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Instant Reaction: Maple Leafs swept on home stand as playoff picture looks more bleak than ever

The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost their fifth game in a row, this one to a divisional rival ahead of them in the standings, while the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins both won.

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Maple Leafs Place Dakota Mermis On Waivers

Ahead of their game against the Sabres tonight, the Maple Leafs placed defenseman Dakota Mermis on waivers, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Today marked the end of an extended conditioning loan to the AHL for the defender, who was on long-term injured reserve, meaning they had to either activate him or designate him as waivers non-roster.

Dakota Mermis News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

Maple Leafs place Dakota Mermis on waivers

The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed defenceman Dakota Mermis on waivers, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Mermis had been previously assigned to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on a long-term injured reserve (LTIR) conditioning loan on January 12th as he works his way back from a lower-body injury.

Craig Berube News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / January 27

Craig Berube on the lessons the current Leafs can take away from Darryl Sittler’s address: “The pride of the Leafs, what is expected, and the standard here”

Ahead of Tuesday’s game, Craig Berube discussed the 50th anniversary of Darryl Sittler’s 10-point game, starting Joseph Woll, and the challenge against the Buffalo Sabres.

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The 'NHL Maurice Richard Trophy winners' quiz

How many of the Maurice Richard trophy winners since the award was first given out in 1998-99 can you name in five minutes?

The 'Hart Trophy winners since 1983' quiz

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The 'Multiple 50-goal seasons in NHL history' quiz

Dennis Hildeby News / NHL Trade Talk / January 27

Most Interesting Maple Leafs Goalie Story Isn’t About Wins

Although Dennis Hildeby’s record doesn’t jump off the page right now, it doesn’t really tell the full story. In 19 games this season, he’s put up a 2.84 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.

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The 25 best NHL agitators of all-time

There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Last Word On Sports / January 27

Toronto Maple Leafs Need to Move on From This Forward Soon

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a position they haven’t been in a decade. Heading to the March 6th NHL trade deadline, the Maple Leafs will face the question of whether they are buyers or sellers.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / January 27

The Maple Leafs’ Season Might Be Slipping Away

At some point, even optimists have to level with themselves. My often-writing partner, Stan Smith, and I have both spent years trying to see the upside of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and even now neither of us wants to say they are likely to miss the playoffs.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

Leafs lineup notes: Maple Leafs revert to old lines ahead of divisional game vs. Sabres

The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost four games in a row, and they’ll look to their old lines to try and spark them into a win against the Buffalo Sabres.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

Darryl Sittler on message to today’s Maple Leafs: ‘You don’t achieve anything without your teammates’

On February 7th, 1976, Toronto Maple Leafs legend Darryl Sittler set an NHL record with 10 points in a single game against the Boston Bruins. Fast forward 50 years, and still, no player has been able to match that record.

William Nylander News / The Hockey Writers / January 27

Nylander’s Fine Highlights Contradiction in NHL’s Moral Priorities

Before getting into this, I want to be upfront about my perspective. I’m nearly 80 years old, and I grew up in a different time with different social rules.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

Maple Leafs players discuss magnitude of crucial game vs. Sabres: ‘We have to win’

An up-and-down season for the Toronto Maple Leafs is currently in their biggest valley of the roller coaster. The team has lost four games in a row while the rest of their Atlantic Division opponents have continued winning games, leaving the Leafs six points out of a wildcard spot with five games to go before the Olympic break.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / January 27

Analyst: Maple Leafs Can’t Win With Matthews and Nylander as Leaders

The Toronto Maple Leafs and their superstars have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons of late, and losing four consecutive games to fall further behind in the Eastern Conference wild card race has somehow taken a back seat to it all.

NHL News / 6IX ON ICE / January 27

Why the Maple Leafs need to retool this year to fix the broken culture

Back in 2016, if you told Leafs fans that the team would not have even come close to sniffing an Eastern Conference Finals appearance, they probably would laugh in your face.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

Maple Leafs Prospect Roundup: Leafs’ lack of assets, Quillan knocking on the door

The Toronto Maple Leafs wallowed in mediocrity for years before the arrival of players like Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander ushered in a new era for the franchise.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / January 27

Maple Leafs’ Untouchables List Is Smaller Than Fans Think

The Toronto Maple Leafs are edging toward a trade deadline they never expected — one that could see them as serious sellers and force the organization to redefine what “untouchable” actually means.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

How Maple Leafs can use the Olympic break to set a new course

The stretch of hockey heading into the Olympic break was meant to be a good test for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the best way to make a decision on whether the Leafs should be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline (the answer is buyers and sellers but that’s a post for another day).

Scott Laughton News / TheLeafsnation / January 27

Report: Maple Leafs, Scott Laughton have not begun contract negotiations

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Scott Laughton have not yet entered contract negotiations, per NHL Network’s David Pagnotta. Pagnotta stepped in as co-host of Leafs Morning Take on Monday alongside Nick Alberga.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / January 26

Leafs’ William Nylander fined for flipping middle finger

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has fined Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander $5,000 for flipping his middle finger at a TV camera during Sunday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche.

Brad Treliving News / Professor Press Box / January 26

Maple Leafs Brad Treliving’s Impossible Choice: Playoffs or Principles?

Sometimes the most challenging games aren’t on the ice. Right now, for Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving, the real test is happening in boardrooms and strategy sessions, not in the crease.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Inside The Rink / January 27

Could the Toronto Maple Leafs Be Sellers?

The Toronto Maple Leafs could be sellers at the trade deadline for the first time in a decade. Even when the Leafs were giving fans hope during an 8-0-2 run, they gained little ground in the standings.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / January 26

Leafs’ Auston Matthews expects USA to challenge for Olympic men’s hockey gold

For Toronto Maple Leafs captain and star center Auston Matthews, this season is one of the biggest of his career. Not only is he attempting to help the

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / January 27

Maple Leafs could be deadline sellers — and it may go deeper than expected

With the playoff picture growing murkier by the day, there is increasing belief around the league that the Toronto Maple Leafs could approach the trade deadline as sellers — and that would include dumping the contracts of more than just a few obvious options.

Leafs’ Auston Matthews expects USA to challenge for Olympic gold

Team USA's Olympic hockey decisions continue to look worse

Brock Nelson's hat trick carries Avalanche past Maple Leafs

Is Alexis Lafreniere a building block for the Rangers?

Inside the Penguins’ dilemma regarding Evgeni Malkin

Toronto Maple Leafs News / 6IX ON ICE / January 26

Examining the Toronto Maple Leafs power play woes and solutions

The Toronto Maple Leafs had an abysmal start to the season on the power play. It got so bad that the team eventually decided to move on from Marc Savard.