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3 players the Maple Leafs should consider signing to a PTO

The Toronto Maple Leafs may have their roster for the 2026-27 season just about set, but that should not preclude them from exploring options to sign to a professional tryout contract (PTO).

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What does a successful 2026-27 season look like for Easton Cowan?

Since being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Easton Cowan has gone from an unknown prospect, to putting his name on the map front and centre, to somewhat fading into the background once again (only because the Maple Leafs added the first overall pick to their organization).

Christopher Tanev News / Professor Press Box / September 6

The Smartest Thing the Maple Leafs Can Do With Chris Tanev

There is something very easy to forget about hockey as training camp approaches. We start thinking that everybody has to be ready on the same day. The veterans skate in, the kids try to make the team, the coaches start drawing lines on the whiteboard, and suddenly everybody is supposed to be healthy and ready to go.

Christopher Tanev News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 5

Maple Leafs’ Chris Tanev Hopeful To Start Camp

Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev could very well be back in the fold when training camp gets underway in 12 days’ time, he told Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star on Friday.

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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?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / September 5

Maple Leafs Lead NHL in Problematic Category, And It Could Bite Them

When John Chayka took over as Toronto’s general manager, he inherited a roster with relatively few long-term commitments outside a handful of core pieces.

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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.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / September 5

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Tanev, Brisson & Chayka’s Prospect Hunt

The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting close to training camp, which means the questions are starting to become a little more real. Who is healthy? Who isn’t?

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / September 5

Chris Tanev, Jake Muzzin and the Price of Being a Warrior

It’s hard, when you think about Chris Tanev’s difficult rehab and his determination to get ready for the upcoming season, not to remember former Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin.

Christopher Tanev News / NHL Trade Talk / September 5

Should the Maple Leafs Be Concerned About Chris Tanev’s Latest Injury Update?

Chris Tanev‘s road back from core muscle surgery remains a work in progress, but the veteran defenceman says he’s optimistic about being ready when Maple Leafs training camp opens later this month.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / September 5

Toronto Maple Leafs integral defenseman gives health update ahead of training camp

The Toronto Maple Leafs made massive changes to address the complete failure that is the 2025-26 season. After losing Mitch Marner , everything started

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / September 5

Maple Leafs finish 24th in Daily Faceoff’s salary cap rankings

After a summer where the Toronto Maple Leafs overhauled every level of the organization, it’s certainly worth exploring their salary cap management. Maple

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / September 5

Now That the Maple Leafs Traded Their Draft Picks, What’s Left?

Today, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Brendan Brisson to a one-year deal. On the surface, it’s about as boring as a transaction gets. The 24-year-old played three games for the New York Rangers last year, picked up one assist, and I’d expect him to be ticketed for the minors rather than a real NHL role.

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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 / Editor In Leaf / September 5

What is motivating Auston Matthews to remain a Leaf?

The U.S.-born superstars of today's NHL are banding together in mutiny to demand their way out of markets they no longer find desirable. Two notable examples this offseason are Dylan Larkin and Zach Werenski, who asked to be dealt from underperforming American markets where they're currently rostered in search of greener pastures.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pension Plan Puppets / September 5

2026 T25U25 Week 4 Summary

This week we counted down from 12 to 8, a group that began with some very similar players, and ended with a goalie. 2026 T25U25: Tyler Hopkins is #12 Hopkins fits a certain kind of player that Toronto has seemed to covet for the past several years, both in the draft and in recruiting free agents from college.

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The 'Multiple 3-HR games in a season' quiz

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Athlon Sports / September 5

Maple Leafs’ Chris Tanev Shares Major Health Update Before 17th NHL Season

The Toronto Maple Leafs endured significant injury problems during a 2025-26 season that ended without a playoff appearance, and veteran defenseman Chris Tanev played only 11 games after suffering multiple injuries, ultimately undergoing season-ending surgery in March.

Jack Roslovic News / TheLeafsnation / September 5

What does a successful 2026-27 season look like for Jack Roslovic?

Toronto Maple Leafs senior executive advisor to hockey operations Mats Sundin outlined a clear need for speed in his introductory press conference on May 4.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / September 4

The Maple Leafs’ Missing Link on the Power Play

Everybody’s talking about how much better Toronto’s power play looks on paper this year, but not enough people are talking about how they actually got there.

Christopher Tanev News / TheLeafsnation / September 4

Maple Leafs’ Chris Tanev awaiting doctor’s clearance to participate in training camp

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev wants to put last season behind him, and is feeling healthy with training camp expected to begin in just over a week.

Christopher Tanev News / Daily Faceoff / September 4

Leafs’ Chris Tanev waiting on clearance heading into training camp

It’s not hard to identify the stars on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and John Tavares headline a group of forwards that have largely defined this era of Leafs hockey.

Gavin Mckenna News / Editor In Leaf / September 4

Maple Leafs shouldn't rush Gavin McKenna into the top six

The justifiable hype surrounding Gavin McKenna has essentially already anointed him into the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top-six forward group. Despite the evident high-end talent the 18-year-old boasts, there is an argument to be made for starting him in the team’s bottom six.

William Nylander News / The Hockey Writers / September 4

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Nylander, Loyalty & Toronto Enters a New Era

There is something a little funny about William Nylander talking about loyalty earlier this summer. Not because Nylander has done anything wrong, but because the Toronto Maple Leafs have spent the offseason making some pretty significant changes to the group he has spent most of his NHL career with.

Braeden Kressler News / Inside The Rink / September 3

ECHL: Braeden Kressler Joins Reading Royals

The Reading Royals have announced that they’ve signed forward Braeden Kressler for the 2026-27 season. Kressler, 23, has spent parts of the last two seasons in the ECHL with the Cincinnati Cyclones, putting up 10 goals and 17 assists for 27 points in 32 games after signing an Entry-Level Deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs in October 2021.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / September 3