Toronto Maple Leafs: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Gavin Mckenna News / TheLeafsnation / October 3

Patience must be preached as the market awaits Gavin McKenna breakout

Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna has been held off the scoresheet through his first two NHL games, and anyone who is starting to worry needs to take a chill pill, and grasp on to their patience.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / October 3

So much room for activities and fighting the urge to overreact: Leaflets

Tonight marks the first Saturday night game of the season and the first time since 1952 the game won’t be televised on CBC. Does that make Saturday night hockey a little less special?

Easton Cowan News / Professor Press Box / October 2

It Isn't Easton Cowan's Points That Matter Most to the Maple Leafs

I really like what’s happening with Easton Cowan. It’s easy to look at three points in two games and start wondering how many points the young player might pile up this season.

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Can you name the players chosen as team captain for each NHL franchise in 2026-27?

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / October 2

John Chayka on the Leafs’ blue line: “People forget we lost Chris Tanev last season… For my money, one of the best–if not the best–defensive defensemen in the game”

GM John Chayka joined Real Kyper & Bourne to discuss the Maple Leafs’ 1-1-0 start, the role of data in player evaluation, the Kirill Marchenko trade, his confidence in the defense corps, and the development of Gavin McKenna and Easton Cowan.

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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.

Jim Hiller News / NHL Trade Talk / October 2

What Message Is Jim Hiller Sending the Maple Leafs?

Maybe the headline was wrong two days ago when I wrote about the Toronto Maple Leafs and what happened with William Nylander during the New York Islanders’ game.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / October 2

John Chayka on the Maple Leafs’ start to the season: “It’s early, but we’ve been able to defend much more effectively than we have in the last few years”

John Chayka joined TSN OverDrive to discuss the Kirill Marchenko trade, the many changes he has made since taking over as Maple Leafs GM, expectations for Gavin McKenna, the defense corps, and managing the goaltenders’ workload.

Matias Maccelli News / Professor Press Box / October 2

Has Ex-Maple Leafs Matias Maccelli Landed Well?

After a year in Toronto where he never really settled into a consistent role with the Maple Leafs, the Islanders signed Matias Maccelli to a one-year, $2.25 million deal this summer and immediately gave him a bigger opportunity.

Kirill Marchenko News / Editor In Leaf / October 2

Maple Leafs reportedly had another trade in the works after the Kirill Marchenko deal

It has now been a few days since the Toronto Maple Leafs decided to rattle the hockey world with a blockbuster trade to acquire star winger Kirill Marchenko from the Columbus Blue Jackets, but apparently they were not done on that day.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / October 2

2 lineup changes the Maple Leafs need to make right now.

We don't want a head coach that is putting the entire team into the line blender after one bad shift, but there needs to be some reaction to what we're seeing on the ice in the first two games of the Toronto Maple Leafs season.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / October 2

Leafs' Sergei Bobrovsky apologizes to rookie Gavin McKenna

Sergei Bobrovsky, Toronto’s new starting goalie acquired via unrestricted free agency this offseason, stepped onto the ice right before McKenna.

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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.

Wayne Gretzky News / Professor Press Box / October 2

Gretzky Weighs in on the Maple Leafs: What's He Thinking?

Some hockey opinions make you stop for a minute. Wayne Gretzky talking about the Toronto Maple Leafs is one of them. The Great One was on The Pat McAfee Show this week, and naturally the conversation eventually turned to Gavin McKenna.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / October 2

Bobrovsky Explains Why He Stole Gavin McKenna’s Rookie Lap Moment

Sergei Bobrovsky has an explanation for stealing the spotlight from Gavin McKenna on the night of the young forward’s Maple Leafs debut: he simply forgot.

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Matthew Knies News / The Hockey Writers / October 2

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies, Robertson & the Patience of Toronto Fans

There is something funny about the first week of an NHL season. Everybody spends months talking about what teams might become, then two games happen, and suddenly we’re supposed to know what it all means.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / October 2

Toronto Marlies announce 2026-27 opening night roster

Ahead of Friday’s season opener against the Rochester Americans, the Toronto Marlies announced their 29-man opening night roster. Artur Akhtyamov, the reigning Calder Cup Playoffs MVP is this year’s headliner, while captain Logan Shaw returns for his fifth season with the club.

Matthew Knies News / Daily Faceoff / October 2

Matthew Knies’ debut a great sign for Blue Jackets

We had already seen the early returns for the Toronto Maple Leafs from the blockbuster Kirill Marchenko-Matthew Knies trade that went down on the eve of the season, with Marchenko fitting right in alongside Auston Matthews on Toronto’s top line over the Leafs’ first two games.

Kirill Marchenko News / TheLeafsnation / October 2

Maple Leafs’ lineup news: Kirill Marchenko practices with team for 1st time, no major changes to lines

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kirill Marchenko practiced with the team for the first time, since being acquired in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / October 2

The Maple Leafs Are Still Figuring Out What This New Team Is

Something felt a little strange about the Toronto Maple Leafs opening two games of the season. They looked like a team still trying to figure out what kind of a team it was.

Matthew Knies News / Professor Press Box / October 2

Knies & Robertson 4, Maple Leafs 4 After Two Games: Awkward

Well, this is awkward. Matthew Knies and Nick Robertson have each played one game with their new teams. Between them, they've scored four goals. The Maple Leafs have scored four goals in their first two games.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / October 1

Maple Leafs And Matthews Had Priorities; Knies Found Out the Hard Way What They Are

According to a report by The Fourth Period, Auston Matthews was on board with the trade involving Matthew Knies and Kirill Marchenko. A surprising deal that saw the Leafs trade a big part of their core, Toronto went with the skilled sniper over the grittier power forward.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / October 1

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Sissons, Cowan, Stolarz & the Depth Prevails

There are plenty of reasons to be encouraged by the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ start to the season, but maybe the most interesting is that they are starting to look like a team rather than a collection of very good hockey players.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / October 1

Will new-look Leafs make the playoffs in a strong Atlantic Division?

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2025-26 season will go down as one of the worst in the modern history of the franchise. They finished with a 32-36-14 record and 78 points, last in the Atlantic Division and 28th in the league, causing them to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2015-16.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 30

Maple Leafs Place Max Domi And Dakota Joshua On LTIR

As part of this week’s swap with the Blue Jackets, there were some salary cap implications at play that resulted in Columbus retaining part of Elvis Merzlikins’ salary. Doing so allowed them to optimize their offseason LTIR placements.

NHL News / Yardbarker / September 29

Jacob Markstrom impresses in season-opening win vs. Hurricanes

Panthers' Jacob Markstrom impresses in season opener, emerging as Sergei Bobrovsky replacement early

Sergei who? The Florida Panthers faced the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, in a clash of the past two Stanley Cup champions.

Wild's Bill Guerin, Quinn Hughes talk Brock Faber after scary injury

Canucks blow late lead, pull out opening win over Oilers in overtime

Bruins win 11th straight home opener with late surge past Rangers

Canadiens end Maple Leafs' 10-game home-opening win streak

Maple Leafs confirm six-year extension for Kirill Marchenko after trade