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Maple Leafs 'Rebuild on the Fly' Gets a New Runway

Honestly, I get why some people are cynical about the Toronto Maple Leafs right now. “Rebuild the team on the fly” sounds like something you say when you don’t want to admit you’re basically redoing everything.

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The Maple Leafs Best Players Forgot How to Look Like Themselves

The 2025-26 season was a disaster for the Toronto Maple Leafs. After finishing first in the Atlantic Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference in 2024-25, Toronto fell all the way to last place in the Atlantic Division one year later.

Chris Bourque News / Inside The Rink / July 22

Marlies Add to Front Office and Coaching Staff

The Toronto Marlies announced on Wednesday that Chris Bourque has been appointed as assistant general manager. Bourque will also act as the head of college recruitment for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Chris Bourque News / TheLeafsnation / July 22

Toronto Marlies name Chris Bourque as assistant general manager, round out coaching staff

Chris Bourque has been appointed as assistant general manager of the Toronto Marlies, the team announced Wednesday. Bourque will also operate as head of college recruitment for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Sergei Bobrovsky News / TheLeafsnation / July 22

Revisiting Sergei Bobrovsky’s Save of the Century vs. Lightning

There are surely more professional ways to state this, but it’s impossibly cool that Sergei Bobrovsky is the starting goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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The most underrated player for every NHL franchise

The best player in Washington Capitals history? Alex Ovechkin. The best Red Wing? Gordie Howe or Steve Yzerman…or maybe Nicklas Lidstrom. Some NHL franchises have a clear best player, while others have the proverbial Mount Rushmore of potential choices.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / July 22

Will the Maple Leafs’ deployment strategy finally align up front?

The irony of all the moves the Maple Leafs made this offseason is that they positioned themselves to do not only what should have been done last season, but quite literally what they said they were going to do.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / July 22

2025 first overall pick Matthew Schaefer on advice for Maple Leafs’ Gavin McKenna: ‘Just enjoy it’

Being selected first overall in the NHL Draft comes with a lot of pressure. Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs comes with a lot of pressure. Now take

Gavin Mckenna News / NHLFanCentral / July 22

Maple Leafs’ Gavin McKenna receives advice from NHL star ahead of rookie season

Gavin McKenna has entered his rookie season with some advice from someone who has been in his place before. The New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer, who was last year’s No.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / July 21

Can the Maple Leafs Unlock the Players They Already Have?

One of the easiest things to do after a disappointing season is assume everything needs to change. A team misses the playoffs, a coach gets fired, the front office gets rebuilt, and suddenly everyone starts looking for new answers.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / July 22

Why the 2026 Maple Leafs could be better than anyone expects

The Toronto Maple Leafs could be in a far better spot this season than they ended up last season. The new leadership group, under GM John Chayka, has made a number of changes that could give them a chance at making the playoffs.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / July 21

‘It was the greatest days of my life’: Jack Campbell on the pressure of playing in Toronto

The big narrative with playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs is that the pressure of playing in the hockey mecca of the world can be too much. However, for one Jack Campbell, he rather enjoyed playing in the bright spotlight of Toronto.

Logan Shaw News / Inside The Rink / July 21

Logan Shaw Celebrates Calder Cup with NHL Veterans

Logan Shaw, the Toronto Marlies captain, brought the Calder Cup to his home province of Nova Scotia recently. Teammate Landon Sim came along as well. Like the Stanley Cup, every player from the winning team gets a day with the Calder Cup.

Gavin Mckenna News / NHL Trade Talk / July 21

Latest Gavin McKenna Video Shows This Kid Might Be Pretty Good

Toronto’s newest potential superstar is putting in visible work this summer, and fans are taking notice. New footage has surfaced of Gavin McKenna training

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The 'NFL yards-per-catch leaders' quiz

The 'Youngest 4K-yard NFL passers' quiz

The '2K-yard NFL rushers' quiz

The 'FIFA World Cup champions' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / July 21

With Matthews on the clock, Chayka has gone all in with first Leafs’ offseason

It’s still hard to believe how quickly the scope of the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ offseason changed. A disastrous 2025-26 season which saw the Leafs finish with the fifth-worst record in the league created many questions for their future.

Morgan Rielly News / NHL Trade Talk / July 21

The Maple Leafs Morgan Rielly Blockbuster Trade Idea — Would You Do It?

It’s the quietest stretch of the NHL calendar, which means it’s peak season for fans to cook up trade scenarios with zero actual backing. The latest one making the rounds online: a hypothetical swap sending Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly to the Nashville Predators for forward Steven Stamkos.

Dakota Joshua News / The Hockey Writers / July 21

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Joshua, Blueger & Toronto’s Surprise Duo

The Toronto Maple Leafs have spent another offseason reshaping their roster. New faces have arrived, familiar ones have moved on, and with John Chayka and Jim Hiller now leading the organization, there is a different feel around the team than there was a year ago.

Morgan Rielly News / The Hockey Writers / July 21

Suggested Trade Sees Ducks Land Morgan Rielly in Trade With Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a ton of changes this offseason, including adding Sergei Bobrovsky in free agency, acquiring Nick Paul, and making a coaching change with Jim Hiller becoming their new bench boss.

Dakota Joshua News / TheLeafsnation / July 21

The case to keep Dakota Joshua to start the season despite new management

It was a rough season across the board for the Toronto Maple Leafs but few had a tougher go than Dakota Joshua, who returned to the organization 11 years after the Maple Leafs originally drafted him.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / July 20

Darryl Sittler’s Lasting Maple Leafs Legacy Is the Horrible Trade

If you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan and you don’t mind going back to the stuff that probably still stings, let’s revisit January 1982. That’s when Toronto traded Darryl Sittler—one of the best players in franchise history—and got a return that still makes people shake their heads.