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Positive sign for struggling Maple Leafs as William Nylander returns to practice

Positive sign for struggling Maple Leafs as William Nylander returns to practice

The Toronto Maple Leafs are sinking like a stone in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. After dropping Friday night’s home game against the Vegas Golden Knights by a 6-3 margin, the Maple Leafs have lost five of their last six games.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / January 24
Agent Says Ideal Blue Line Trade Target for Toronto Not Available

Agent Says Ideal Blue Line Trade Target for Toronto Not Available

As the NHL trade deadline approaches, the Toronto Maple Leafs remain firmly in the market for defensive help. Injuries, inconsistent play, a lack of reliability, and a thin right side have only upped the sense of urgency.

Craig Berube News / NHL Trade Talk / January 24
Craig Berube’s Message and His Decisions Didn’t Match

Craig Berube’s Message and His Decisions Didn’t Match

Craig Berube talked a good game after the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 6–3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Pace. Urgency. Standards slipping. Especially at home.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 24
Leafs practice news: William Nylander, Dakota Joshua resume skating

Leafs practice news: William Nylander, Dakota Joshua resume skating

Toronto Maple Leafs forwards William Nylander and Dakota Joshua resumed skating, prior to Saturday’s practice. Nylander has been out of the Maple Leafs’ lineup since aggravating a groin injury against the Vegas Golden Knights on January 15.

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Anthony Stolarz News / TheLeafsnation / January 24
Maple Leafs’ Anthony Stolarz on loss to Golden Knights: ‘At times, I was a little behind’

Maple Leafs’ Anthony Stolarz on loss to Golden Knights: ‘At times, I was a little behind’

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz hadn’t appeared in game action in over two months. Facing off against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, in what was the biggest game of the Leafs’ season, it showed in the worst way.

John Tavares News / TheLeafsnation / January 24
John Tavares says Maple Leafs have to look themselves in the mirror after third straight loss

John Tavares says Maple Leafs have to look themselves in the mirror after third straight loss

The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped their third straight game, falling 6-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights, in what was the third game of their current five-game home stand.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / January 24
Scott Laughton calls Leafs performance ‘concerning’ in loss to Golden Knights

Scott Laughton calls Leafs performance ‘concerning’ in loss to Golden Knights

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a third straight loss on Friday night, falling 6-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights amidst Mitch Marner‘s return to Toronto.

Craig Berube News / TheLeafsnation / January 24
Craig Berube frustrated with Maple Leafs’ inability to carry momentum in 6-3 loss to Golden Knights

Craig Berube frustrated with Maple Leafs’ inability to carry momentum in 6-3 loss to Golden Knights

The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to get the last laugh in either of their games against Mitch Marner and the Vegas Golden Knights, losing to them twice in eight days for a sweep of the season series.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Total Pro Sports / January 24
Craig Berube Was Asked About William Nylander’s Potential Return, And His Response Is Not Good News For The Maple Leafs

Craig Berube Was Asked About William Nylander’s Potential Return, And His Response Is Not Good News For The Maple Leafs

William Nylander’s situation is quickly becoming a real worry for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Craig Berube’s latest update on the star forward has only added to the uncertainty.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / January 24
Maple Leafs should be looking at the Rangers if they are serious about adding defence

Maple Leafs should be looking at the Rangers if they are serious about adding defence

Pinpointing just one area of need for the Maple Leafs seems like an impossible task but wiser people (or more connected people) are reporting that the Maple Leafs have prioritized right shot defencemen as the target.

Matias Maccelli News / TheLeafsnation / January 24
Looming trade freeze, healthy goaltenders, and Maccelli an Olympic candidate?: Leaflets

Looming trade freeze, healthy goaltenders, and Maccelli an Olympic candidate?: Leaflets

The joy of writing this before Marner’s return to Toronto is that I can just celebrate the fact that I can pretend that the discourse over Marner’s return is over.

Mitch Marner News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / January 24

Game Review: Maple Leafs show up late to Mitch Marner’s return game, lose 6-3

I’m not in the mindset right now to award any brownie points to the Maple Leafs’ comeback effort in the second period of this game. It’s better than quitting altogether, I suppose.

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Craig Berube News / Total Pro Sports / January 24
Maple Leafs’ Craig Berube Shocks Everyone After Showing Up With A Nasty Head Scar And Black Eye Before Golden Knights Game

Maple Leafs’ Craig Berube Shocks Everyone After Showing Up With A Nasty Head Scar And Black Eye Before Golden Knights Game

Craig Berube did not need to say a word on Friday morning for people to notice something was off. When the Toronto Maple Leafs’ head coach arrived ahead of the game against Vegas, fans and media immediately focused on his very visible black eye and the baseball cap he was wearing.

NHL News / Yardbarker / January 23
Mitch Marner's harsh reception in Toronto sign of frustration

Mitch Marner's harsh reception in Toronto sign of frustration, missed opportunities 

If things had gone according to plan for Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs, he would have been one of the most popular players in the history of the franchise. He could have been, anyway. Maybe he even should have been.

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Is Mitch Marner the most hated athlete in Toronto?

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Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube shows off giant cut on his head

Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube shows off giant cut on his head

When Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube goes behind the bench for Friday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights, he will do so looking like he just came from a huge fight.

Auston Matthews News / Professor Press Box / January 23
Maple Leafs Star Is Back: Is 50 Goals Within Matthews’ Reach?

Maple Leafs Star Is Back: Is 50 Goals Within Matthews’ Reach?

Auston Matthews has started the new year with a kind of authority that reminds you just how dangerous he can be when fully healthy. Since the calendar flipped over to 2026, he’s found the net in eight of 13 games, racking up 11 goals over that span.

Anthony Stolarz News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 23
Maple Leafs To Activate Anthony Stolarz

Maple Leafs To Activate Anthony Stolarz

The Maple Leafs will activate goaltender Anthony Stolarz from long-term injured reserve before tonight’s tilt against the Golden Knights, head coach Craig Berube confirmed to reporters (including Mark Masters of TSN).

NHL News / NHL Rumors / January 23
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs still eyeing Luke Schenn and Dougie Hamilton

NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs still eyeing Luke Schenn and Dougie Hamilton

TSN: The Toronto Maple Leafs are already without defenseman Chris Tanev for an unknown amount of time, possibly the season. Oliver Ekman-Larsson went down on Wednesday night, and Brandon Carlo may not be 100%.

Henry Thrun News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 23
Maple Leafs Recall Henry Thrun

Maple Leafs Recall Henry Thrun

According to a team announcement, the Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled defenseman Henry Thrun from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies. The transaction coincides with recent injuries to Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brandon Carlo.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / 6IX ON ICE / January 23
The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly going in for the playoffs- can they really get there?

The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly going in for the playoffs- can they really get there?

Reports out this week suggest that the Toronto Maple Leafs have already decided that they are not going to be sellers at all this year. Their objective this year, as has been the case for much of the last decade, is to go in again and make the playoffs.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / January 23
Lame-Duck GM? Maple Leafs Insider Foresees Change If This Happens

Lame-Duck GM? Maple Leafs Insider Foresees Change If This Happens

There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs right now. For the first time in this era, quite frankly, making the playoffs is not a given, and as a result, how they’ll act ahead of the March 6 trade deadline — buy, sell, or both — remains completely up in the air amid the ever-changing standings.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson News / The Hockey Writers / January 23
Ekman-Larsson Was the One Loss the Maple Leafs Couldn’t Afford

Ekman-Larsson Was the One Loss the Maple Leafs Couldn’t Afford

The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t just lose a player on Wednesday night. They lost the one defenceman who had been holding a lot of things together. Oliver Ekman-Larsson went down early against the Detroit Red Wings, and from that moment on, the game tilted into survival mode.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Rumors / January 23
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, and a Trade Watch List

NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, and a Trade Watch List

Nick Kypreos of the Toronto Star: Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews is over his slow start and back to his normal self. It’s not known what had been affecting his play.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / January 22
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Cowan, Knies, McCabe, McMann & OEL

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Cowan, Knies, McCabe, McMann & OEL

Wednesday night’s 2-1 Toronto Maple Leafs overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings felt like a playoff game. It was tight, physical, and played at a pace that left very little margin for error.

NHL News / Yardbarker / January 22
Red Wings emerging as early Stanley Cup contender

Red Wings emerging as early Stanley Cup contender with regular-season sweep of Maple Leafs

Watch out for the Detroit Red Wings. 

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