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Still Shopping: Maple Leafs Linked to 30-Plus Goal Wingers

Rumors linking the Toronto Maple Leafs to Bryan Rust or Rickard Rakell of the Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t going away. This time, it’s Sonny Sachdeva of Sportsnet who has Toronto listed among five potential landing spots for the 30-plus goal wingers — along with Detroit, Colorado, Los Angeles, and Buffalo.

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3 Key Realities for the Maple Leafs’ 2025–26 Regular Season

As the Toronto Maple Leafs prepare for the 2025–26 season, there’s a growing tension between past expectations and present realities. The era of belief in a contending “core” is fading, replaced by a harder truth: the window might still be cracked open, but just barely.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / House of Hockey / July 30

Newly-Acquired Maple Leaf Shares True Thoughts on Playing for Craig Berube Again

Newly-acquired Dakota Joshua appeared on 'Leafs Morning Take' where he said he's excited to play for Craig Berube again, this time with the Maple Leafs.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / July 30

Johnny Bower: The Goalie Who Played With Heart and Guts Into His Mid-40s

If you’ve followed the Toronto Maple Leafs for a while, you’ve heard the name Johnny Bower. Maybe you’ve seen his statue outside the Maple Leafs’ arena or spotted his number hanging from the rafters.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / July 30

The good, the bad and the ugly of a new era for the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are about to enter unfamiliar territory. After many summers of fans crying out for change, the Leafs have finally made a significant alteration to their core by moving on from Mitch Marner, even if it wasn’t necessarily their choice.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / 6IX ON ICE / July 30

Toronto Maple Leafs: Building a winning third line

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ bottom-six has been a mess for years. With their Core Four making over $40M and no room for depth up front, the third and fourth lines have been filled with out-of-their-prime veterans, bargain bin journeymen, or prospects not ready.

James Reimer News / TheLeafsnation / July 30

Why the Maple Leafs should consider bringing back James Reimer

The Toronto Maple Leafs should consider adding some goaltending depth, and signing veteran goaltender James Reimer could be the play. The former Leaf is

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / July 30

Auston Matthews without Mitch Marner: the importance of a playmaker

The fun thing about worrying about who is going to pass the puck to Auston Matthews is that no matter who you suggest, the answer is going to be an underwhelming option to Mitch Marner.

Mitch Marner News / Breakaway on SI / July 30

Maple Leafs Haven't Done Enough to Replace Mitch Marner

After nine years as one of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ best and most popular players, Mitch Marner has found a new home in the Vegas Golden Knights. The Maple Leafs pulled off a sign-and-trade with the Golden Knights, sending the 28-year-old star to Vegas before he could hit free agency.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / July 29

Matthews, Nylander among eight Maple Leafs featured in Daily Faceoff’s Top 300 players for fantasy hockey

Eight players on the Toronto Maple Leafs were featured in Daily Faceoff’s Top 300 NHL players for fantasy hockey ahead of the 2025-26 season. DFO’s Matt Larkin conducted the ranking based on how valuable a player is for fantasy hockey in terms of their abilities to fill up a considerable percentage of the stat sheet beyond just goals and assists.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / July 29

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Danford Shines, Matthews Evolves & Treliving’s Flexible

The Toronto Maple Leafs may have had a quiet offseason by blockbuster standards, but there’s no shortage of storylines heading into the 2025–26 season.

John Tavares News / TheLeafsnation / July 29

Best Leafs goals of 2024-25: John Tavares and his domination of the Washington Capitals

We’ve been taking a trip back to the 2024-25 season and having a look at some of the best goals the Toronto Maple Leafs scored during the season. Each piece so far has featured one goal, but John Tavares dominated against the Washington Capitals in 2024-25, scoring three goals and tallying one assist in four games against them.

Tyler Bertuzzi News / The Hockey Writers / July 29

Maple Leafs’ Top-Six Forward Trade Targets: Tyler Bertuzzi

Now that the 2025 offseason has slowly died down, we’ve officially entered the dog days of the summer. And while it may be considered boring for fans, NHL general managers are still doing their due diligence and making calls to try and improve their rosters.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / July 29

5 Maple Leafs Prospects Flying Under the Radar in 2025-26

With the Toronto Maple Leafs prospect pool not being strong as it was last year, all eyes are still going to be on Easton Cowan, Ben Danford and even Noah Chadwick as they’re the top names in the system.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / House of Hockey / July 28

Maple Leafs Rumoured to Be Targeting Star Centre From Conference Rival

The Maple Leafs are in need of a major upgrade in their top-six, and now Jay Rosehill has noted Rangers' Vincent Trocheck as a trade candidate for Brad Treliving.

Mitch Marner News / The Hockey Writers / July 28

Rethinking the Maple Leafs After Marner

This offseason has brought significant changes, not just for the Toronto Maple Leafs but for how we think about building a championship team. Mitch Marner—homegrown, skilled, and a face of the franchise—is now a Vegas Golden Knight.

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Auston Matthews News / Trade Talk Sports / July 28

Life Without Mitch: What’s Next for Auston Matthews?

What will life look like for Auston Matthews without Mitch Marner? That’s the central question as the Toronto Maple Leafs enter a new era—one where the long-standing partnership between two of the team’s most recognizable stars is finally over.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / 6IX ON ICE / July 28

Analyzing the worst trade in Toronto Maple Leafs history

In the 2005 NHL Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected goaltender Tuukka Rask as the 21st overall selection. On June 26, 2006, then-Toronto general manager John Ferguson traded the rights to Tuukka Rask, who had yet to play a single NHL game, to the Boston Bruins for goaltender Andrew Raycroft.

Ben Danford News / House of Hockey / July 28

Maple Leafs Top Prospect Shatters Expectations at World Junior Showcase

The World Junior Summer Showcase is in full swing, and Maple Leafs top prospect Ben Danford is shattering expectations, truly proving how good of a player he can be.

NHL News / Athlon Sports / July 28

Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies Makes His Feelings Clear About Upcoming Mitch Marner Showdown

Mitch Marner’s departure to the Vegas Golden Knights didn’t just shake up the Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward corps, but also set the stage for a highly anticipated matchup between Marner and his former teammates next season.

Matthew Knies News / Athlon Sports / July 28

‘That’d Be Pretty Surreal’: Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies on Dream Opportunity

Coming off signing a contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, forward Matthew Knies has his eyes on the next big challenge on his horizon. Knies had a breakout 2024-25 season, recording 29 goals and 29 assists in 78 games, then adding five more goals in the playoffs.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / 6IX ON ICE / July 27

Eleven Toronto Maple Leafs players or prospects who could have breakout seasons

With most of the offseason’s action already in the rearview, a clearer shape of the league is coming into focus. This much is true for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who still harbour ambitions of adding a top-six forward.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / July 26

Important trade stalls as Maple Leafs dangle bottom-six forward

The Toronto Maple Leafs are still looking for a solution to their bottom-six surplus.

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Auston Matthews News / Trade Talk Sports / July 23

Has Auston Matthews Signed His Last Maple Leafs Contract?

When Auston Matthews signed his four-year, $53 million extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs in August 2023, some fans breathed a sigh of relief. The franchise cornerstone had committed to staying.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / July 26