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The 2025-26 season was a wild one for Cayden Primeau. After finishing training camp last year with the Carolina Hurricanes, the Toronto Maple Leafs claimed him off waivers. Then a…
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled their first crack at a loaded top power-play unit, and Jack Roslovic is on it. Which means strong PP1 candidates Matthew Knies and Gavin McKenna find themselves starting with the second group. Surprise. McKenna, 18, is only making his pro exhibition debut Saturday versus the Montreal Canadiens in split-squad action, and the organization is hesitant to heap too much on the rookie’s plate out of the gate. As for the 227-pound Knies, a net-front beast, w...
After an ugly 78-point season that saw the Toronto Maple Leafs miss the playoffs, the organization enters training camp with a new look. The team is quite different, both in…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Steven Lorentz is in a better place heading into his third season with the club. After an up-and-down year with mostly downs (which was certainly not exclusive to Lorentz), the Waterloo native spoke about where things went wrong for him in 2025-26 and how he’s going to apply it to this…
For the first time since December 28, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev will play in an NHL game. The veteran blueliner is coming off a difficult 2025-26 season that was riddled with injuries and resulted in him missing all but 11 games. There were many factors as to why the previous campaign went so…
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller is looking for his team to play with renewed pace throughout the year, as the club prepares for its first preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Toronto are playing in concurrent, split-squad games, with its main group hosting Montreal’s split-squad at Scotiabank Arena. “The simple part,…
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Nick Blankenburg feels about the opportunity presented after he signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the team. The right-shot defenceman is coming off a solid season where he recorded 24 points (eight goals and 16 assists) in 61 games split between the Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche. Despite that success,…
The second day of training camp makes it a little easier to separate the noise from the interesting stuff. The sweaters are still clean, nobody has played a meaningful game,…
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For the first time in recent memory, the Toronto Maple Leafs are holding concurrent preseason games against the Montreal Canadiens. Daily Faceoff Toronto is covering the game at Scotiabank Arena, where Tinus Luc Koblar and Harry Nansi are among the notable inclusions on the Maple Leafs’ roster. It’s a largely professional-calibre roster, with the vast…
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Philippe Myers is caught in a numbers game, and it could lead to a preseason trade. The 29-year-old blueliner has watched general manager John Chayka reshape the Leafs defense core this summer, and unfortunately for Myers, it's pushed him further down the depth chart. While the team added Emil Andrae and Darren Raddysh, they've also re-signed Troy Stecher and added Nick Blankenburg on a professional tryout agreement. Toronto also has top prospect Ben Danford, a f...
Matthew Knies is coming off a very interesting year as a Toronto Maple Leaf, both on and off the ice. It was the first time in his career there’s been some adversity, as Knies was reportedly almost traded to the Montreal Canadiens. Thankfully, the deal fell through, and Brad Treliving is no longer employed by…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the ice and there is finally something to talk about. Given that there isn’t a whole lot that can truly be taken away from training camp or even preseason games, it’s worth focusing on the one thing that will carry forward to the regular season and that is Jim…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping to bounce back from a disappointing 2025-26 campaign. Auston Matthews and his teammates missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year. Now, they are hoping to make the dance again. Matthews believes Matthew Knies will play a key role in their success for years to come. Matthews spoke with reporters […] The post Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews drops massive Matthew Knies praise before training camp appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It is the middle of September, and with training camps across the NHL ramping up, we're bound to see teams' top prospects make their debut during the preseason. Today, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced the date on which Gavin McKenna (1st overall in 2026) will make his preseason debut . TORONTO -- Gavin McKenna will make his preseason debut when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; TSN2, RDSI, TSN4). The 1st OA pick in 2026...
TORONTO — Back when Auston Matthews and Jack Roslovic were teammates in Ann Arbor, Mich., suiting up as teenagers for the U.S. National Team Development Program, they formed two-thirds of a trio they dubbed ‘The Superman Line.’ “I think it was the Cam Newton era,” Roslovic explained with a grin Friday, referring to the former NFL quarterback’s signature touchdown celebration. “When he was ripping the jersey open. It was jokes.” The 29-year-old skated alongside his former USNTDP linemate for th...
The Montreal Canadiens are set to face the Toronto Maple Leafs in simultaneous games this weekend, with the split teams […]
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After Friday’s practice, head coach Jim Hiller discussed his vision for the team’s style of play, Jack Roslovic’s opportunity alongside Auston Matthews, his early impressions of Gavin McKenna, the team’s defense pairings with Morgan Rielly skating alongside Emil Andrae, and more. There has been talk about “unshackling” the offense a little bit as long as […] The post Jim Hiller on Gavin McKenna’s game through two practices: “He just makes the right play when it needs to be played… Very impre...
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At last, Maple Leafs training camp is underway. Per usual, there’s plenty of optimism in the air, as I documented my experience on Day 1 to kick off the latest edition of Leafs Morning Take. Everyone’s in a good mood, everyone’s feeling good. It’ll be interesting to see how things progress as the year goes…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies made it abundantly clear he doesn’t want to be anywhere else but donning the Blue and White. This summer saw trade rumours regarding him refusing to go away, even after a regime change on the heels of a disastrous 2025-26 season. While there was a potential deal sending him…
Former professional hockey player Madison Packer joins Katie Gaus and Michael Traikos to discuss Dylan Larkin’s latest press conference with the Detroit Red Wings, Auston Matthews’ outlook with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and more.
Sometimes a few words can make a routine injury update much more interesting. That might be the case with Max Domi and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Domi underwent offseason surgery…
Todd Crocker, the new radio voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs, joins Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill for an in-depth conversation about landing one of the biggest jobs in Canadian sports. Crocker opens up about the process behind the scenes, how he landed the Leafs gig, and the emotional moment he received the official call while on vacation in Madrid with his wife. Even days later, he admits he’s still trying to wrap his head around the news. He also shares his thoughts on the Maple Leafs, why he ...