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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka has put his fingerprints all over his roster heading into next season. Chayka hasn’t wasted any time since taking over for Brad Treliving, completing significant trades, adding via free agency, and ensuring the 2026-27 roster is full of new talent.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 19

Are Alfredsson and Sundin the Maple Leafs’ Secret Weapons?

When people talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ offseason, the conversation usually goes straight to the players who came in and the players who left. That makes sense.

Ottawa Senators News / Silver Seven / July 9

Ottawa Senators Resume Life Without Daniel Alfredsson

There has been a bit of a lull since that frantic first day of free agency, but the hockey world never rests. Here are some links, news, and notes to keep you up to speed!

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NHL News / TheLeafsnation / July 9

Maple Leafs part ways with AGM Darryl Metcalf

It appears that the Toronto Maple Leafs are continuing their overhaul throughout the summer. Toronto parted ways with assistant general manager Darryl Metcalf, Vick Polatian of The Leafs Nation reports.

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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.

Detroit Red Wings News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / July 8

Daniel Alfredsson on his controversial decision to leave Ottawa to join the Leafs’ coaching staff: “I knew I had to move at some point… I’d have to earn my way and get experience”

New Maple Leafs associate coach Daniel Alfredsson discusses the process behind his decision to leave Ottawa and join their arch-rival’s coaching staff.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 8

Daniel Alfredsson Makes a Maple Leafs Choice That Hurt Senators

Daniel Alfredsson joining the Toronto Maple Leafs as an associate coach was one of those moves that instantly makes you do a double-take. And it’s not because he isn’t qualified.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / July 8

Maple Leafs’ Daniel Alfredsson expands on power play, relationship with Mats Sundin and more

Toronto Maple Leafs associate coach Daniel Alfredsson met with reporters over Zoom on Wednesday, to discuss his new appointment. Alfredsson joined Toronto’s coaching staff on Tuesday, where he will be joined by John Gruden and Brad Werenka.

Detroit Red Wings News / Daily Faceoff / July 8

Daniel Alfredsson calls joining Leafs ‘an exciting day’

One of the surprising new additions to the Toronto Maple Leafs coaching staff is elated at his new opportunity. When speaking to the media on Wednesday, new Maple Leafs associate coach Daniel Alfredsson, addressing Ottawa Senators fans, noted that his move is positive on his end.

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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.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 8

The NHL Has Its New Bromance, and Fans of the Leafs and Senators are Adjusting

To say the hockey world was surprised on Tuesday would be an understatement. One of the more hated rivals of the Toronto Maple Leafs supplied the team

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / July 8

It’s not a rivalry if only one side cares about it

It may be worth marking July 7, 2026 in the history books: this is the day the Battle of Ontario died in earnest. It’s not a rivalry if only one side cares about it, and the disparate reactions to the Toronto Maple Leafs hiring Daniel Alfredsson as associate coach says it all.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Inside The Rink / July 7

Toronto Hires Former Public Enemy Number One

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Tuesday that Daniel Alfredsson, John Gruden, and Brad Werenka are joining Jim Hiller’s coaching staff. Alfredsson, once Public Enemy No.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / July 7

'Alfie is forever an Ottawa Senator': Michael Andlauer on Alfredsson's departure to Leafs

In a stunning turn of events, longtime Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson has left the organization, where he was an assistant coach for the past three seasons, to become an associate coach with his Battle of Ontario rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 7

Not Happy: Senators Release Statement About Alfredsson Joining 'Arch Rival'

Jacques Martin and Daniel Alfredsson take over behind bench as Sens fire coach, Elvis Merzļikins a change of scenery candidate, and more

Mired in a four-game losing streak and quickly falling out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, the Ottawa Senators have made a change behind their bench.