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Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / September 27
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: A Different Kind of Hockey in Toronto?
The preseason doesn’t usually tell us much about what a hockey team will look like when the games start counting. Too many lineups, too many players trying to make the team, and too many nights when half the regular lineup is in a split-squad matchup someplace else.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / September 27
4 Things We Learned From Maple Leafs in Preseason
The preseason is over and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ regular season is just around the corner. While the Maple Leafs lost both games against the Montreal Canadiens, they were able to win both against the Ottawa Senators.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / September 27
Beyond the Maple Leafs’ Opening Roster: Notes on the Call-Ups, Prospects, and Marlies to Watch 
Preseason is over, and now we await the final roster moves across the league before the real games begin. At the end of last week, we recorded a podcast where we went through each player on the NHL team.
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?"
Kirill Marchenko News / Editor In Leaf / September 27
What a Kirill Marchenko trade to the Maple Leafs could look like
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked to yet another trade target. This time, it's Columbus Blue Jackets' forward Kirill Marchenko, who has publicly requested a trade out of town.
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 / TheLeafsnation / September 27
Top 5 Maple Leafs trade candidates heading into 2026-27
The 2026-27 NHL season is upon us, and it’s exciting times around the Toronto Maple Leafs. John Chayka had himself a stellar first offseason as general manager, significantly changing the makeup of the roster, while setting the team up to go all-in the next two seasons to try and win a Stanley Cup.
Tyler Hopkins News / Professor Press Box / September 27
The Maple Leafs Have a Prospect Worth Watching in Guelph
Every once in a while, a Toronto Maple Leafs prospect does something that makes me stop and take a second look. Tyler Hopkins had one of those nights Saturday.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / September 26
What's So Unusual About the Toronto Marlies' Roster?
The Toronto Marlies roster caught my eye because, at first glance, it looks like the usual AHL development team. Lots of prospects. Lots of guys trying to prove they belong.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / September 26
5 Maple Leafs Standouts From the Preseason
The Toronto Maple Leafs preseason has concluded as their second series of split squad games were completed against the Ottawa Senators. After losing both games against the Montreal Canadiens, they won both against the Senators.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / September 26
Do the Maple Leafs Have an Eight-Defenceman Problem?
In reading readers’ comments, someone asked an interesting question about the Toronto Maple Leafs' roster, and I think he's onto something. Can Toronto really afford to carry Emil Andrae, Troy Stecher and Nick Blankenburg as the seventh and eighth defencemen?
Harry Nansi News / Editor In Leaf / September 26
One Maple Leafs prospect is having a perfect start to his season
The Toronto Maple Leafs are just days away from the start of a fresh season. In the meantime, the OHL season has just started, and one Leafs prospect was powerful against a top team, the London Knights.
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.
Gavin Mckenna News / Daily Faceoff / September 26
What should Toronto expect from Gavin McKenna?
The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into the 2026-27 NHL season with plenty of hope, and no beacon is brighter than their latest first-overall pick, Gavin
William Nylander News / TheLeafsnation / September 26
What does a successful 2026-27 season look like for William Nylander?
William Nylander enters the 2026-27 season as a core piece to the success of the Toronto Maple Leafs. After a frustrating season in which Nylander only
Gavin Mckenna News / Professor Press Box / September 26
The McKenna Scoreboard Doesn't Tell the Whole Story
Something funny is happening with Gavin McKenna. The kid hasn't exactly lit up the preseason scoresheet. One secondary assist. That's it. For a player who went first overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, that’s the kind of number that can get people talking.
Zack MacEwen News / Professor Press Box / September 26
MacEwen Won a Job and Showed What the Maple Leafs Want
For years, it sometimes felt as if the Maple Leafs' roster was pretty much written in ink before training camp even began. The big names were settled, the supporting cast was mostly settled, and the fourth line was usually just a matter of figuring out who filled in around the edges.
Kirill Marchenko News / TheLeafsnation / September 26
Report: Maple Leafs among teams interested in Kirill Marchenko
The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly one of a handful of teams showing interest in Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pension Plan Puppets / September 26
Getting to know Morgan Rielly with Darren Raddysh
After months of trade rumours, and what certainly seemed like a genuine attempt by the Leafs to part with Morgan Rielly, he's still on the team, back on social media, and instantly paired with Darren Raddysh on the top pair in practices.
Steven Lorentz News / TheLeafsnation / September 26
Steven Lorentz, the right length to preseason, and a look forward: Leaflets
It looks like the opening night lineup for the Toronto Maple Leafs is pretty much set. There will be some salary cap creativity that will take place before Nick Blankenburg can officially be signed to the team.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / September 25
Maple Leafs Lorentz Clearing Waivers Could Be Good News
Sometimes getting through waivers is actually good news. That's where Steven Lorentz finds himself with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lorentz was one of eight Maple Leafs placed on waivers Thursday.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / September 25
Flames sign Alex Nylander to one-year contract
The Calgary Flames have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with forward Alex Nylander, the club announced Friday afternoon. Per the club release, the contract carries an NHL cap hit of $850,000.
Gavin Mckenna News / Trade Talk Sports / September 25
Gavin McKenna Jokingly Says This Is the Maple Leafs’ Year
The Toronto Maple Leafs have the well-documented longest active Stanley Cup drought in the NHL at 59 years, but an offseason full of additions has some feeling like this could finally be the year it ends in 2026-27.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / September 25
Steven Lorentz among 8 Maple Leafs who cleared NHL waivers
Steven Lorentz and the seven other players the Toronto Maple Leafs placed on waivers on Thursday have officially cleared, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / September 24
One player is inching closer to making the Maple Leafs' final roster
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ roster moves on Thursday didn’t come as much of a surprise. One of the players hitting the waiver wire that did, however, raise a few eyebrows was Steven Lorentz.
Matthew Knies News / NHL Trade Talk / September 24
Massive Maple Leafs Trade Not 'Front-Burner Stuff', But It’s Still There
It’s the question that never seems to completely go away: Are the Toronto Maple Leafs still thinking about trading Matthew Knies? The answer seems to be that they aren’t shopping the forward, but they haven’t ruled it out either.
Anthony Stolarz News / NHL Trade Talk / September 24
Something Has Changed for Anthony Stolarz in Toronto
If you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, it’s time to rewind. Stolarz’s first season with the team was genuinely stellar. He was rock solid in the crease and looked like exactly the kind of addition Toronto needed.
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