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Maple Leafs players discuss magnitude of crucial game vs. Sabres: ‘We have to win’

An up-and-down season for the Toronto Maple Leafs is currently in their biggest valley of the roller coaster. The team has lost four games in a row while the rest of their Atlantic Division opponents have continued winning games, leaving the Leafs six points out of a wildcard spot with five games to go before the Olympic break.

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Analyst: Maple Leafs Can’t Win With Matthews and Nylander as Leaders

The Toronto Maple Leafs and their superstars have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons of late, and losing four consecutive games to fall further behind in the Eastern Conference wild card race has somehow taken a back seat to it all.

NHL News / 6IX ON ICE / January 27

Why the Maple Leafs need to retool this year to fix the broken culture

Back in 2016, if you told Leafs fans that the team would not have even come close to sniffing an Eastern Conference Finals appearance, they probably would laugh in your face.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

Maple Leafs Prospect Roundup: Leafs’ lack of assets, Quillan knocking on the door

The Toronto Maple Leafs wallowed in mediocrity for years before the arrival of players like Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander ushered in a new era for the franchise.

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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 / The Hockey Writers / January 27

Maple Leafs’ Untouchables List Is Smaller Than Fans Think

The Toronto Maple Leafs are edging toward a trade deadline they never expected — one that could see them as serious sellers and force the organization to redefine what “untouchable” actually means.

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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 / Athlon Sports / January 27

NHL Announces Punishment Decision for Maple Leafs' William Nylander

The Toronto Maple Leafs remain without their leading scorer as they continue to navigate a difficult season that has the franchise sitting outside of the posteason picture.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

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).

NHL News / Pension Plan Puppets / January 27

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.

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 '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

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 27

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.

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 / 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.

Toronto Maple Leafs 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 27

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

Toronto Maple Leafs News / 6IX ON ICE / January 26