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Maple Leafs’ Loss to the Senators Raises 5 Thoughts

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on home ice, but this wasn’t one of those games where the whole night felt wrong. In fact, the first two periods might have been Toronto’s best hockey of the young season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / October 4

Matthews and Marchenko: Something Might Be Starting Here

Something’s going on with Auston Matthews and Kirill Marchenko. I don’t mean that they have suddenly become the most dangerous line in hockey. It’s way too early for that.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / October 4

The Marlies Are More Than Just the Team Down the Road

I like watching the Toronto Marlies early in the season. You aren't just watching an AHL hockey game. You are also getting a little look down the road at the Maple Leafs.

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The '2026-27 NHL captains' quiz

Can you name the players chosen as team captain for each NHL franchise in 2026-27?

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Kirill Marchenko News / The Hockey Writers / October 4

Marchenko’s First Goal With the Maple Leafs Could Spark a 30-Goal Season

While the first three games of the 2026-27 season have been a rollercoaster for the Toronto Maple Leafs, there have been some positives for the blue and white.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Easton Cowan News / The Hockey Writers / October 4

Maple Leafs’ Cowan Excelling in Potential Breakout Season

There are plenty of standouts for the Toronto Maple Leafs to start the season, but none have stood out more than the play of forward Easton Cowan. It’s

Kirill Marchenko News / TheLeafsnation / October 4

Kirill Marchenko on first goal with Maple Leafs: ‘I would be most happy if we win’

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kirill Marchenko scored his first goal as a Leaf on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators, but if you asked him, he’d trade it for two points.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / October 4

One thing is working perfectly so far for the Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs aren't perfect this season. They have a 1-2-0 record after Saturday night's loss to the Ottawa Senators. Just looking at that win-loss ratio could cause some panic but they are looking so much better than their record suggests -- and the games are roughly a million times more enjoyable to watch than last season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / October 4

5 takeaways from Maple Leafs-Senators: A lack of third-period discipline and six posts

For the better part of two periods, the Toronto Maple Leafs appeared to have found their identity. Toronto was playing with the pace head coach Jim Hiller demands, and the team was in control of possession and shot-creation for the majority of the contest.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / October 3

4 takeaways from Maple Leafs' disheartening 3-2 loss to Senators

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 3-2 to the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night. Auston Matthews and Kirill Marchenko each scored their first of the season, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves on 29 shots.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / October 3

Game Review: Maple Leafs let a dominant second period go to waste in another frustrating divisional loss

The Maple Leafs were plagued with many problems last season, but when it came to their results, their biggest issue was their inability to win within their division.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / October 3

Instant Reaction: Maple Leafs defeated by iron in 3-2 loss to Senators

You can try to analyze the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators however you want, but in the end, they hit the post or crossbar SIX times on the night.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / October 3

Checking in on 5 former Maple Leafs who may have got away

The Toronto Maple Leafs are off and running for the 2026-27 season, as general manager John Chayka has flipped the roster upside down, and brought in a variety of new players throughout the lineup.

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Kirill Marchenko News / Professor Press Box / October 3

Can Maple Leafs Fans Be Blamed for Being Sentimental?

Something about a reader’s response to the Matthew Knies-Kirill Marchenko trade caught my attention. It wasn't really the conclusion about the trade. That's hockey talk.

John Chayka News / Editor In Leaf / October 3

John Chayka teases unexpected change to Maple Leafs goalie rotation

Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Chayka shook up the hockey world this offseason by poaching Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky from Atlantic Division rivals, the Florida Panthers.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / October 3

Maple Leafs’ lineup news: Daniel Alfredsson takes centre stage, Bobrovsky projected to start vs. Senators

Toronto Maple Leafs associate coach Daniel Alfredsson took centre stage on Saturday morning, as he’ll coach against his former club at Scotiabank Arena.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / October 3

The Maple Leafs’ Cap Nightmare Just Took an Unexpected Turn

For years, the Toronto Maple Leafs were the NHL’s cautionary tale. The pandemic-era flat cap squeezed them harder than almost anyone, and the big money handed to their core left little room to maneuver.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / October 3

Two Games In, Some Maple Leafs Numbers Are Hard to Ignore

There’s always a temptation to look at the standings, the goals and the points after two games and start drawing conclusions. This early in the season, that’s probably a mistake.

Gavin Mckenna News / TheLeafsnation / October 3

Patience must be preached as the market awaits Gavin McKenna breakout

Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna has been held off the scoresheet through his first two NHL games, and anyone who is starting to worry needs to take a chill pill, and grasp on to their patience.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / October 3

Leafs' Sergei Bobrovsky apologizes to rookie Gavin McKenna

Sergei Bobrovsky, Toronto’s new starting goalie acquired via unrestricted free agency this offseason, stepped onto the ice right before McKenna.

Patience must be preached as the market awaits Gavin McKenna breakout

Will new-look Leafs make the playoffs in a strong Atlantic Division?

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Matthew Knies News / The Hockey Writers / October 2

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies, Robertson & the Patience of Toronto Fans

There is something funny about the first week of an NHL season. Everybody spends months talking about what teams might become, then two games happen, and suddenly we’re supposed to know what it all means.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / October 1

Maple Leafs And Matthews Had Priorities; Knies Found Out the Hard Way What They Are

According to a report by The Fourth Period, Auston Matthews was on board with the trade involving Matthew Knies and Kirill Marchenko. A surprising deal that saw the Leafs trade a big part of their core, Toronto went with the skilled sniper over the grittier power forward.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 30

Maple Leafs Place Max Domi And Dakota Joshua On LTIR

As part of this week’s swap with the Blue Jackets, there were some salary cap implications at play that resulted in Columbus retaining part of Elvis Merzlikins’ salary. Doing so allowed them to optimize their offseason LTIR placements.

NHL News / Yardbarker / September 29

Jacob Markstrom impresses in season-opening win vs. Hurricanes

Panthers' Jacob Markstrom impresses in season opener, emerging as Sergei Bobrovsky replacement early

Sergei who? The Florida Panthers faced the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, in a clash of the past two Stanley Cup champions.

Wild's Bill Guerin, Quinn Hughes talk Brock Faber after scary injury

Canucks blow late lead, pull out opening win over Oilers in overtime

Bruins win 11th straight home opener with late surge past Rangers

Canadiens end Maple Leafs' 10-game home-opening win streak

Maple Leafs confirm six-year extension for Kirill Marchenko after trade