There is a little bit of outrage regarding one of the NHL Department of Player Safety’s recent decisions. When speaking with Chris Johnston of The Athletic, Judd Moldaver, agent of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews, didn’t think the penalty levied against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas was enough.
Anaheim Ducks captain Radko Gudas has been issued a five-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety, after delivering a knee-on-knee hit to Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews during Thursday’s game.
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will be sidelined for the rest of the season, the team said Friday.
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The hits just keep on coming for the Toronto Maple Leafs. News emerged on Friday that forward and team captain Auston Matthews is out for the rest of the season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without their captain for the rest of the season. The Leafs announced on Friday night that Auston Matthews will be out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season due to a Grade 3 MCL tear.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that their captain Auston Matthews is out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season with a grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion.
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a Grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in a clash of teams that just completed contrasting eight-game streaks. The Maple Leafs snapped their eight-game losing streak (0-6-2) Thursday with a 6-4 home victory over the Anaheim Ducks despite losing Auston Matthews to a lower-body injury late in the second period.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are taking significant heat right now, primarily over their lack of immediate response to a dirty knee-on-knee hit on captain Auston Matthews during Thursday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs finally snapped a long eight-game losing streak against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night — but it still feels like they lost.
There is nothing brewing, but the dots are almost too easy to connect. Based on the speculation surrounding Matthew Knies and this season’s trade deadline, and recent comments from The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun that Connor McDavid might be open to helping the Edmonton Oilers trade him (if their struggles continue), the fit might be there.
If you haven’t seen the criticisms of the Toronto Maple Leafs following a brutal knee-on-knee that took Auston Matthews out of the game against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night, then you must have left your phone on the bedside table this morning.
Thursday in Toronto looked like any other game at first. But then Auston Matthews went down after Gudas’ knee-on-knee, and you could feel the arena shift.
For a team that desperately needed something to go right, Thursday night finally delivered a little bit of relief. The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped an eight-game skid with a chaotic 6–4 win over the Anaheim Ducks at Scotiabank Arena, and for once the so-called hockey gods tilted things their way.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t playoff-bound, but William Nylander has been a beacon of consistency this season. The forward currently leads the team in points and is just in the second year of his massive eight-year, $92 million contract.
Much has been said about the Maple Leafs’ decline this season, and rightly so. The team has shifted from a serious Stanley Cup contender just three years ago to a potential lottery pick this year.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are not expected to make any major changes to either the coaching staff or management team before the end of the regular season, according to The Athletic’s Chris Johnston.
The Toronto Maple Leafs entered the 2025–26 season with expectations of contending for the top of the division again. Instead, they find themselves near the bottom of the standings, sellers at the trade deadline, and trying to figure out what went wrong.