and professionalizing the EBUG position was unexpected. Who will be next to show off their new EBUG? Do you think the NHL/NHLPA made the right choice to remove former EBUG's like Scott Foster or David Ayers from the fold?
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Drouin, O’Brien, Bobrovsky & August Questions
August is a funny month if you re following the Toronto Maple Leafs. Unless there s a huge surprise roaring down the tracks, the big moves have mostly been made, and the
Maple Leafs Open To Trading 3 Players Off Current Roster
The Toronto Maple Leafs have had quite the offseason, as general manager John Chayka has been cooking since day one on the job. The Leafs have also had some serious luck go their way, with winning the Gavin McKenna sweepstakes, and now heading into Chayka's first season at the helm, the expectations have climbed significantly. Chayka loves to wheel and deal, perhaps more than any other GM in the league, and he's already pulled off some significant trades, moving Joseph Woll, Simon Benoit, Brandon Carlo, and Dennis Hildeby. The Leafs are in a much better place roster wise heading into next season, but that doesn't mean there aren't more deals on the way. Chayka continues to talk to other teams, and according to sources close to the Maple Leafs, has been open to including Morgan Rielly, Dakota Joshua, or Steven Lorentz in trade talks. All three players had down seasons last season, and while Rielly is the longest-tenured Leaf, Joshua only has one season under his belt, while Lorentz has a few. Rielly owns a no-movement clause, but has submitted a western conference-heavy list of teams he'd approve a trade to. He was linked to the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks earlier in the offseason, but the Sharks have changed directions, while the Ducks seem like the only hope for a trade at this point. Rielly prefers to stay in Toronto, him and his family love it there, but knows if the Leafs flat out don't want him anymore, he has to move on for what's best for both sides. Joshua is signed for two more years, and the same goes for Lorentz. Joshua owns a 12-team no-trade clause and is set to earn $3.2 million, while Lorentz doesn't have any trade protection and is owed $1.3 million AAV. Between these two forwards, Lorentz has more trade value on the open market based on his salary, while the Leafs prefer to trade Joshua if they can, to help free up some cap space, as they're currently over the cap.
Maple Leafs Missed What Nicolas Roy Could Have Given Them
Every now and then, a player leaves a team, and you look back and wonder whether the team ever really figured out what it had. That s where I am with
Free-Agent Logan Stanley Linked To Sign With 1 Of 4 Teams
Towering defenceman Logan Stanley is one of the rare cases this summer where someone fumbled their bag. Stanley had chances to sign contracts early on during free agency, and held out for better options, only to find himself unsigned on August 8th. Stanley is the best defenceman left on the free-agent market, the only problem is, now he'll have to settle for someone less money wise, and term wise on his next contract. The big blueliner is coming off his best all around season, and despite a tr...
by Jon Steitzer5 non-prospect Marlies who could push for NHL work in 2026-27
by Jon Steitzer5 non-prospect Marlies who could push for NHL work in 2026-27
Auston Matthews may be the reason Gavin McKenna can skip the usual rookie treatment
Gavin McKenna may be able to avoid the traditional rookie route and start besi Auston Matthews right away as it allows him to thrive without needing to do it alone.
5 Things You Might Not Have Known About the Maple Leafs
5 Things You Might Not Have Known About the Maple Leafs
The story behind Toronto's failed pursuit of Wayne Gretzky in 1996
Despite having interest in joining the team, the Maple Leafs decided against signing Wayne Gretzky. But why did they decide against this move?
UFA Patrik Laine Linked To 5 Teams
Patrik Laine remains one of the top options on the UFA market for teams looking for an offensive boost for their lineups. The seven-time 20-goal scorer and former 2nd overall pick in the NHL Draft will have to take a massive pay cut, as he's coming off his $8.7 million AAV contract. The Montreal Canadiens don't seem the least bit interested in bringing him back, after Laine played just five games for them last year, due to injury, and then their reluctance to add him back to the roster for the last few months of the season after he was supposedly healthy. But Laine is still just 28, and popped 20 goals for the Habs in just 52 games the year before. He can likely be had for a minimum salary (or, potentially, even a PTO, according to some reports) . The latest update, from Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette , has linked five teams to having interest in Laine. New York Rangers Minnesota Wild Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers For the Rangers, the team finished 23rd in the NHL in goals scored last season. Adding Pavel Dorofeyev this offseason in a big sign-and-trade with the Vegas Golden Knights will help to address that, but Laine could also be a low-risk, high-upside potential target. GM Chris Drury is still looking to add a forward. The Wild don't appear ready to re-up with their own UFA, Vladimir Tarasenko, who provided 23 goals last season, so perhaps they'd consider Laine a potential replacement for that production at a much cheaper price. They did pursue him earlier this summer. Zurkowsky suggests that Laine could line up with Auston Matthews in Toronto, but adding a playmaker to Matthews' wing would make more sense. As for Philly, he writes, " While the Flyers’ power play could use improvement, it seems unlikely any marriage between Laine and demanding head coach Rick Tocchet would be blissful." Wherever he winds up, there likely wouldn't be a big role for Laine, perhaps only as a power play specialist, as his defensive acumen is always in question. In addition, injuries have derailed him for large swaths of each of the last six seasons, ever since he left Winnipeg. For these reasons, he will likely be forced to take a minimum salary "prove it" type deal, at best.