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Five Things the Maple Leafs Need to Get Right This Season

If the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to make the playoffs in 2026-27, it’s not going to be because everything goes perfectly. It’s going to be because a few key things break the right way and almost from the start of the season.

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Maple Leafs’ Perfect Trade Fit Might Already Be Locked and Loaded

New Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Chayka has already reshaped his roster this offseason — landing the No. 1 pick in Gavin McKenna, adding size and depth up front, and retooling the blue line.

Sergei Bobrovsky News / Maple Leafs Hotstove / August 12

Maple Leafs VP of Sport Performance Andy O’Brien on Sergei Bobrovsky: “His biologic age is younger than his chronologic age, if you ask me… He doesn’t have the same wear and tear as a goalie who is 37 years old”

New Maple Leafs Vice President of Sport Performance, Andy O’Brien, joined First Up to discuss his decision to join the Toronto organization, his history with Cup-winning teams in Florida and Pittsburgh as well as some of the Leafs’ current players, and his long-standing relationships with Nate MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby.

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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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Darren Raddysh News / The Hockey Writers / August 12

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Raddysh, Projected Lineup & Different Team Taking Shape

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going into the 2026-27 season with a roster that looks quite a bit different from the one that finished last season. There are new faces, new roles and, perhaps most importantly, a different idea about how all those pieces should fit together.

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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.

Patrik Laine News / TheLeafsnation / August 12

Why Patrik Laine is worth the gamble for the Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka should continue to add to his forward group and take a flyer on Patrik Laine. The free-agent forward is still without a contract for next season, he’s recently been linked to the Leafs, and Chayka should offer Laine a one-year deal, laced with performance-based incentives.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / August 12

Maple Leafs’ Players With the Most Opportunity in 2026-27

With a new season comes new opportunities. Not just for the team as a whole, but for the players within it. The Toronto Maple Leafs added nine players to their everyday roster and saw six players walk out the door, via either trade or free agency, giving multiple players chances to stand out in the lineup.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / August 12

Do the Maple Leafs Have a 2-Year Window With This Roster?

The Toronto Maple Leafs enter the 2026-27 season at the start of a new era. New GM, new coaches, new backroom staff, even a whole host of new players. But while most eras begin with the potential to run for many years, the way the Leafs are currently positioned suggests things could change again in two years.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / August 12

2026-27 NHL Prospect Pool Breakdown: Toronto Maple Leafs’ Top 10

Welcome back. It’s time for Daily Faceoff’s third annual NHL Prospect Pool Breakdown, looking at the best all 32 teams have to offer. We’re highlighting the top 10 prospects for every franchise, their biggest strengths and weaknesses, and so much more.

Rylan Fellinger News / Pension Plan Puppets / August 12

2026 T25U25: Rylan Fellinger is #25

We kick off this year's Top 25 Under 25 with a 19-year-old right-shooting defender out of the OHL. He was left unranked coming out of the draft last year with a label as one of Brad Treliving's Large Adult Sons.

Victor Johansson News / TheLeafsnation / August 12

2026 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #14 Victor Johansson

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 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.

Josh Ho-Sang News / Professor Press Box / August 12

Whatever Happened to Former Maple Leafs PTO Josh Ho-Sang?

Every now and then, a player comes along who makes you wonder what might have happened if things had gone just a little differently. Josh Ho-Sang is one of those players.

Auston Matthews News / Professor Press Box / August 12

What Should Maple Leafs Fans Expect From Auston Matthews Next Season?

I was reading through some of the comments from Maple Leafs fans about Auston Matthews and what they expect from him next season, and one number really jumped out at me: 45 goals and 45 assists.

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NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / August 11

If Patrik Laine goes to the Maple Leafs, who leaves?

The bottom line is that there is some skepticism. Sometimes it’s not about whether the player fits. It’s about what has to move for him to fit.

Patrik Laine linked to multiple teams

The 'Last 50-goal NHL season by team' quiz

Ben Scrivens News / NHL Trade Talk / August 11

5 Fascinating Facts About ex-Oilers & Maple Leafs Ben Scrivens

Ben Scrivens has never been the type of NHL goalie who seemed “guaranteed” to be a long-term starter from day one. Instead, he kind of built his career the hard way.

John Chayka News / TheLeafsnation / August 11

New Maple Leafs strength coach Andy O’Brien delivers glowing review of John Chayka: ‘Relationships matter’

The Toronto Maple Leafs recently hired Andy O’Brien, better known as Sidney Crosby’s former personal trainer, to lead their sport performance department.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / August 11

2026 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #15 Borya Valis

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.

Gavin Mckenna News / NHL Trade Talk / August 11

Expectations for Gavin McKenna’s Rookie Year Should Be Tempered

The Toronto Maple Leafs struck gold by landing the first-overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, which was used to select dynamic playmaking winger Gavin McKenna.

Patrik Laine News / The Hockey Writers / August 11

Trusted Pundit Claims Maple Leafs Among Teams Linked to Patrik Laine

The Toronto Maple Leafs look completely different heading into the 2026-27 season, and have made some moves that prove they are willing to do whatever it takes to get back into the playoff picture.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / August 11

Maple Leafs Traded Quality for This Defenceman: Watch What He Does With the Puck

There was a time this summer when I thought the Toronto Maple Leafs might have made a pretty strange trade. They gave up Joseph Woll, a goalie they had drafted, developed and stuck with through some pretty good moments and some pretty difficult ones.

William Villeneuve News / NHL Trade Talk / August 10

William Villeneuve and the Maple Leafs: Does He Actually Fit?

Toronto Maple Leafs fans who hope to see prospects rise through the organization will always have that one name they keep circling. For me right now, it’s William Villeneuve.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 10

Maple Leafs’ perfect trade target amid 2026 NHL Free Agency

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had the most tumultuous of offseasons. They were expected to either win or come in second in the Atlantic Division last year, but they ended up in last place in the division.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / August 11

Maple Leafs reportedly kicking tires on $34M veteran winger

The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly among the teams linked to unsigned free agent forward Patrik Laine. According to a report by Herb Zurkowsky of the Gazette, they are among five teams that have expressed interest in the sniper, but it’s unclear if anything is close.

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.

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.