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How Maple Leafs can use the Olympic break to set a new course

The stretch of hockey heading into the Olympic break was meant to be a good test for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the best way to make a decision on whether the Leafs should be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline (the answer is buyers and sellers but that’s a post for another day).

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Maple Leafs Prospect Report: January 27th News and Stars

It's been a while since my last prospect report. Ironically, despite losing my full time job I haven't had as much time to watch games as I used to. But I've been watching what I can and following the rest on social media and the boxscores, so let's see who's been hot!

Scott Laughton News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

Report: Maple Leafs, Scott Laughton have not begun contract negotiations

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Scott Laughton have not yet entered contract negotiations, per NHL Network’s David Pagnotta. Pagnotta stepped in as co-host of Leafs Morning Take on Monday alongside Nick Alberga.

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The 'NHL Maurice Richard Trophy winners' quiz

How many of the Maurice Richard trophy winners since the award was first given out in 1998-99 can you name in five minutes?

The 'Hart Trophy winners since 1983' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Multiple 50-goal seasons in NHL history' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / January 26

Maple Leafs Edging Toward Painful Truth As Trade Deadline Nears

The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t think they’d be in this position 12 months ago when they were buyers at the 2025 trade deadline. If they did, they wouldn’t have gone through with trading their 2026 first-round pick and a top prospect in Fraser Minten to the Boston Bruins for Brandon Carlo.

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The 25 best NHL agitators of all-time

There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.

William Nylander News / TheLeafsnation / January 26

Maple Leafs’ William Nylander fined $5000 for flipping middle finger at camera from press box

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander has been fined $5000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for an inappropriate gesture he made to a camera on Sunday.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / January 26

Leafs’ William Nylander fined for flipping middle finger

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has fined Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander $5,000 for flipping his middle finger at a TV camera during Sunday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche.

William Nylander News / NHL Trade Talk / January 26

William Nylander Fined by NHL After On-Air Incident

According to the NHL, and a post by NHL Player Safety, William Nylander has been fined for giving the middle finger to the live television audience and fans when he was caught in the pressbox on camera and didn’t want to be.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / January 26

Maple Leafs’ Fork in the Road: Playoffs Now or Rebuild?

Sometimes you watch the Toronto Maple Leafs and wonder if the people running the team are caught between two worlds. Right now, GM Brad Treliving is living that tension.

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The 'MLB active doubles leaders' quiz

The 'NFL undrafted receiving leaders' quiz

The 'NFL tight end receiving leaders' quiz

The 'Last 100-catch season by team' quiz

Craig Berube News / NHL Trade Talk / January 26

Mental Mistakes? Maple Leafs Must Escape First-Period Slumps

Watching the Toronto Maple Leafs lately, you can’t help but notice the pattern: the team comes out and suddenly finds itself in a hole. Head coach Craig Berube calls it what it is — a mental grind.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Inside The Rink / January 27

Could the Toronto Maple Leafs Be Sellers?

The Toronto Maple Leafs could be sellers at the trade deadline for the first time in a decade. Even when the Leafs were giving fans hope during an 8-0-2 run, they gained little ground in the standings.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / January 26

Selling and resetting is fast becoming the only logical path forward for the Maple Leafs

A few weeks ago, we wrote that the Maple Leafs’ two-plus week stretch — featuring a gruelling four-game road trip, followed by a difficult five-game homestand — would likely decide their fate for the 2025-26 season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / January 26

Maple Leafs Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Losing Streak, Final Stretch Before Olympics, Potential Sell?

The Toronto Maple Leafs are entering Week 16 of the NHL season, and things don’t look very good right now. This past week, they went 0-3 in what was widely considered the biggest homestand of the season to date.

Auston Matthews News / Daily Faceoff / January 26

Leafs’ Auston Matthews expects USA to challenge for Olympic men’s hockey gold

For Toronto Maple Leafs captain and star center Auston Matthews, this season is one of the biggest of his career. Not only is he attempting to help the

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / January 26

Maple Leafs could be deadline sellers — and it may go deeper than expected

With the playoff picture growing murkier by the day, there is increasing belief around the league that the Toronto Maple Leafs could approach the trade deadline as sellers — and that would include dumping the contracts of more than just a few obvious options.

Leafs’ Auston Matthews expects USA to challenge for Olympic gold

Team USA's Olympic hockey decisions continue to look worse

Brock Nelson's hat trick carries Avalanche past Maple Leafs

Is Alexis Lafreniere a building block for the Rangers?

Inside the Penguins’ dilemma regarding Evgeni Malkin