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Report: Maple Leafs unlikely to fire Craig Berube or Brad Treliving

Marc Savard’s firing may be the only change the Toronto Maple Leafs make to close out the calendar year. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that Berube and Treliving ‘are not on the firing line’ with many believing that their days could be numbered, following a three-game road trip where the team lost every contest and were outscored 14-4.

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Why the Toronto Maple Leafs need to hire Peter DeBoer

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in free fall, losing five of their last six games. They currently sit 15th in the Eastern Conference with 35 points, one above the 16th-place Columbus Blue Jackets.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / December 23

Auston Matthews, Craig Berube offer contradicting answers on cause of Maple Leafs’ struggles

Things are anything but jolly in Toronto Maple Leafs land heading into Christmas 2025. While the Leafs have always been known as slow starters, they don’t look anything close to a playoff team as the holiday season approaches, sitting on a record of 15-15-5 that has them at the bottom of the Atlantic Division.

Matthew Knies News / NHL Trade Talk / December 23

Matthew Knies remark now raising questions with the Maple Leafs

Sometimes it isn’t the standings or the stats that tell you something is wrong.

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Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Marc Savard

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Craig Berube News / The Hockey Writers / December 23

DeBoer Not Believed to Be in Mix if Maple Leafs Move on From Berube

The Toronto Maple Leafs are between a rock and a hard place. They have been absolutely brutal this season and now fans are calling for a coaching change.

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Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.

Morgan Rielly News / NHL Trade Talk / December 23

Insider Expects Trade Talk Around Morgan Rielly To Pick Up

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been trying to stick it out and hope the tide turns on their slow start to the season. A solid stretch of accumulating points in early December had things looking up, but they’ve quickly crashed back down thanks to a 1-4-1 last six games.

NHL News / Last Word On Sports / December 23

NHL Predictions: December 23rd Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs

As the Toronto Maple Leafs get set to face the Pittsburgh Penguins, this matchup feels like a must-win given where Toronto sits in the Eastern Conference standings.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / December 23

7 coaching and GM replacement candidates within the Leafs organization

There is a feeling of this being the final days of Craig Berube as the Maple Leafs’ head coach. Nothing has gone as planned this season and with a lineup card tailored to his style of play and the results not coming, he’s an easy target for a GM that is hoping that he can get one coaching change before the blame shifts to him.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Breakaway on SI / December 23

Maple Leafs Fire Assistant Coach

After a disappointing start to the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are making moves to try to right the ship. The team announced that assistant coach Marc Savard has been relieved of his duties, effective immediately.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / December 23

Maple Leafs legend Darryl Sittler reflects on 10-point game as 50th anniversary approaches

This February will mark the 50th anniversary of Toronto Maple Leafs legend Darryl Sittler’s record-setting 10-point game. Ahead of that, The Nation Network’s Lindsay Dunn caught up with Sittler, for an exclusive interview that aired on Monday’s edition of Off the Roster.

William Nylander News / NHL on ClutchPoints / December 23

Maple Leafs’ William Nylander drops despondent take after winless road trip

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not having a good season and have made some changes because of it. The Maple Leafs fired assistant coach Marc Savard on Monday in what could be the first domino to fall in Toronto.

Marc Savard News / Field Level Media / December 22

Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Marc Savard

Mired in last place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division, the Toronto Maple Leafs dismissed assistant coach Marc Savard on Monday. Savard was responsible for Toronto's dismal power play, which is last in the league at 13.3 percent.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / December 22

Maple Leafs Lowest Hanging Fruit Had to Fall: Now What?

After a road trip that felt like it went on for a week too long, the Toronto Maple Leafs finally made a move. Not a big one. Not a structural one. But it was the easiest one they could have made.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / December 22

Savard Fired: Berube’s Time in Toronto May Be Nearing Its End

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered the Craig Berube era with a clear objective: change the team’s identity and finally push past the same postseason ceiling that has defined the franchise for nearly two decades.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / December 22

Did the Maple Leafs Really Miss Out on a Game-Changing Winger?

For a while, Mason Marchment had a little glow around him in Toronto circles. Raised in the Maple Leafs’ farm system, he carried the mystique of “one of our own.” When he went to Florida, he looked the part for a season or two — scoring, hitting, showing flashes of power forward potential.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Last Word On Sports / December 22

The Toronto Maple Leafs Have Fired an Assistant Coach

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Monday evening that they have relieved assistant coach Marc Savard of his duties. Savard joined the Maple Leafs’ coaching staff ahead of the 2024 season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Athlon Sports / December 22

Maple Leafs Announce Firing Amid Disappointing NHL Season

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a change behind the bench on Monday as they attempt to halt the most severe downturn of the Auston Matthews era, and to salvage a season they entered with Stanley Cup aspirations.

Marc Savard News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 22

Maple Leafs Fire Assistant Coach Marc Savard

The struggling Toronto Maple Leafs have finally made a move to shake things up, as Assistant Coach Marc Savard has been relieved of his duties, as per the team.

Marc Savard News / The Hockey Writers / December 22

Maple Leafs Fire Assistant Coach Marc Savard

The Toronto Maple Leafs have finally made a move. Not an overly fancy one, but a move nevertheless. They announced that they have relieved assistant coach Marc Savard of his duties.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / December 22

Should the spotlight be on Brad Treliving more for Leafs’ current struggles?

The Toronto Maple Leafs had been having a roller coaster of a season, but lately it’s begun to feel like one of those “Drop Tower”-esque rides that are meant to mimic a freefall.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / December 22

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Hildeby, Laughton, Berube & Treliving

The Toronto Maple Leafs wrapped up a rough road trip with a 5–1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday night, and while the score looks lopsided, the game itself felt all too familiar.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / 6IX ON ICE / December 22

A Christmas wish list for the Toronto Maple Leafs

With the holidays approaching in the next few days, now is the perfect time to reflect on the first half of the season. The Toronto Maple Leafs have certainly had their struggles this season, and there are a lot of ideas that Leaf fans could wish for.

NHL News / Yardbarker / December 22

Three underperforming NHL players who must step up

We’re deep enough into the NHL season now that patience is starting to wear thin for some around the league.

Sidney Crosby breaks longtime Penguins franchise record

Why Mario Lemieux remains greatest Penguin despite Crosby's achievement

Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin dealing with nagging ‘issue’

Canadiens HC Martin St. Louis must address Nick Suzuki problem

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NHL power rankings: What is the solution to the Leafs’ struggles?

William Nylander News / Daily Faceoff / December 22

Leafs’ William Nylander: ‘I don’t know if I’ve felt like this before’

If fans already didn’t feel discouraged enough about the Toronto Maple Leafs, the guys in the room are starting to share the sentiment. Following another lackluster performance on Sunday night, resulting in a 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars, the Maple Leafs have lost three games in a row and five of the team’s last six.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Breakaway on SI / December 21

Maple Leafs Could Make Big Roster Changes If Slide Continues

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in trouble. Not the kind of trouble that gets solved by firing a coach or making a minor trade deadline acquisition. The kind of trouble that forces an organization to ask questions about the foundation of the entire roster and the direction of the franchise.