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Maple Leafs’ Projected Asking Price For Oliver Ekman-Larsson Seems High

All eyes are on the Toronto Maple Leafs as the trade deadline approaches, and everyone wonders whether they’ll become sellers. It’s difficult to believe that the team could go from being one of the regular-season powers of the Atlantic Division to the bottom in just one season, but that’s the reality Brad Treliving is facing.

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Breaking down why it is the perfect time to trade Oliver Ekman-Larsson

After a backbreaking loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs are currently eight points out of a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 26

Leafs practice news: No lineup changes, Matthews, Ekman-Larsson discuss Olympics

In spite of a record-setting snowstorm, the Toronto Maple Leafs held an eventful practice Monday at the Ford Performance Centre. The team cancelled their previously scheduled Open Practice due to inclement weather, but a regular practice was held with players and reporters in attendance.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 26

Oliver Ekman-Larsson raves with gratitude about opportunity to represent Sweden at 2026 Winter Olympics

Toronto Maple Leafs veteran defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has been an iron man for the Maple Leafs in 2025-26, on pace for what could be a career year offensively and being one of only two players, along with John Tavares, to play in every game.

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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

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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.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 23

Craig Berube says Oliver Ekman-Larsson is game-time decision vs. Golden Knights, Brandon Carlo expected to play

The Toronto Maple Leafs appear to have avoided having a bad situation turn even worse. After Oliver Ekman-Larsson left Wednesday night’s 2-1 overtime loss

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / January 23

Ekman-Larsson Was the One Loss the Maple Leafs Couldn’t Afford

The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t just lose a player on Wednesday night. They lost the one defenceman who had been holding a lot of things together. Oliver Ekman-Larsson went down early against the Detroit Red Wings, and from that moment on, the game tilted into survival mode.

NHL News / Total Pro Sports / January 23

Maple Leafs Vs. Golden Knights: Preview, storylines and more

All eyes will be on Mitch Marner when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Vegas Golden Knights, with the winger returning to Toronto for the first time since his ugly sign-and-trade exit last offseason.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Breakaway on SI / January 22

Maple Leafs Defensive Woes Deepen With Multiple Injuries

The Toronto Maple Leafs can't catch a break on the blue line. Oliver Ekman-Larsson left Wednesday night's game against the Detroit Red Wings with a lower-body injury and is expected to miss time, while defenseman Brandon Carlo may have reaggravated something just days after returning from a two-month absence.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL on ClutchPoints / January 22

Maple Leafs’ blue line in shambles with 2 injury updates

The Toronto Maple Leafs had just begun to turn their season around, winning eight of 10 games from mid-December to mid-January to return to relevance in the Eastern Conference.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Total Pro Sports / January 22

What Happened To Oliver Ekman-Larsson? Latest Update On Maple Leafs Defenseman

The Toronto Maple Leafs were dealt another injury blow on Wednesday night after defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson left the game early against the Detroit Red Wings and did not return.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / January 21

Leafs’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson leaves game against Red Wings with lower-body injury

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson left Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings with a lower-body injury and would not return.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 21

Maple Leafs’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson out vs. Red Wings with lower-body injury

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson left Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings during the first period with a lower-body injury, and will not return.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Professor Press Box / January 21

Two Signings with Different Endings on the Maple Leafs’ Blue Line

Free-agent defensemen don’t usually come with happy endings in Toronto. If anything, they arrive with crossed fingers and lowered expectations. Which is why the stories of Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Chris Tanev feel so instructive this season — not just for what they’ve brought to the Maple Leafs, but for where they now stand.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / January 19

Why This Is Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s Best Season in Years

Toronto erased a two-goal hole in the third and won 4–3 in OT, with Oliver Ekman-Larsson everywhere. Goal? Check. Assist? Check. Defensive stop? Check.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 18

Auston Matthews having fun with boos on the road, praises Ekman-Larsson’s dominant game vs. Jets

Auston Matthews is finding his game at the absolute perfect time, and that’s great news for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto’s captain was a force in Saturday night’s 4-3 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets, giving everyone flashbacks of just how good he can be when he’s at the top of his game.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 18

3 takeaways from Leafs-Jets: Domi shines, Ekman-Larsson’s concerted offence, Matthews is back

A truly great rollercoaster will suspend you at the top before plummeting to the bottom, regain its momentum through a series of loops and turns, embark upon another climb to the top, one more steep plunge, before a satisfying denouement.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 6

Steven Lorentz, Max Domi praise Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s game after being named to Swedish olympic team

In a season that’s been largely forgettable so far for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans, defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has been a bright spot. The 34-year-old defenceman inked a four-year contract with the Maple Leafs prior to the 2024-25 season, and has seemingly stepped into the fountain of youth in his second year with the team.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / January 6

Oliver Ekman-Larsson offers candid reflections on being named to Sweden’s Olympic team

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was thrilled to receive the call informing him that he would be representing Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / January 4

The Canucks’ top scorer now plays for the Maple Leafs

If irony were a hockey statistic, the Vancouver Canucks would be leading the league.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / Daily Faceoff / January 3

Maple Leafs’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson appears in 1,100th NHL game

One of the veteran players in the league has reached a notable milestone. On Saturday night, when the puck dropped between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders, Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson appeared in the 1,100th regular-season game of his NHL career.