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Maple Leafs get good news about key defenseman

The Toronto Maple Leafs are just days away from the start of the preseason schedule and have been gifted a huge sigh of relief regarding one, if not their best, blueliners in Chris Tanev.

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Leafs’ Chris Tanev cleared to play after missing most of 2025-26

Chris Tanev will be back on the Toronto Maple Leafs blueline this season, and general manager John Chayka said that the defenseman was “as healthy as anybody,” while speaking at his team’s media day ahead of 2026 training camp.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / September 16

Chris Tanev cleared to play, Morgan Rielly has viral condition, should be ready for opening night vs. Canadiens

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka opened up media day at training camp with a number of different injury updates. Chayka told reporters on Wednesday that Max Domi is out for a while, following that with notes about Morgan Rielly, Chris Tanev, and William Villeneuve.

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How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Athlon Sports / September 13

Maple Leafs Make Roster Move After Chris Tanev Injury Update

The Toronto Maple Leafs are approaching training camp with uncertainty surrounding veteran defenseman Chris Tanev, who underwent season-ending core-muscle surgery in March after appearing in only 11 games last season.

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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 / TheLeafsnation / September 11

Maple Leafs’ Chris Tanev touts Auston Matthews’ offseason work: ‘I think he’s going to be amazing’

The Toronto Maple Leafs enter the 2026-27 season looking to return to Stanley Cup contention. While much went wrong last year, highlighted by finishing

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / September 11

One prospect to watch on every NHL 2026 rookie tournament roster

For months, fans across the internet have been clamoring for action resembling NHL hockey. And while these rookie tournaments won’t feature many players that will be full-timers this season, it does offer fans a glimpse into the future before training camps start next week.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / September 7

Maple Leafs could make their next major move on the blue line

It almost seems like the Toronto Maple Leafs' 2026-27 season could be hanging by a thread. That thread is the blue line. When looking at the team’s roster, it’s not hard to envision why.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / September 6

Are the Maple Leafs Treating the Defence Like Tomorrow's Problem?

There is something about the Toronto Maple Leafs and defence that keeps coming back around. They can spend months figuring out what they want to do with their forwards, talk endlessly about scoring, and then suddenly everybody starts asking the same question when training camp is almost here: Who exactly is going to play defence?

Toronto Maple Leafs 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.

Toronto Maple Leafs 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 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.

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.

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Toronto Maple Leafs 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.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / September 5

NHL Rumours: Buium’s Extension, Leafs’ Tanev Healthy & RFA Holdouts

In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off by looking at the giant extension the Vancouver Canucks gave to Zeev Buium and the long-term bet they made.

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs 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.

Toronto Maple Leafs 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.

NHL News / Oilersnation / August 20

Connor McDavid shows elite skating ability in viral training clip

The hockey-deprived are scrounging social media, watching old highlights, reading lists, and arguing with them twice, trying to find something to feed their fix.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / August 17

How a healthy Chris Tanev changes everything for the Maple Leafs

Chris Tanev was the Toronto Maple Leafs' forgotten man in 2026-27. The defenseman battled through injuries, most notably concussions and then core muscle surgery that ended his season after appearing in just 11 games.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / August 5

Is This the Last Season for Tanev, McCabe and OEL in Toronto?

There’s a pretty good chance we’re looking at the Toronto Maple Leafs blue line a little differently a year from now. Right now, Chris Tanev, Jake McCabe and Oliver Ekman-Larsson give Toronto a lot of what it wants from the back end.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / July 16

The return of Chris Tanev will stabilize Maple Leafs’ blueline

Last season there was a giant hole within the Toronto Maple Leafs’ defensive corps, thanks to the absence of Chris Tanev. With core surgery behind him,

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 4

Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev undergoes season-ending surgery

Tanev had not played since Dec. 28.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / January 4

Leafs' Chris Tanev may miss rest of regular season with groin injury

Whether the Toronto Maple Leafs make the playoffs or not, they might have to get there without Chris Tanev.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 31

Maple Leafs likely to activate Chris Tanev from injured reserve

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev told reporters Friday, including David Alter of The Hockey News, that he’s cleared concussion protocol and is likely to play Saturday against the Flyers.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / October 21

Injury Update as Chris Tanev Leaves Game for Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev left Tuesday night’s game after a scary-looking collision early in the second period. The team later announced that Tanev would not return due to an upper-body injury.