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The Toronto Maple Leafs have underwent a significant amount of changes over the past couple of months, and while the revamped front office, new coaching staff, and free agency acquisitions like Sergei Bobrovsky and Darren Raddysh will hog most of the attention, one area that the Maple Leafs have seemingly made huge strides in is…
If the money were equal, there’s no debate that Cale Makar is a far better bet than Darren Raddysh. Honestly, it’s a no-brainer. But this week, we learned the money…
Signing players on the wrong side of 30 has come back to bite the Toronto Maple Leafs in the past. For every John Tavares, there’s a David Clarkson experience ready to remind teams to be cautious with how much they offer to these players. Two years into a four-year contract, Oliver Ekman-Larsson is closer to…
Morgan Rielly’s long-awaited bounce-back season never arrived in 2025-26. After a disappointing 2024-25 campaign, Rielly and then-GM Brad Treliving held what Treliving described as a “real, honest discussion” about the defenseman’s performance and the level he was capable of reaching. Rielly later acknowledged that he engaged in “healthy but challenging conversations” with several people, including […] The post Morgan Rielly’s Maple Leafs story isn’t over, but something has to change [2026-2...
Alexander Bilecki is coming off an outstanding season, where he helped the Kitchener Rangers win the Memorial Cup. Bilecki was selected 60th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2026 NHL Draft, and was one of the standouts at July’s development camp. The 18-year-old recently caught up with Daily Faceoff Toronto’s Nick Alberga for…
Fantasy hockey season is right around the corner, and Daily Faceoff is a one-stop shop for everything you need. Ahead of the weekend, Daily Faceoff’s esteemed fantasy hockey panel put together their consensus Top 250 rankings, where several Toronto Maple Leafs stars headline the list. You may be able to find real value at the…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have spent much of the summer talking about getting bigger, tougher and harder to play against. That makes sense. After another disappointing regular-season finish, nobody needed…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are approaching another season with two very different timelines running simultaneously. On one hand, the organization is trying to win now with a roster built around…
Easton Cowan’s first professional season was rarely straightforward. He made the Maple Leafs out of training camp — even though he did not dress in the first two games — despite a perfectly reasonable argument that he belonged with the Marlies, where he could play big minutes in all situations. He bounced between the top […] The post Easton Cowan ended his rookie year as an AHL champion; is he ready for an impact role with the Leafs? [2026-27 Player Preview] appeared first on Maple Leafs Hot...
Toronto Maple Leafs fourth-round pick Patriks Plumins appears to be set to play for the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the QMJHL in 2025-26. Première pratique avec les Sags pour Patriks Plumins ✅ Le gardien letton de 6’4”, repêché en 4e ronde par les Maple Leafs de Toronto, a fait son arrivée à Chicoutimi hier🇱🇻#fierdetresags pic.twitter.com/ljbXH1jb2g —…
Another week light week on the Toronto Maple Leafs news front unless you want to rage a little about ticket prices. There’s nothing new to see here. The team can get away with it so they can do it. Is it bad for growing the support in the biggest hockey market in the world? Probably….
New general manager John Chayka hasn't been shy in making changes to the Toronto Maple Leafs roster this off-season. And something tells us he might not be done yet. As training camp quickly approaches in a few weeks, there are a number of under-the-radar unrestricted free agents still out on the market looking for a contract or an invite to camp. Andre Leal of The Hockey News has proposed three players that make sense for the Leafs to try to bring in on a PTO: Nick Blankenburg, D Chayka...
The world of Toronto Maple Leafs’ hockey has been filled with characters – some good and some, well, less than good. However, one name that stands tall (as well as…
You can never have enough goaltending depth throughout a National Hockey League organization. While the Toronto Maple Leafs have their goaltender of the present locked up after signing Sergei Bobrovsky to a three-year, $21-million contract, another netminder who has generated excitement internally is Artur Akhtyamov. Akhtyamov is coming off a season in which he made…
There is nothing wrong with being excited about Gavin McKenna. The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t had a first-overall pick in a very long time, and McKenna arrives in Toronto with…
Troy Stecher was a breath of fresh air when he arrived in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs needed him far more than they ever should have. When the Leafs claimed Stecher off waivers from Edmonton in mid-November, their blue line was in rough shape. Chris Tanev was injured, Brandon Carlo was battling injuries and severe […] The post Troy Stecher was a breath of fresh air for the Leafs; now a more suitable role should await him this season [2026-27 Player Preview] appeared first on Maple Leafs H...
Calle Jarnkrok continues to be a free agent and without any one-year deals on his lap to consider, expect to see the versatile veteran forward sign a professional tryout agreement (PTO). Daily Faceoff's Mike Gould recently highlighted Jarnkrok as an under-the-radar type of signing as the offseason winds down, and has linked Jarnkrok to potentially signing a PTO with the San Jose Sharks or Edmonton Oilers. Jarnkrok spent the past four seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and while in the...
The TLN Maple Leafs prospect rankings were compiled by a panel of six TLN writers, each ranking our top 20 prospects to form a consensus group ranking. We have tightened up the criteria for said rankings this year, implementing a U23 rule for skaters and a U25 rule for goaltenders. We are also using the…
The trade that brought Mattias Ekholm to Edmonton has been one of the most lopsided wins of the Ken Holland era. According to Edmonton Journal columnist David Staples , that's about to get complicated. Staples argues the Oilers are set to feel real blowback from the February 2023 deal, not because Ekholm hasn't lived up to his end, but because the prospect Edmonton gave up, Reid Schaefer, has finally started to look like the player Nashville hoped for. A Trade That's Aged Perfectly For E...
The Boston Bruins ' blockbuster trade for JJ Peterka wasn't a sudden decision. According to head coach Marco Sturm, it was years in the making. Per Jim McBride of the Boston Globe , Sturm confirmed the Bruins had been eyeing Peterka for a long time before finally landing him this summer. "I think the biggest reason for that trade was us, as an organization, they've been having an eye on him for a long, long time, even before he got drafted," Sturm said. "So even last year, every year it ...
Vezina trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck is ready for his next chapter, as the star goaltender has gone public with his trade request from the Winnipeg Jets. Hellebuyck released a statement on Thursday to clear the air and make things public, he has indeed asked for a trade, and it's rumored to have been originally submitted during his exit interview at the end of last season. So the question becomes - where does Hellebuyck land? Here's three teams to keep an eye on in the sweepstakes: Pittsburg...
The Montreal Canadiens moved quickly when they saw an opportunity to climb the draft board and select Michael Hage at […]
Another big name is being linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and this time, the conversation around Erik Karlsson joining the team’s blue line this season is sparking serious debate.…
There is a different way to look at the Toronto Maple Leafs heading into this season. Much of the discussion has focused on whether new general manager John Chayka has…
Using their first-round choice in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected 6-foot-5, 239-pound center Frederik Gauthier from Laval, Quebec. The choice made sense. Gauthier carried size,…