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John Tavares believes Maple Leafs will return to playoffs but says team needs to earn their spot more than ever

The Toronto Maple Leafs faltered in a big way in 2025-26, after so many years of making the playoffs and going home early. It was a reality check for a

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Auston Matthews On His Future with the Toronto Maple Leafs

TSN Sports: Auston Matthews was asked a few questions this morning about his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Reporter 1: “Auston, there’s been a lot of people projecting their thoughts on what you think of the future of this franchise and your place within it.

Matthew Knies News / TheLeafsnation / April 16

Matthew Knies says knee injury was blown out of proportion, focused on getting healthy for next season

As has become the standard for end-of-season media availabilities, we learn about the injuries players had at certain points of the season and how they might have affected their efforts.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / April 16

On cost-cutting, AI, Pelley, and the Maple Leafs’ 2025-26 season from hell

written in collaboration with Alec Brownscombe It has been a long time since the Toronto Maple Leafs were this bad. In case you’d somehow forgotten – or haven’t followed the team for more than a decade – the vultures are always ready to strike when the Maple Leafs appear moribund.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history

There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / April 16

Matthews, Knies, Rielly Talk Future with Maple Leafs as Berube Waits

Speaking with the media on Thursday morning, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube revealed that he’s under the impression he’ll return next season.

William Nylander News / TheLeafsnation / April 16

William Nylander’s short end-of-season availability highlights mental fatigue after disappointing season

The final weeks of a season with games that have almost no meaning can be tough for some players – “silly season,” some people call it. By the time Game No.

Christopher Tanev News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / April 16

Chris Tanev on his injury-plagued 2025-26 season with the Leafs: “I’m disappointed in how I was only able to play 11 games and let a lot of people down”

On locker cleanout day, Chris Tanev discussed his injury-plagued season, his health outlook for next year, and the uncertainty surrounding the organization’s future at the management level.

Morgan Rielly News / TheLeafsnation / April 16

Morgan Rielly reiterates desire to stay with Maple Leafs as offseason uncertainty approaches

Morgan Rielly has been through the thick of it all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a rookie when the team routinely hung out near the bottom of the standings, he was looked at as a veteran from a younger age than most, once Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner arrived on the scene, and he stuck out all the highs and the lows.

Craig Berube News / TheLeafsnation / April 16

Craig Berube expects to be back as Maple Leafs head coach in 2026-27 but hasn’t been given any assurance from brass

For the first time since 2015-16, the Toronto Maple Leafs are cleaning out their lockers and meeting with the media in mid-April. In past years, they’ve been able to push it to the first week of May, or perhaps even mid-May if they excel enough to advance past the first round.

Craig Berube News / Daily Faceoff / April 16

Craig Berube expects to return as Leafs coach in 2026-27

While changes are in motion in the front office in The Six, there might not be any seismic shifts in who’s running things behind the bench…at the moment.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / April 16

Maple Leafs’ Bo Groulx has eyes on being a difference maker with AHL playoffs set to begin

The Toronto Maple Leafs wrapped up their 2025-26 regular season with a 3-1 loss Wednesday night in Ottawa, closing out the season with a record of 32-36-14.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / April 16

What a difference a year makes for the Maple Leafs

What a difference a year makes for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s perhaps fitting that the Maple Leafs concluded this tormenting season against the Ottawa Senators.

Craig Berube News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / April 15

Craig Berube on the end of a taxing season as Leafs coach: “We tried to do a lot of different things this year… It didn’t work out”

Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators in the final game of the 2025-26 regular season. Concluding thoughts on the 2025-26 season: It’s disappointing, the season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / April 15

Maple Leafs Are Running Out of Middle Ground: What’s Coming?

The Toronto Maple Leafs are sitting in a spot right now that feels pretty familiar — but also a little different this time. The season didn’t just end quietly.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / April 15

Instant Reaction: Maple Leafs’ horror story of a season comes to a close with 3-1 loss to Senators

It’s April 15th, 2026, and the Toronto Maple Leafs closed out the final game of the season against the Ottawa Senators as the NHL playoffs are set to begin.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Rumors / April 15

Maple Leafs Enter Final Day With Fifth-Best Odds In 2026 NHL Draft Lottery

The Toronto Maple Leafs will skate into the last day of the regular season knowing exactly where they sit in the 2026 NHL Draft lottery picture. Their late slide has pushed them into the top tier of non-playoff teams, but not into the true bottom of the table.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / April 15

The Maple Leafs were the NHL’s most disappointing team in 2025-26

Toronto Maple Leafs fans have been treated to crushing playoff losses for most of the last decade, so maybe there’s a bit of relief that this Leafs season will come to a merciful end on Wednesday when Toronto visits the Ottawa Senators for their final game of the regular season.

Morgan Rielly News / The Hockey Writers / April 15

Morgan Rielly opens up about future with Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to play their last game of the 2025-26 season tonight against the Ottawa Senators, which will likely kickstart even more debate about the future of the team and who is staying and who is going.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / April 15

Report Claims AI Might Have Cost Brad Treliving His Job in Toronto

Rumblings out of the Toronto Maple Leafs front office are raising eyebrows on Tuesday, as new reporting suggests MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley took an unusually hands-on approach ahead of the March 6 trade deadline — one that may have contributed to the dismissal of general manager Brad Treliving.

Dennis Hildeby News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 14

Toronto Maple Leafs Recall Dennis Hildeby

The revolving door of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ backup goaltender continues, with Anthony Stolarz done for the season with a lower-body injury. The Maple Leafs announced that they’ve reassigned netminder Artur Akhtyamov to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies and recalled Dennis Hildeby in his place.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / April 14