In this edition of Friday Four, Michael Amato discusses why the Leafs should make a John Tavares extension a priority, plus touches on hot topics around Nikita Kucherov, Jack Eichel and Juuse Saros.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Columbus Blue Jackets as winners of three games in a row. Toronto is 46-25-4 overall and 24-13-1 in home games. The Maple Leafs are seventh in league play ...

The pending unrestricted free agent spoke to The Athletic about some of the weightiest subjects swirling around him right now ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs players are beginning to see a real change in how Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are approaching ...

But with all that said about Marner's offensive heroics, it was his defensive prowess in the final minutes while the Maple Leafs were holding a 3-2 lead that pleased his coach the most. At one point, ...

The National Hockey League has integrated advanced analytics into its strategy, transforming the sport into a more ...

During their most important game of the regular season, Mitch Marner and John Tavares elevated their games, leading the ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in the postseason for a ninth consecutive year, the longest active playoff streak in the NHL ...

Matthew Knies, a sophomore on the Toronto Maple Leafs, recently issued a compelling challenge to his teammates as they gear up for the final stretch of the regular season. With the playoffs ...

TORONTO -- Mitch Marner broke a tie at 10:50 of the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs clinched a Stanley Cup Playoff berth with a 3-2 win against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena on ...

The Sens have won all three meetings this year, have won their past five in a row, and are 6-1 over the past two seasons.

Holding at third place means the Marlies won't have to deal with that and will jump the queue straight to the real first ...