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The Leafs Nation’s staff roundtable: How the Maple Leafs can turn their season around

The Toronto Maple Leafs are facing a major crisis with the 2025-26 season having gone off to a disastrous start. The team has struggled to string together consistently strong results, the star players are failing to produce, the power play has been a disaster, and the coaching staff is seemingly out of answers for how to turn things around.

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Maple Leafs prospects Ben Danford, Victor Johansson set to make World Junior debuts

The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in action on Saturday when they host the Ottawa Senators, but not before one of Canada’s most beloved tournaments kicks off.

Auston Matthews News / NHL Trade Talk / December 25

Analyst Calls Out Auston Matthews as Maple Leafs’ Biggest Issue

You couldn’t have drawn up a better way for the Toronto Maple Leafs to close out their schedule before the holiday break than how things unfolded against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday afternoon.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / December 25

Maple Leafs Aren’t Making the Move Fans Expect

If you’ve been wondering why the reaction from Toronto Maple Leafs management seems oddly restrained, you’re not alone. Losses pile up, the power play sputters, Auston Matthews looks human for long stretches.

Sidney Crosby News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'All-time points leader by NHL team' quiz

Can you name every NHL franchise's all-time leader in points in five minutes?

The 'Maurice Richard Trophy winners' quiz

The 'NHL 1,600 point club' quiz

The 'Team Canada 2025 Four Nations Face-Off roster' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / December 25

Something Stinks In Toronto — and the Double Down Is Impossible to Miss

The Maple Leafs didn’t just fire an assistant coach this week — they sent a very deliberate message about who is, and isn’t, under scrutiny. Frankly, the whole thing smells funny.

NHL News / Yardbarker

Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / 6IX ON ICE / December 25

Who’s been naughty or nice for the Toronto Maple Leafs so far this season?

The Toronto Maple Leafs are free-falling, sitting in last place in the Atlantic Division and second last in the Eastern Conference. They get outplayed almost every night, and even when they do play well, they usually lose.

Marc Savard News / The Hockey Writers / December 26

Marc Savard Was Made the Scapegoat for the Maple Leafs’ Mess

The Toronto Maple Leafs fired assistant coach Marc Savard on Dec. 22 after struggles in the first half of the season. This firing comes after a road trip where they lost three straight to the Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, and Dallas Stars.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / December 25

Maple Leafs could use a President of Hockey Operations

Without fully understanding what Brendan Shanahan did on a daily basis, it seems very likely that not having someone in his role this season has been a hindrance to the Maple Leafs.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL on ClutchPoints / December 25

Maple Leafs’ William Nylander gets brutally honest about Marc Savard firing

The Maple Leafs faced mounting pressure entering Christmas week, and that pressure only grew on Monday when the team fired assistant coach Marc Savard, whose power play ranked last in the NHL.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / December 24

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Fan Guide to the 2026 World Juniors

Entering the holiday break, the Toronto Maple Leafs own a 16-15-5 record and sit 15th of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference. The club has gone 5-10-0 on the road and ranks 32nd in the league in power-play percentage (13.0%).

Auston Matthews News / 6IX ON ICE / December 24

What Auston Matthews should ask Santa for this Christmas

If the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to turn this season around, Auston Matthews is the key. His play has been nowhere close to his standards for the last year and a half, and the captain needs to figure things out if he wants to lead this team to a Stanley Cup.

Craig Berube News / TheLeafsnation / December 24

Top Leafs stories of 2025 – When Craig Berube broke down Maple Leafs’ Game 7 loss to Panthers

3 Positives and 3 Negatives in the Maple Leafs’ 6–3 Win Over the Penguins

Wins always feel better when they come after a stretch where nothing’s been going right. Three straight losses, an anemic road trip, and a lot of grumbling in the background.

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The 'NBA Christmas Day 40-point games' quiz

The 'Most 3-passing, 1-rushing TD games' quiz

The 'NFL's active 300-yard passers' quiz

The 'Multiple 3-rushing-TD games in a season' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / December 24

The Maple Leafs at the Christmas Break: An Organization in Turmoil, the Matthews Mystery, and the Paths Forward Ahead of the Trade Deadline

Christmas time is here, although the mood is anything but merry right now for the Toronto Maple Leafs. They officially sit second-to-last in the Eastern Conference as of this writing, and their overall game is trending in the wrong direction.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / December 24

Maple Leafs need to make a decision on Easton Cowan

Toronto's handling of Cowan doesn't make a lot of sense.

Craig Berube keeps it simple following Maple Leafs win vs. Penguins

Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving gives vote of confidence to Berube

Should spotlight be on Treliving more for Leafs’ current struggles?

What Christmas gifts do NHL teams need heading into season's second half?

Three underperforming NHL players who must step up

William Nylander News / TheLeafsnation / December 24

William Nylander says Maple Leafs’ improvement at generating chances paid off in win vs. Penguins

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander feels that his team’s 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins was just what the doctor ordered. With the fan base on edge and people’s jobs hanging in the balance, the Leafs played with a chip on their shoulders and were able to get the bounces in their favour.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / December 24

Keefe vs. Berube: Who Was the Maple Leafs’ Better Coach?

What’s happened with Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube is interesting. He came in before last season and took over from Sheldon Keefe. Keefe was fired because he had led his team to the playoffs, but never very far once they got there.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / December 24

3 Takeaways From the Maple Leafs’ 6-3 Win Over the Penguins

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins in another edition of their Next Gen game before the Christmas break. They came into this game losers of three straight and were looking to turn things around after the firing of assistant coach Marc Savard.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / December 23

Why is Marc Savard the only change the Maple Leafs made?

While the power play has been a massive issue for the Leafs, it’s far from the only thing plaguing the group.

Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Marc Savard

Craig Berube takes blame for Marc Savard’s firing after Maple Leafs’ power play falls to last in NHL

Airing hockey grievances for this Festivus day

The 25 best late-round NHL Draft picks

The '60-goal NHL seasons' quiz

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / December 23

Airing hockey grievances for this Festivus day

If you exist within the hockey world at all, you probably have no shortage of grievances to air on this Festivus Day.

The 20 greatest nicknames in NHL history

The '60-goal NHL seasons' quiz

Christopher Tanev News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 23

Toronto Maple Leafs Activate Chris Tanev

After nearly two months, the Toronto Maple Leafs are returning a solid defenseman to the lineup. The Maple Leafs announced that they’ve activated defenseman Chris Tanev from the long-term injured reserve.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / December 24

Leafs' Brad Treliving gives vote of confidence to Craig Berube

Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving gives vote of confidence to coach Craig Berube

After the Toronto Maple Leafs fired assistant coach Marc Savard on Monday, there were some questions regarding if that would be the only move made amid a massive slide, particularly with Craig Berube.

Are jobs of Berube, Treliving safe?

Matvei Michkov-Rick Tocchet rapport gets attention despite Flyers' success

Airing NHL grievances on Festivus day

What Christmas gifts do NHL teams need heading into season's second half?

Three underperforming NHL players who must step up

USA would be setting up for Olympic failure if it snubs Jason Robertson

NHL News / Yardbarker / December 22