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Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Rielly, Matthews & Big Reasons to Rebound

The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into training camp with something they haven’t had in a while: a genuinely different feeling around the team. John Chayka is the new general manager, Jim Hiller is the new head coach, the roster has been reshaped, and Toronto is coming off a 78-point season that nobody in the organization wants to repeat.

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5 Maple Leafs appear on The Athletic’s best under-23 players, prospects list

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered the 2025-26 regular season with a prospect pool that left much to be desired. Fast-forward to August 2026, largely thanks

Auston Matthews News / Professor Press Box / August 20

Auston Matthews Has Something to Prove Again

There was a time when nobody really needed to have a conversation about where Auston Matthews ranked among the NHL’s best players. You could start making your list and put Matthews somewhere near the top.

Macklin Celebrini News / Yardbarker Quizzes

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

Morgan Rielly News / The Hockey Writers / August 20

Maple Leafs’ Rielly Expects to Return Despite Ongoing Trade Rumours

There has been a strong belief this offseason that the Toronto Maple Leafs would be trading Morgan Rielly, but it doesn’t seem like that’s going to come to fruition.

NHL News / Yardbarker

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.

Morgan Rielly News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 20

Morgan Rielly Expects To Stay With Maple Leafs

Morgan Rielly is the Toronto Maple Leafs’ longest tenured player on the current roster. It appears that the title will remain with Rielly, as he’s not expecting to pack his bags anytime soon.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 20

3 Maple Leafs Under the Microscope in 2026-27

Missing out on the postseason after making it to the second-round the previous season is never an ideal situation to be in. That was the case for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season where they didn’t meet expectations and had their worst result in the Auston Matthews era.

Miroslav Holinka News / TheLeafsnation / August 20

2026-27 TLN Maple Leafs prospect rankings: #8 Miroslav Holinka

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.

Noah Chadwick News / Pension Plan Puppets / August 20

2026 T25U25: Noah Chadwick is #19

Noah Chadwick started his journey in the T25U25 at #18 after a rookie season with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the WHL, jumping up to #10 and #11 in subsequent years as his scoring with Lethbridge rose.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Athlon Sports / August 20

Morgan Rielly Makes Maple Leafs Prediction Ahead of Gavin McKenna’s Debut

The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into the 2026-27 season attempting to rebound from one of their most disappointing campaigns in years. Toronto earned

Auston Matthews News / Professor Press Box / August 20

Can the Maple Leafs Keep Auston Matthews in Canada?

There’s something interesting happening around the NHL right now. American hockey players have more choices than they used to. The U.S. is producing more elite players, college hockey is getting stronger, and there are more good NHL markets south of the border.

NHL News / Yardbarker

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.

Philippe Myers News / TheLeafsnation / August 20

Philippe Myers in tough to secure NHL minutes in Toronto next season

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a much deeper team heading into the 2026-27 season, and for veteran defenceman Philippe Myers, that means he’s going to have a very hard time making the team.

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The '35-passing TD NFL seasons' quiz

The 'NFL Playoffs rushing record' quiz

The 'NFL all-time receptions leaders' quiz

The 'Rookie passing leader by team' quiz

Morgan Rielly News / NHL Trade Talk / August 20

Morgan Rielly’s message to the Maple Leafs is pretty clear

Morgan Rielly staying in Toronto feels like one of those “good, obvious news” moments, but the more interesting part is how he said it. The whole summer had plenty of buzz about him possibly leaving, and when the uncertainty swelled, his quote landed in a way that sounded more like a message than a simple statement.

Auston Matthews News / Professor Press Box / August 19

Have Things Really Gotten This Bad for Auston Matthews?

There was a time when putting Auston Matthews outside the top 10 centres in the NHL would have sounded almost ridiculous. Now, EA Sports has done exactly that with its NHL 27 ratings, and suddenly there is a little debate about whether the rating is actually that far off.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / August 19

Ranking the Eastern Conference's biggest winners this summer

Here, we turn our attention to the biggest winners across the league — starting with the East.

Why Maple Leafs fans should be excited about Gavin McKenna's first season

The five most improved NHL teams heading into 2026-27

The 'Last 100-point season by NHL team' quiz

Auston Matthews News / Professor Press Box / August 19

The Maple Leafs Have to Stop Asking Matthews to Do Everything

There has always been something a little strange about the way the Toronto Maple Leafs have used Auston Matthews. Here you have one of the best goal scorers

Morgan Rielly News / TheLeafsnation / August 19

Morgan Rielly can’t wait for 14th season with Leafs after trade rumours cease: ‘This is home now’

Morgan Rielly is the longest-tenured member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and will be returning for a 14th season with the only NHL franchise he’s ever played for, barring any unexpected, seismic activity.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 19

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Rielly, Cowan & Making Smarter Moves

There are a couple of interesting things happening around the Toronto Maple Leafs right now that don’t necessarily look connected at first glance. One involves Morgan Rielly, a veteran who may not fit quite as neatly into the role he once did.

Yaroslav Fedoseyev News / Pension Plan Puppets / August 19

2026 T25U25: Yaroslav Fedoseyev is #20

Yaroslav Fedoseyev was drafted this June in the sixth round. While it's not usual for someone not a goalie to get ranked right away in the T25 if they're taken that low, in some circles Fedoseyev is considered a draft steal so it shouldn't surprise.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / August 19

2026 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #9 Tyler Hopkins

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.

NHL News / Athlon Sports / August 19

Auston Matthews Snubbed from Frank Corrado's NHL Top 10

Auston Matthews will enter the 2026-27 NHL season with something to prove after a difficult campaign. The Toronto Maple Leafs captain produced 27 goals and 53 points in 60 games before a serious knee injury ended his season in 2025-26.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / August 19

DailyFaceoff lists Maple Leafs as one of 5 most improved teams entering 2026-27 season

The 2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs season was one of the most disappointing in recent history, as the team missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade.

Gavin Mckenna News / Yardbarker / August 19

Why Maple Leafs fans should be excited about Gavin McKenna's first season

Gavin McKenna arrives in Toronto as an elite playmaker who stands out for his vision, natural talent, and a potential not seen on the Maple Leafs since Auston Matthews.

Why hasn't Dylan Larkin been traded?

Ranking the Eastern Conference's biggest winners this summer

Five NHL players who could thrive with their new teams in 2026-27

The five most improved NHL teams heading into 2026-27

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / August 17

Who Says the Maple Leafs Need More Scoring?

In a recent post, Steven Ellis of Daily Faceoff makes an interesting observation in his look at the Toronto Maple Leafs’ prospect pool. He sees Gavin McKenna as much more of a playmaker than a pure goal scorer and wonders where the next natural goal scorer is coming from.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Inside The Rink / August 17

Toronto Remix Nights to Include New or Retro Jerseys

The Toronto Maple Leafs have scheduled nine ‘Remix Nights’ at Scotiabank Arena this season. They also promise to ‘go back in time with a twist,’ which has given fans a legitimate reason to wonder whether a retro-inspired jersey is coming.

Jack Roslovic News / Trade Talk Sports / August 14

Jack Roslovic Believes the Maple Leafs Are a Team That’s Ready to Win

Jack Roslovic has spent time on four different teams over the last three seasons, and in 2026-27 he’ll be joining his fifth different team in four years, the Toronto Maple Leafs.