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Gavin McKenna’s spot in the Maple Leafs’ lineup has been revealed

When the Toronto Maple Leafs selected phenom Gavin McKenna first overall at the NHL Draft, fans immediately began dreaming of a lethal top-line partnership alongside captain Auston Matthews.

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John Chayka puts emphasis, belief in Maple Leafs players to lead turnaround efforts: ‘Talk is cheap’

Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Chayka is emphasizing the team he has assembled to do the talking as far as proving they can bounce back. The 2025-26 season was both a disaster for the on-ice results and a reckoning for the seismic changes that followed in the offseason in all aspects of the organization.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / September 15

Maybe the Maple Leafs Don’t Need All Their D-men to Be Big

A funny little (no pun intended) theme is developing around the Toronto Maple Leafs this week. It’s about how they might be collecting small defencemen.

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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

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / September 15

Auston Matthews likes what he sees from John Chayka so far

The Toronto Maple Leafs were one of the most active teams in the NHL this past offseason and new general manager John Chayka is getting the seal of approval from his captain Auston Matthews.

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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.

Matthew Knies News / Daily Faceoff / September 15

‘I’m fortunate that I’m still here’: Leafs’ Matthew Knies on surviving trade rumors

It was an offseason of change for the Toronto Maple Leafs. After committing to a new management group, which includes John Chayka as general manager and

Matthew Knies News / TheLeafsnation / September 15

Maple Leafs’ Matthew Knies reflects on offseason trade rumours: ‘I’m fortunate that I’m still here’

The Toronto Maple Leafs head into the 2026-27 season looking to prove the doubters wrong, and Matthew Knies ought to be one of the x-factors during a year where the team is expected to return to the playoffs. Knies is entering his fourth NHL season, coming off a year where he finished with 23 goals and 66 points, good for third in team scoring.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / September 15

‘This Is Home’: Will Matthews Break the Trend of Americans Fleeing Canada?

Auston Matthews is becoming a rarer and rarer breed in today’s NHL — an American superstar not just playing in Canada, but captaining a Canadian team. In a league where Team USA’s Olympic core has been asking out of Canadian markets in waves, Matthews remains the outlier.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / September 15

Maple Leafs name Todd Crocker as radio play-by-play voice

Todd Crocker is the new radio play-by-play voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team confirmed Tuesday in a release. Crocker is well-known to many as the voice of the Toronto Marlies, and will graduate into the Maple Leafs’ role.

Morgan Rielly News / Editor In Leaf / September 15

NHL insider reveals why Morgan Rielly wasn't traded this summer

For all the talk this past summer about the Toronto Maple Leafs finally moving on from Morgan Rielly, we got exactly nada. As camp is set to open, the longest-tenured Leaf remains on the team.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / September 15

Leafs’ Auston Matthews feels ‘the best I’ve felt in a long time’ going into 2026-27

It’s become an annual tradition for professional athletes going into their respective training camps to say they’re in the best shape of their careers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs captain is no exception.

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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.

John Chayka News / NHL Trade Talk / September 15

What Chayka’s Really Building and Why the Old Model Had to Die

John Chayka’s recent The Athletic interview contains a genuinely interesting idea, and it’s bigger than most people give it credit for. He’s not just building a better roster in Toronto.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / September 15

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Chayka, Huge Changes & One Big Constant

There’s a pretty good argument that the biggest change to the Toronto Maple Leafs this summer didn’t happen on the ice. The roster looks different. Sergei

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The '5+ rushing-TD NFL seasons' quiz

The 'Most yards through two NFL seasons' quiz

The 'Women's U.S. Open champions' quiz

The '4,500-yard, 15-INT NFL seasons' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / September 15

The Maple Leafs’ New Philosophy Is Actually Pretty Simple

There is a temptation, especially around the Toronto Maple Leafs, to make everything more complicated than it really is. Every signing has to mean something.

Darren Raddysh News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / September 15

Maple Leafs Training Camp Battles, Part 2: Who partners with Darren Raddysh, who rounds out the top four D, and who claims the final spot?

As we continue our training camp and preseason battle series, we shift our attention to the defense. This unit is usually fairly straightforward, but this season, there is a lot up in the air.

Gavin Mckenna News / Pension Plan Puppets / September 15

2026 T25U25: Gavin McKenna is #1

Gods gifting mere mortals with objects that change the course of their lives forever is a very, very old narrative trope. When someone, for example, thrusts

Brandon Duhaime News / TheLeafsnation / September 15

What does a successful 2026-27 season look like for Brandon Duhaime?

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a lot of additions this offseason, so you would be forgiven if their signing of forward Brandon Duhaime was one that flew under your radar.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / September 15

Maple Leafs prospect Alexander Bilecki receives hefty praise from Kitchener Rangers GM Mike MacKenzie

The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted defenceman Alexander Bilecki with the 60th pick at the 2026 NHL Draft, and don’t be surprised to see the young blueliner become a household name within the organization, much sooner than some expected.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / September 15

Maple Leafs have an easy way out of their current cap crunch

The Toronto Maple Leafs, as implausible as it may seem, are actually in a bit of a cap crunch at the moment. PuckPedia lists Toronto at $2.75 million over the cap.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / September 14

Young defenseman reveals what a fresh start with the Maple Leafs means

The Toronto Maple Leafs didn't make any big blockbuster move during the offseason, but new general manager John Chayka made dozens of little transactions to improve the team.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / September 14

Can Gavin McKenna Survive Toronto’s Outrageous Expectations?

Hype around top draft picks is impossible to escape. Hockey markets are rabid, and Canadian markets are something else entirely. Going first overall is special, but it comes with a mountain of pressure — especially in a league where projecting teenagers is notoriously difficult.

Ben Danford News / Professor Press Box / September 14

Maybe the Maple Leafs’ Ben Danford Bet Was Smarter Than It Looked

Not long ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Ben Danford 31st overall. At the time, it looked like one of those draft choices that required some explaining.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / September 14

Insider Certain Maple Leafs Blockbuster Trade Was 'Guaranteed' — It Wasn’t

TSN’s hockey insider Darren Dreger was recently a guest on First Up 1050 and offered an interesting take on a rumored blockbuster trade that he believed got extremely close for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / September 14

Seven Maple Leafs standouts at the 2026 Prospect Challenge

Toronto Maple Leafs hockey is finally back, as the annual Prospect Challenge took place in Gatineau, Quebec. The Maple Leafs’ prospects took on the Ottawa Senators and Winnipeg Jets, losing 4-3 to the Senators in overtime in the first game and winning 6-4 in the second game against the Jets.

Christopher Tanev News / Athlon Sports / September 13

Maple Leafs Make Roster Move After Chris Tanev Injury Update

The Toronto Maple Leafs are approaching training camp with uncertainty surrounding veteran defenseman Chris Tanev, who underwent season-ending core-muscle surgery in March after appearing in only 11 games last season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 11

Max Domi To Miss Start Of Maple Leafs Training Camp

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without a veteran forward for the start of training camp. Max Domi will be unavailable as he continues to recover from an offseason surgery, general manager John Chayka told Joshua Clipperton of The Canadian Press.