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NHL Rumours: Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Search

NHL Rumours: Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Search

It’s time for another round of NHL rumours. We’re nearing the end of the regular season for the 2025-26 campaign. However, we’ve seen some stunning dismissals in the last few weeks.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / April 6
The Maple Leafs Core Four Was Not a Failure of Vision

The Maple Leafs Core Four Was Not a Failure of Vision

You know, I’ve been writing about the Toronto Maple Leafs for nine seasons now, and every time the conversation turns to the “Core Four,” I feel the need to push back a little.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / April 6
Maple Leafs Need Two Hires to Solve Their Failure Modes

Maple Leafs Need Two Hires to Solve Their Failure Modes

The purpose of this post is simple. I want to explain why the Toronto Maple Leafs don’t just need one high-level front-office hire. They need two complementary executives.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / April 6
Could Pittsburgh Be a Landing Spot for Auston Matthews or William Nylander?

Could Pittsburgh Be a Landing Spot for Auston Matthews or William Nylander?

The core of the Toronto Maple Leafs has seemed to come under question every year they fall short in the playoffs, so missing the postseason altogether in 2025–26 has only increased the chatter around the potential for major change.

Alexander Ovechkin News / Yardbarker Quizzes
The 'NHL franchise scoring leaders' quiz

The 'NHL franchise scoring leaders' quiz

How many of the players with the most career goals for every NHL franchise can you name in five minutes?

The 'NHL all-time goals leaders' quiz
The 'Active 100-point NHL seasons' quiz
The 'NHL Maurice Richard Trophy winners' quiz
Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / April 6
Retooling the Maple Leafs through free agency won’t be easy

Retooling the Maple Leafs through free agency won’t be easy

The season is essentially over for the Toronto Maple Leafs so why can’t we start talking now about how to fix the team and who will be the right personnel to bring in?

NHL News / Yardbarker
The 25 best NHL teams who didn't win the Stanley Cup

The 25 best NHL teams who didn't win the Stanley Cup

In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / April 6
Toronto Marlies sign prospects Tyler Hopkins, Harry Nansi to amateur tryouts

Toronto Marlies sign prospects Tyler Hopkins, Harry Nansi to amateur tryouts

On Monday morning, the Toronto Marlies announced that they signed forwards Tyler Hopkins and Harry Nansi to amateur tryouts for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.  Both of these forwards were selected during the 2025 National Hockey League Entry Draft out of the Ontario Hockey League.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / April 6
Maple Leafs Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Roster Notes, OEL’s Injury & More

Maple Leafs Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Roster Notes, OEL’s Injury & More

It is a strange feeling around the city of Toronto this week as the Toronto Maple Leafs are preparing for three games that technically only matter for draft lottery position.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / April 6
Popular Targets Slip Away, Maple Leafs Eye Shocking GM Candidate

Popular Targets Slip Away, Maple Leafs Eye Shocking GM Candidate

The Toronto Maple Leafs are continuing their search for direction, both behind the bench and in the front office, but some high-profile options are no longer available, and the Maple Leafs might have been considering a different path regardless.

Brad Treliving News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 6
Brad Treliving was never a good fit with the Maple Leafs

Brad Treliving was never a good fit with the Maple Leafs

Last week, news broke that the Maple Leafs had relieved general manager Brad Treliving of his duties, ending an underwhelming tenure with the team that never made sense from the day he was hired in late May 2023.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / April 6
Fantasy Hockey 2025-26: Weekly Strength of Schedule and Streaming Targets — Week 24

Fantasy Hockey 2025-26: Weekly Strength of Schedule and Streaming Targets — Week 24

Finding an edge in fantasy hockey often comes down to maximizing your man games — and targeting players with favourable matchups. Our Fantasy Hockey Strength of Schedule tool helps you do precisely that.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / April 6
Moving on from Morgan Rielly should be part of Maple Leafs re-tool

Moving on from Morgan Rielly should be part of Maple Leafs re-tool

A data centric new-age hockey mind, or a savvy veteran executive who’s well respected in the game? Regardless of who the Toronto Maple Leafs hire as their next general manager, moving on from defenceman Morgan Rielly needs to be high on the priority list.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / April 6
Why Bruce Cassidy’s sudden dismissal should alter Maple Leafs’ plans

Why Bruce Cassidy’s sudden dismissal should alter Maple Leafs’ plans

The Toronto Maple Leafs are slogging through the final days of what has been a disastrous season that will result in them missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

NHL News / Yardbarker / April 5
Maple Leafs HC addresses possibility of Scott Laughton returning

Craig Berube addresses possibility of Scott Laughton returning to Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube and Steven Lorentz addressed a possible return of Scott Laughton to the Canadian franchise after losing 7-6 to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Quinton Byfield scores OT winner as Kings down Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs' Craig Berube makes roster move that hints at rebuild plans
Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies shares 'weird' experience after loss to Kings
Surprising name emerges as candidate for Maple Leafs' GM job
The 'Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup-winning teams' quiz
Toronto Maple Leafs News / Yardbarker / April 5
Surprising name emerges as candidate for Maple Leafs' GM job

Surprising name emerges as candidate for Maple Leafs' GM job

A surprising name has emerged in recent hours as a possible successor to Brad Treliving as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs: Sunny Mehta, an assistant general manager with the Florida Panthers.

Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies shares 'weird' experience after loss to Kings
Maple Leafs forward receives blunt assessment from HC Craig Berube
Maple Leafs' Craig Berube makes roster move that hints at rebuild plans
The 'Multiple 50-goal NHL seasons' quiz
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The 'NBA active two-pointers leaders' quiz
 The 'NBA active two-pointers leaders' quiz
The 'NCAA men's basketball champions' quiz
 The 'NCAA men's basketball champions' quiz
The 'NBA two's leaders by season' quiz
 The 'NBA two's leaders by season' quiz
The 'Active 2K-point NBA seasons' quiz
 The 'Active 2K-point NBA seasons' quiz
Matthew Knies News / NHL Trade Talk / April 5
Trade Talk Swirls, But Leafs Should Hold Firm on Matthew Knies

Trade Talk Swirls, But Leafs Should Hold Firm on Matthew Knies

Barring a major rebuild, the Toronto Maple Leafs need to keep a core of point-producing players. That group includes Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares, and Matthew Knies.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / April 5
Why Maple Leafs Fans Should Appreciate Johnny Toronto

Why Maple Leafs Fans Should Appreciate Johnny Toronto

I get the knee-jerk takes. Signing John Tavares was once framed as the move that doomed a Toronto Maple Leafs dynasty before it could bloom. In the early days of his time with the Maple Leafs, he was an easy villain, a foil for every missed playoff run.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / April 5
Forget Feelings—Here’s How the Leafs Will Make Decisions Now

Forget Feelings—Here’s How the Leafs Will Make Decisions Now

There’s a little theatre to organizational language — a phrase here, a slogan there — that tells you more about what’s coming than any press release. When Keith Pelley said the Toronto Maple Leafs’ future would be “data-centric” and “evidence-based,” that wasn’t spin.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / April 5
3 Surprising GM Candidates for the Maple Leafs

3 Surprising GM Candidates for the Maple Leafs

As of Saturday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs have not yet asked anyone for permission to speak with candidates in their search for a new GM. Still, there is plenty of speculation about whom the Leafs and MLSE President, Keith Pelley, might want to talk to when the search for a new GM begins.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / April 5
What the Maple Leafs Should Salvage From the Shanaplan

What the Maple Leafs Should Salvage From the Shanaplan

There’s something almost noble about former Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan’s “Shanaplan,” even if it became a caricature in the end. It wasn’t tidy or infallible, but it had a logic.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / April 5
Leafs need to be prepared in case 2026-27 season falls apart

Leafs need to be prepared in case 2026-27 season falls apart

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 2025-26 season was a disaster, as the team was mathematically eliminated from contention for the Stanley Cup Playoffs earlier this week.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Yardbarker / April 4
Morgan Rielly sends message to Maple Leafs after playoff elimination

Morgan Rielly sends strong message to Maple Leafs after early playoff elimination

Perhaps a scenario that not many had on their bingo card before the start of the 2025-26 NHL season was the Toronto Maple Leafs being eliminated from playoff contention this early.

Leafs’ next GM will have big roster decisions to make
Maple Leafs' Craig Berube makes roster move that hints at rebuild plans
Maple Leafs forward receives blunt assessment from HC Craig Berube
The 'Multiple 50-goal NHL seasons' quiz
William Villeneuve News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 4
Maple Leafs Recall William Villeneuve On Emergency Basis

Maple Leafs Recall William Villeneuve On Emergency Basis

The Maple Leafs are expected to be without Oliver Ekman-Larsson tonight for his first injury-related absence of the year.  Additionally, David Alter of

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / April 4
Leafs’ next GM will have big roster decisions to make

Leafs’ next GM will have big roster decisions to make

Change is certainly afoot in Leafs land. With the Toronto Maple Leafs poised to miss the postseason for the first time since 2016, MLSE president Keith Pelley fired general manager Brad Treliving on March 30th.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Rumors / April 3
NHL Rumors: The Toronto Maple Leafs Fallout Continues

NHL Rumors: The Toronto Maple Leafs Fallout Continues

Jonas Siegel and Chris Johnston of The Athletic: If it’s only a retool, William Nylander wants to remain with the Toronto Maple Leafs. If it’s a rebuild, then it’s a different story.

NHL News / Larry Brown Sports / April 3
Investigation underway over apparent Nazi salute at Stars game

Investigation underway over apparent Nazi salute at Stars game

A viral video from a Dallas Stars home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in December has prompted an internal investigation by American Airlines Center officials.

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