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Is Maple Leafs' Defensive Secret Something Keefe Tried Years Ago?

Something interesting is happening with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and I wonder if we've seen part of this movie before. Jim Hiller wants the Maple Leafs to improve defensively, but his answer isn't simply to concentrate on defending.

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Zack MacEwen discusses what makes Maple Leafs’ fourth line so effective

After struggling to a last-place finish in the Atlantic Division during the 2025-26 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ management took an aggressive approach

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / November 5

Jim Hiller calls out William Nylander for unacceptable play

As the Toronto Maple Leafs keep on piling up some unfortunate losses, people are looking for who to blame and one star winger's name is coming up fairly often.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Editor In Leaf / November 5

The Maple Leafs' problems are fixable, but the clock is ticking

Seventeen games into the 2026-2027 NHL season, the Toronto Maple Leafs sit at 8-7-2. On the outside looking in, that's not a crisis yet, but it isn't good enough either.

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Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / November 5

Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Roslovic, Lettieri, Matthews, Hiller, Tavares & Nylander

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a couple of things to sort out before Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. One is relatively straightforward: getting the right players into the lineup.

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

John Tavares News / TheLeafsnation / November 5

Nick Paul looking forward to playing with John Tavares ahead of veteran’s hopeful return vs. Canadiens

Much has been said about the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ up and down start to the season. While there are undoubtedly some areas that they need to fix, it can’t be denied that the injury bug has hurt them quite a bit.

Sergei Bobrovsky News / TheLeafsnation / November 5

Sergei Bobrovsky trusts Maple Leafs video coaching staff despite not challenging goal vs. Mammoth

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Sergei Bobrovsky says he has faith in the team’s video coaching staff after they opted not to challenge a goal scored by Utah Mammoth defenceman Andrew Peeke.

William Nylander News / TheLeafsnation / November 5

William Nylander suggests Maple Leafs need to improve communication when system breaks down

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 3-2 to the Utah Mammoth at home on Tuesday night, but with the way the first two periods went, it easily could’ve been a bigger deficit for Toronto.

Kirill Marchenko News / Editor In Leaf / November 4

The Kirill Marchenko trade just got even better for the Maple Leafs

It may come as a bit of a surprise, but just literally weeks after being a huge part of a blockbuster trade between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets, defenseman Emil Andrae has been placed on waivers by the Blue Jackets.

Sergei Bobrovsky News / NHL Trade Talk / November 4

Bobrovsky Didn’t Like the Goal, But Why Doesn’t He Worry?

There’s something interesting about Sergei Bobrovsky’s reaction to a goal that the Toronto Maple Leafs coaching staff decided not to challenge. You might expect a goalie who feels he was interfered with to be unhappy about the decision.

Nikita Kucherov News / Inside The Rink / November 4

Maple Leafs Rumor: Cost Too High for Kucherov

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked to a potential trade move for Nikita Kucherov. Elliotte Friedman is linking the 33-year-old Tampa Bay Lightning forward to Toronto and the Montreal Canadiens.

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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.

Sergei Bobrovsky News / Professor Press Box / November 4

The Maple Leafs Had a Chance to Have Bobrovsky's Back. They Didn't

There's more to coaching than making line changes, drawing up systems and deciding when to use a timeout. Sometimes, it's about sending a message to your players.

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Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / November 5

Maple Leafs have a cap problem almost nobody saw coming

The Toronto Maple Leafs landed Kirill Marchenko the day before the season began and immediately signed him to a long-term extension. It looked like a franchise-altering win.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / November 4

Maple Leafs’ Jim Hiller, William Nylander outline how to improve defensively as 5-man unit

There are few elements that have carried over from last season, but the Toronto Maple Leafs’ defensive zone coverage is still a work in progress. Toronto surrendered 36 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, and have allowed 40 goals at 5-on-5, tied for the second-worst total in the NHL.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / TheLeafsnation / November 4

Maple Leafs lineup news: Jack Roslovic receives maintenance day, Vinni Lettieri takes reps on 1st line

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jack Roslovic received a maintenance day and did not participate in Wednesday’s practice. Roslovic scored both of Toronto’s goals in Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth.

Darren Raddysh News / Daily Faceoff / November 4

Darren Raddysh’s sloppy penalty cost Leafs

There are so many moments in games that can lead to a change in momentum. For the Toronto Maple Leafs, a costly penalty hurt them on Tuesday night. Just past the halfway mark of the third period of a matchup between the Maple Leafs and Utah Mammoth, Leafs defenseman Darren Raddysh got carried away in a battle with Mammoth forward Barrett Hayton.