For the last several seasons, the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs have been the best Canadian teams in the NHL. The Oilers have had more playoff success out of the two, but have failed to reach their ultimate goal,

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Former NHL general manager Brian Burke is one of the few voices left pedalling old-school hockey, but even he thought Connor McDavid deserved his suspension and the Oilers reaction was over the top.

NHL Trade Deadline now officially less than two months away, the Oilers are said to be interested in a few upgrades.

The Oilers are still looking for depth after signing John Klingberg, which makes Ducks defender Brian Dumoulin a trade fit.

Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman John Klingberg is reportedly headed to the Edmonton Oilers. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman had the scoop on Friday afternoon, posting to X that the 32-year-old would be joining the Oilers after recovering from hip resurfacing surgery done in late 2023.

Along with the Oilers, The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators were in the mix. Klingberg spoke to the media for the first time since signing a contract in Edmonton to continue his NHL career.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will start Joseph Woll in goal when the club visits the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday. Matt Murray, who was called up by the Leafs a couple of days prior,

The Maple Leafs need a centre and will try to get one before the March 7 NHL trade deadline. Who makes sense? Jonas and CJ weigh in.

His last game was for the Toronto Maple Leafs in November ... "Holy crap this damn team loves taking Leafs' players," one fan tweeted. "The Edmonton Oilers. The Leafs, but better," another tweeted.

Edmonton is in the market to bolster its blue line and its reportedly leading the race to land a marquee free-agent defenseman. John Klinberg is nearing return from resurfacing surgery that he had in 2023 and a decision is expected to be made within the next two weeks per NHL insider Darren Dreger.

At the start of the 2024-25 NHL season, the Toronto Maple Leafs already appeared poised to factor into the Jack Adams Award race – one way or another. Not only did they have their own incoming head coach in Craig Berube,