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Gavin McKenna Should Start Maple Leafs Tenure on Second Line

With just over a month to go before the puck drops on a new seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs, speculation and reports are already swirling on where the team and head coach Jim Hiller should start their most recent first overall pick – Gavin McKenna.

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Could This Veteran Forward Be Worth a Maple Leafs PTO?

There isn't much left to do for hockey fans in August except look around at the remaining unrestricted free agents and wonder if somebody might be worth bringing into training camp on a PTO.

Hayley Wickenheiser News / The Hockey Writers / August 10

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: The Laine Gamble and the Wickenheiser Question

The Toronto Maple Leafs don’t have a lot of room for error as John Chayka continues to reshape the organization. Some of the changes are obvious, while others involve decisions that may not show their impact for several years.

Patriks Plumins News / TheLeafsnation / August 10

2026-27 TLN Maple Leafs prospect rankings: #16 Patriks Plumins

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.

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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?"

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Ben Danford News / The Hockey Writers / August 10

The Maple Leafs have something unexpected in Ben Danford

We recently wrote about three young forwards who could eventually form the future core of the Toronto Maple Leafs: Easton Cowan, Gavin McKenna, and Matthew Knies.

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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.

Auston Matthews News / NHL Trade Talk / August 10

Maple Leafs’ Season May Hinge on One Big Matthews Adjustment

The Toronto Maple Leafs enter the 2026-27 NHL season hoping to firmly put behind them the disappointment of last year. Reaching the playoffs is the primary goal after finishing with the fifth-worst record in the league (32-36-14).

Patrik Laine News / TheLeafsnation / August 10

Report: Maple Leafs among teams linked to Patrik Laine

The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly one of five teams that are linked to free agent winger Patrik Laine, according to The Montreal Gazette’s Herb Zurkowsky.

Morgan Rielly News / TheLeafsnation / August 10

Morgan Rielly trade rumours have disappeared as offseason continues

Remember when the talk of Toronto was trading Morgan Rielly this summer? Turns out, all of the chatter has transitioned to the sound of crickets. After Rielly’s struggles last season, and with John Chayka taking over as general manager, many felt the longest-tenured Leaf was a prime trade candidate heading into this offseason.

Easton Cowan News / NHL Trade Talk / August 9

Easton Cowan’s Breakthrough? 3 Advantages Nobody Talks About

Toronto Maple Leafs fans are about two-thirds of the way to something kind of unreal. It’s one of those hockey “once in a while” achievements that people only say out loud when it’s already happening.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / August 9

What Maple Leafs Fans Should Know About Patrick O’Sullivan

There are always a few names that get added to a hockey team's front office, and the name sort of rings a bell. Patrick O’Sullivan might be one of those names in Toronto.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 9

Leafs Promote Patrick O’Sullivan To Director Of NHL Development

The Toronto Maple Leafs have promoted Patrick O’Sullivan to Director of NHL Development for the 2026-27 season. O’Sullivan, a veteran of six NHL seasons, has served as a development coach in Toronto since the 2023-24 season.

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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.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / August 9

Leafs hire former NHLer Patrick O’Sullivan as director of NHL development

The Toronto Maple Leafs are promoting a local product to a larger role within their development staff. On Sunday, the Leafs announced that they are hiring Patrick O’Sullivan as their director of NHL development.

Steve Sullivan News / TheLeafsnation / August 9

Maple Leafs promote Patrick O’Sullivan to Director of NHL Development

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Sunday that they have promoted Patrick O’Sullivan to be their Director of NHL Development. O’Sullivan joined the Leafs prior to the 2023-24 season and had been a development coach for the past three seasons before receiving his promotion.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 9

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: McKenna, Matthews & Great Expectations

The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into a season with two very different questions surrounding two very important players. Gavin McKenna is about to begin

Ben Danford News / Professor Press Box / August 9

Is the Maple Leafs' Ben Danford Developing Backwards?

Most young hockey players reach the professional level because of their offensive ability and then learn how to defend. The Maple Leafs prospect might be doing it the other way around.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 9

Wendel Clark Was More Than Just a Maple Leafs Star

Sometimes a player’s importance to a hockey team can’t really be measured by goals and assists. Wendel Clark is a good example. If you looked only at statistics, there were players who had longer careers, scored more goals, and put up more points.

Kyle Wellwood News / Professor Press Box / August 9

Whatever Happened to Maple Leafs' Prospect Kyle Wellwood?

Every Toronto Maple Leafs fan has a few names that bring back memories of a different era. The players who arrived with expectations. The players who looked like they might become something special.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / August 9

6 Maple Leafs prospects who are playing for an entry-level contract this season

As TLN continues to count down the top organizational prospects in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ system, it’s worth pausing to flag some players with extra incentive for big years.

Easton Cowan News / TheLeafsnation / August 8

Easton Cowan joins country singer Brett Kissel on stage at show in hometown of Stathroy

Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Easton Cowan joined Canadian country singer Brett Kissel on stage at his show in Cowan’s hometown of Strathroy, Ontario on Thursday night.

Morgan Rielly News / The Hockey Writers / August 8

Did an Offer Sheet Indirectly Stop a Morgan Rielly Trade in Its Tracks?

A potential Morgan Rielly trade to Anaheim may have fallen apart due to an offer sheet that completely changed the Ducks’ overall offseason strategy. At least, that’s a logical assumption given how much a Rielly trade to Anaheim was being speculated, and then the talk just vanished.

Logan Stanley News / NHL Trade Talk / August 8

Would Logan Stanley Be an Odd Duck with the Maple Leafs?

Logan Stanley is one of those guys that, on paper, makes a lot of sense for the Toronto Maple Leafs. At 6-foot-7, he’s the kind of defenceman who can lean on people, protect space in front of the net, and generally be annoying to play against.

Brandon Buhr News / Professor Press Box / August 8

Brandon Buhr: The So-Far Unknown Maple Leafs’ Prospect

Every once in a while, the Toronto Maple Leafs sign a player that’s new to you. Brandon Buhr is one of those players. He isn't a first-round pick. He isn't a name that has been showing up on the prospect lists for years.

Sergei Bobrovsky News / NHL Trade Talk / August 8

O’Brien Could Be the Key to Getting the Best Out of Bobrovsky

When you read about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ recent hire of Andy O’Brien, there’s part of you that wonders whether he was hired specifically to “take care of” Sergei Bobrovsky.

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.