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If there was any optimism left about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season, it should have disappeared late Thursday night in Seattle. Now ten points back of the final wild card spot with 28 games remaining, the Leafs have just a 2.5% chance of making the playoffs according to MoneyPuck.

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Maple Leafs Receive Big Boost As Star Forward Set For Crucial Return Ahead Of Canucks Game

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be desperate for a response when they face the bottom-placed Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Toronto enters the game riding a six-game losing streak, a slide that has pushed them 10 points out of playoff contention and increased pressure around the team.

William Nylander News / Athlon Sports / January 31

Maple Leafs' William Nylander Doesn't Hide His Frustration After 7 Missed Games

William Nylander is ready to return, but the frustration is clear. The Toronto Maple Leafs forward has missed seven straight games with a groin injury.

NHL News / Field Level Media / January 30

Maple Leafs hope to halt skid at six as they visit Canucks

The free-falling Toronto Maple Leafs will hope to reverse their fortunes when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. The Maple Leafs' road trip got off to a bumpy start on Thursday night with a loss to the Seattle Kraken.

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Auston Matthews News / NHL Trade Talk / January 30

Now, If Only Auston Matthews Would Say What Leafs Fans Need to Hear

Right now, this whole Toronto Maple Leafs season has felt like wading through fog. Fans are frustrated, the team’s wobbling, and the same arguments keep going in circles.

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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.

Craig Berube News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / January 30

Craig Berube on the difference in the Leafs’ mistake-ridden play this season: “We put pucks deep the second or third most in the NHL last year… It’s not an easy way to play, but it’s a winning recipe”

After Friday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed the vibe of the team after six straight losses, William Nylander’s return on Saturday, and inserting Marshall Rifai into the lineup.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 30

Leafs practice notes: Nylander appears set to return, Rifai in line to make season debut vs. Canucks

The Toronto Maple Leafs appear to be welcoming back their leading scorer on Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks, but it might be too late to salvage anything.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / January 30

Imagining Maple Leafs' trade return from Oilers for Bobby McMann

Now sitting 10 points out of the final wild-card spot, with everything trending toward them selling at the deadline, it feels like the right time to look at what the Maple Leafs could realistically get in return for Bobby McMann.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / January 30

Will the Leafs make a coaching change before the Olympic break?

After a nightmarish homestand which saw them lose all five games and escape with only one point, the Toronto Maple Leafs were hoping to change their momentum on a four-game road trip through the Northwest.

Shane Wright News / Professor Press Box / January 30

Could the Maple Leafs Take a Flyer on Shane Wright?

Thursday night gave Toronto Maple Leafs fans a little spark—or at least a question to chew on. Shane Wright, the Burlington-born centre for the Seattle Kraken, scored two goals in a 5–2 win over a struggling opponent.

Bobby McMann News / NHL Trade Talk / January 30

Oilers or Maple Leafs?: Right Advice Could Change McMann’s Career

Bobby McMann’s in one of those rare positions where he really holds the cards. He’s scoring goals, playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs. But Toronto is a team that looks like it might miss the playoffs for the first time in ages.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / January 30

Four Maple Leafs Players the Oilers Should Jump On

After that flat, wandering loss to the Seattle Kraken, it’s hard to pretend anymore: if the Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t officially sellers, they’re drifting there quickly.

Craig Berube News / TheLeafsnation / January 30

Craig Berube defends Leafs’ effort following loss to Kraken: ‘Nobody is happy’

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube tried to find positives in a 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken. Following the loss, the Maple Leafs are 10 points out of the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, and there are growing calls for a change of leadership.

Brad Treliving News / 6IX ON ICE / January 30

Can Brad Treliving be trusted to retool the Toronto Maple Leafs properly?

The Toronto Maple Leafs started their last road trip before the Olympic break with a 5–2 loss to the Seattle Kraken last night. The Leafs are now 10 points out of a playoff spot.

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NHL News / The Hockey Writers / January 30

3 Takeaways From Maple Leafs’ 5-2 Loss to Kraken

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-2 to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday (Jan. 29). Following a disastrous five-game homestand in which the Maple Leafs lost four games in regulation and one in overtime, the team kicked off a four-game road trip with a vastly improved performance.

Auston Matthews News / NHL Trade Talk / January 30

What happens to Auston Matthews if Toronto decides to sell?

Whenever the team is going through a tough stretch, Auston Matthews trade speculation seems to hover around the Toronto Maple Leafs. This season has certainly provided plenty of turbulence.

William Nylander News / Athlon Sports / January 30

Maple Leafs Announce William Nylander Injury Update Amid Six Straight Losses

The Toronto Maple Leafs are still searching for answers as they try to halt a six-game losing skid. Thursday’s 5–2 loss to the Seattle Kraken dropped them to 0–5–1 over that span and deepened concerns about where the team is headed, with Toronto sitting second-to-last in the Eastern Conference and 10 points separated from the final wild-card spot.

Shane Wright News / TheLeafsnation / January 30

NHL trade rumours: Why the Maple Leafs should target Shane Wright to kickstart retool

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the midst of a trying season that is looking more likely than not to be a lost one. They were never able to get the ball rolling in the early going, they have been routinely outplayed, and they now find themselves well behind the playoff line with the Olympic break fast approaching.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Total Pro Sports / January 30

NHL Insider Insists Maple Leafs Superstar Wants To Stay Despite Ongoing Struggles

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going through one of their toughest stretches of the season, and the situation is starting to raise serious questions about the team’s future.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 30

Instant Reaction: Maple Leafs’ free fall continues with 5-2 loss to Kraken

Each day that passes is another day closer to the day the Toronto Maple Leafs are eventually eliminated from playoff contention, and they get to sit in it while one of their biggest rivals owns their first round pick.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / January 29

Maple Leafs in Limbo: GM, Coach, and the Players in Question

This has been a weird season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. For the past nine years, the story was always “Who will they face in the playoffs? Can they get past the first round?” This season, it looks like they might not even make it.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / January 29

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Laughton, Tanev, Joshua & Rifai

The Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t get out of town fast enough. An 0-4-1 homestand wrapped up with a 7–4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, and suddenly the math looks ugly.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 28

Maple Leafs Reassign Henry Thrun, Dakota Mermis; Recall Marshall Rifai

The Toronto Maple Leafs are making a few changes to the bottom of their defensive core ahead of a four-game roadtrip through the Pacific Division. According to a team announcement, the Maple Leafs have reassigned Henry Thrun and Dakota Mermis to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies and recalled Marshall Rifai to the NHL club.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / January 28

What changes will come for the Maple Leafs if season continues to spiral?

With the NHL’s Olympic break and trade deadline fast approaching, general manager Brad Treliving has to decide to either sell of players and effectively punt on the season, or hold onto his cards and hope for a late-season run.

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Dakota Mermis News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 27

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.