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Steven Lorentz, the right length to preseason, and a look forward: Leaflets
It looks like the opening night lineup for the Toronto Maple Leafs is pretty much set. There will be some salary cap creativity that will take place before Nick Blankenburg can officially be signed to the team. There will likely be a paper transaction involving Gavin McKenna and Easton Cowan to maximize Domi’s LTIR space…
Steven Lorentz among 8 Maple Leafs who cleared NHL waivers
Steven Lorentz and the seven other players the Toronto Maple Leafs placed on waivers on Thursday have officially cleared, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Brendan Brisson, Henrik Rybinski, Marshall Rifai, Michael Pezzetta, Philippe Myers, Ryan Tverberg, and Vinni Lettieri were the other seven players who the Leafs placed on waivers as they continued to make roster…
Mark Masters RAVES about Auston Matthews’ Leafs camp: Leafs Morning Take
Karma can be a you-know-what. Just ask Jay Rosehill. Following Ivar Stenberg’s massive three-goal, four-point preseason performance, we revisited Rosie’s tweet from a few days ago, which essentially called out all the Stenberg supporters after Gavin McKenna’s impressive outing against Ottawa. Well, let’s just say that tweet aged… poorly. And we had plenty of fun…
Will a Jacob Markstrom-Akira Schmid tandem be good enough to lead Panthers’ resurgence?
Goaltending is the most difficult variable to predict, and it’s also the element that can often decide playoff series. We’re intimately aware of this dynamic, and Sergei Bobrovsky’s three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs also comes with the inherent promise of steady goalkeeping during the playoffs. Bobrovsky is one of the best postseason performers…
What does a successful 2026-27 season look like for Dakota Joshua?
The Toronto Maple Leafs took a gamble on Dakota Joshua 11 years after they drafted him, when they acquired him from the Vancouver Canucks in Summer 2025. Originally a fifth-round pick of the Maple Leafs, Joshua found his way to the NHL with the St. Louis Blues in 2020-21 before establishing himself as an NHL…
Daily Faceoff ranks Maple Leafs goaltenders 18th among all 32 NHL tandems
The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to enter the 2026-27 season with a totally revamped roster as they look to put last season’s disappointment behind them. Among many of the changes was the addition of two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, whom the Maple Leafs signed to a three-year, $21-million contract on July 1. Bobrovsky…
Maple Leafs return prospect Tinus Luc Koblar to Sweden, assign 10 players to Marlies
The Toronto Maple Leafs have completed another wave of roster cuts, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. As the final preseason games have wrapped up, prospect Tinus Luc Koblar will be returned to his Swedish league team for the 2026-27, while ten players have been assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League…
Maple Leafs’ lineup news: Nick Paul day-to-day with undisclosed injury, Dakota Joshua practices
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Paul is listed to day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, head coach Jim Hiller confirmed Thursday. Hiller did not provide any further specifics regarding Paul’s injury and said he was unsure if he’d be in the opening night lineup Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens. Paul left Wednesday’s preseason game against the…
Gavin McKenna is good at hockey: Leafs Morning Take
Gavin McKenna is good at hockey. And, boy oh boy, was it ever on full display Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena. That’s where the conversation started on the latest edition of Leafs Morning Take, as we get set to return to five days a week starting next Monday. The first overall pick, who picked up…
Matthew Knies looking forward to spending time with his family during Arizona trip
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies is excited to spend some time with his family during the upcoming team trip to Arizona ahead of the regular season. The Leafs have decided to switch up their team-bonding to wrap up the preseason that has typically occurred up in Muskoka the last few seasons. The team will…
Auston Matthews names Easton Cowan, Chris Tanev as Maple Leafs’ most under-the-radar players in preseason
They might not be filling up the scoresheet the way Auston Matthews and Jack Roslovic did on Wednesday, but in the eyes of Matthews, Easton Cowan and Chris Tanev have quietly had some impressive training camps for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Speaking to reporters after Thursday morning’s practice, Matthews noted that he’s seen evolvement in…
Steven Lorentz among 8 Maple Leafs placed on waivers
The Toronto Maple Leafs placed eight players on waivers on Thursday, according to PuckPedia. The team confirmed after practice that forward Steven Lorentz would be among those put on waivers. Waivers today: https://t.co/so7qgeK2D3 Everyone on waivers yesterday cleared. Players still expected to be waived prior to opening rosters:https://t.co/QZYUvdZJEP pic.twitter.com/1C3x71uo6A — PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) September 24, 2026…
How Jack Roslovic won the Maple Leafs’ most compelling training camp battle
Although there are clearly delineated roles for the 2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs, there was internal competition through the first week of training camp. Jack Roslovic was placed on the first line with Matthew Knies and Auston Matthews, while also getting the first look on the team’s first power play unit, over Knies and Gavin McKenna….
Jake McCabe raves about Chris Tanev’s toughness and contagious competitiveness
The Toronto Maple Leafs have welcomed back defensive defenceman Chris Tanev with open arms, and frankly, there isn’t anyone happier about No. 8 returning to the lineup than Tanev’s defensive partner, Jake McCabe. The Maple Leafs hosted the Ottawa Senators in another split-squad night of preseason hockey, and Toronto put on a show on home…
Maple Leafs GM John Chayka explains itinerary of upcoming team excursion to Arizona
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka met with assembled reporters at Wednesday’s morning skate, to discuss the team’s upcoming excursion to Arizona. The team will spend the weekend in Arizona following Thursday’s practice in Etobicoke, before returning to Toronto on Sunday, ahead of Tuesday’s regular season opener against the Montreal Canadiens. Maple Leafs captain…
John Tavares impressed with Gavin McKenna’s quick improvement: ‘It speaks to the quality of the player’
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares can’t help but be amazed by how quickly Gavin McKenna is getting comfortable with the NHL pace. It was only his second preseason game, and with a lot of runway left to go, but Wednesday’s game against the Ottawa Senators was the first time McKenna put on full display…
Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller doesn’t believe Nick Paul’s injury is serious
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller isn’t concerned over a potential injury to forward Nick Paul, he told reporters following their 6-1 win preseason over the Ottawa Senators. Paul, who was acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning over the summer, has been skating with Easton Cowan and Colton Sissons and finding some early chemistry…
Gavin McKenna discusses blooming confidence following Maple Leafs’ 6-1 preseason win over Senators
He may have only shown up on the scoresheet for one assist, but Gavin McKenna gave Toronto Maple Leafs fans a strong taste of what to expect from him at his best. In Wednesday’s 6-1 blowout of the Ottawa Senators, McKenna was arguably the Maple Leafs’ best player. He was frequently creating chances in the…
6 Maple Leafs who stood out during preseason games
We’re now inching towards the regular season opener Tuesday, as the Toronto Maple Leafs concluded their preseason with a resounding 6-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators split-squad team. Toronto’s B-team also emerged with a 4-2 victory over Ottawa in a scrappy affair, where Landon Sim dropped the gloves twice. There will be plenty of news…
Maple Leafs’ B-squad defeat Senators 4-2 in scrappy affair
It doesn’t matter if it’s preseason, regular season, playoffs, or whether either team has a full NHL roster, games between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators will always be scrappy. There were four fights in the Maple Leafs’ B-squad’s 4-2 victory in Ottawa over the Senators, who were icing a B-squad for the most…
Maple Leafs reduce training camp roster by 27 players
Ahead of Wednesday’s final, concurrent preseason games against the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs have reduced their training camp roster by 27 players. Toronto previously placed Cole McWard and Dakota Mermis on waivers for the purpose of re-assignment to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on Wednesday, as first reported by PuckPedia. Vinny Borgesi, Brandon Buhr,…
Report: Maple Leafs place Dakota Mermis, Cole McWard on NHL waivers
Ahead of their final preseason games, the Toronto Maple Leafs made their first cuts to the training camp roster by placing defenceman Dakota Mermis and Cole McWard on waivers per PuckPedia. Waivers today:https://t.co/so7qgeJuNv Everyone on waivers yesterday cleared. Players expected to be waived prior to opening rosters: https://t.co/QZYUvdZbPh pic.twitter.com/XflOSXN9rh — PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) September 23, 2026…
Leafs’ Jim Hiller outlines expectations for Auston Matthews’ line, internal competition among forwards
During a condensed training camp, the Toronto Maple Leafs will play their final, concurrent split-squad preseason games on Wednesday. Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller is overseeing the main group at Scotiabank Arena while John Gruden will coach Toronto’s de facto B squad in Ottawa. Although there appears to be clearly delineated roles during camp,…
Gavin McKenna can’t wait to play in front of family and friends in Maple Leafs’ season opener vs. Canadiens
Gavin McKenna’s NHL debut is one that the majority of the hockey world will be tuning in for, and the fact that it’s for the Toronto Maple Leafs makes it all the more surreal. The Maple Leafs were never supposed to even be in the conversation for the first overall pick, but the 2025-26 took…
Maple Leafs’ lineup news: Artur Akhtyamov, Easton Cowan, Oliver Ekman-Larsson join main group vs. Senators
Easton Cowan, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Artur Akhtyamov will return to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ main group for Wednesday’s split-squad games against the Ottawa Senators. Cowan and Ekman-Larsson headlined the B team on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens, and will likely be paired with Troy Stecher on Wednesday. Auston Matthews is expected to centre the first…
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