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Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Drouin, O’Brien, Bobrovsky & August Questions

August is a funny month if you’re following the Toronto Maple Leafs. Unless there’s a huge surprise roaring down the tracks, the big moves have mostly been made, and the roster is starting to take shape.

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5 non-prospect Marlies who could push for NHL work in 2026-27

Injuries. They are going to happen. Probably at the worst time and to the player the Toronto Maple Leafs need the most. Call me pessimistic, but 2025-26’s disappearances of Auston Matthews, Chris Tanev, and Anthony Stolarz should have the team planning out their contingencies in advance.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / August 8

5 Things You Might Not Have Known About the Maple Leafs

I've been writing about the Maple Leafs for a long time, and every once in a while I come across a little piece of team history that makes me stop and say, “I didn't know that.” That's one of the fun things about the Maple Leafs.

Brandon Duhaime News / TheLeafsnation / August 8

What Brandon Duhaime brings, and a PTO option: Leaflets

It’s Leaflets time, and as per summer tradition, I’m running on fumes when it comes to what Toronto Maple Leafs topics are worth diving into in August.

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / August 7

Mats Sundin, Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs' Loyalty Question

The story of Mats Sundin refusing to waive his no-trade clause in 2008 has been told so many times that it's easy to forget just how unusual the situation was.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 7

Leafs’ Teddy Blueger drops high praise for Toronto after signing 2-year contract

The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to rebound from a disastrous 2025-26 campaign, and the roster looks much different than the one that finished dead last in the Atlantic Division last season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 7

Assessing The Maple Leafs New Look Bottom Six

There is perhaps no team in the NHL that overhauled its bottom-six forward group the way the Toronto Maple Leafs did this offseason. Newly hired general manager John Chayka was bold and aggressive this summer, identifying the third and fourth lines as major areas of concern and quickly conducting a lot of business in a very short period of time.

Sergei Bobrovsky News / TheLeafsnation / August 7

New Maple Leafs strength coach Andy O’Brien raves about Sergei Bobrovsky’s training regimen

New Toronto Maple Leafs sport performance head Andy O’Brien believes that Sergei Bobrovsky’s biological age is younger than his chronological age due to the care he takes of his body.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 7

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Tavares, Clarkson & Chayka’s New Contracts?

There are some Toronto Maple Leafs free-agent signings that get remembered for what they accomplished, and others that get remembered for what went wrong.

Cooper Williams News / TheLeafsnation / August 7

2026 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #17 Cooper Williams

The TLN Maple Leafs prospect rankings were compiled by a panel of six TLN writers, each ranking our top 20 prospects to form a consensus group ranking.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / August 7

Former NHL defenceman Erik Johnson gives Maple Leafs’ strength coach Andy O’Brien ringing endorsement

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a lot of hires over the past few months, which is standard when you undergo a front office overhaul. The general manager will

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

John Chayka News / NHL Trade Talk / August 6

Did John Chayka Get Too Good Much of a Good Thing?

There’s a funny thing happening with the Toronto Maple Leafs right now. We’ve spent a lot of the summer talking about how new GM John Chayka has finally given this team some depth.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 6

10 Former Maple Leafs Still Looking for New Homes in Free Agency

Barring any unforeseen trades, it’s expected that the Toronto Maple Leafs won’t be making any additional roster moves before the 2026-27 season. Despite a horrific 2025-26 campaign that saw them finish 15th in the Eastern Conference, there’s plenty of optimism that this team can get right back into the playoffs next year.

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The 'NFL 1,500-yard rushers' quiz

The 'Most TDs by NFL franchise' quiz

The 'Last five-hit game by MLB team' quiz

The 'Three-time batting champions' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 6

Maple Leafs May Not Control Their Playoff Destiny in 2026-27

With the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season from hell behind them and after an incredibly busy offseason so far, it’s time to consider whether everything new general manager John Chayka and his staff have done is enough to make this team a playoff contender in 2026-27.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 6

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Domi, Lorentz, Joshua, Hiller & Training Camp Moves?

The Toronto Maple Leafs will head into training camp with an advantage they haven’t had enough of in recent years: competition for jobs. General manager John Chayka has spent the summer adding depth to the roster, and some returning players who might have felt comfortable with their role in the lineup will have to prove themselves all over again.

Auston Matthews News / The Hockey Writers / August 6

NHL Rumors: New Winger for Matthews, Canadiens Trade, and Sportsnet Loses Big Name

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Auston Matthews and Jack Roslovic could be an interesting pairing for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens remain patient as trade speculation swirls.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 6

Maple Leafs’ next core may have what the Matthews core never did

A changing of the guard may give the Toronto Maple Leafs their best chance yet to end a Stanley Cup drought that has lasted nearly six decades. The Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Mitch Marner era that showed so much promise a decade ago is coming to an end.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / August 6

Teddy Blueger is excited to feel the passion of Leafs Nation

Teddy Blueger is ready for the bright lights of Toronto. Blueger signed a two-year deal, worth $2.5 million AAV this summer to become a Maple Leaf, and the tension, and pressure of the market was one of the more appealing aspects of signing in Toronto.