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Jim Hiller was appointed as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 17, and there’s still a pressing question at hand: how will Hiller’s tactics deviate from Craig Berube’s, and how does he want his team to play, where there are renewed postseason expectations for his group? We’ll start with Hiller’s direct response,…
The week’s hottest Montreal Canadiens topics, served without the sugar-coating and with little concern for bruised feelings. With their final two pre-season games played last night, the Montreal Canadiens have officially wrapped up training camp and are now set to open the 2026-27 season Tuesday night against the Maple Leafs in Toronto. And while most […] The post Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: Montreal Canadiens & Potential appeared first on The Sick Podcast .
It may be viewed as a poisonous opinion for a Toronto Maple Leafs beat writer to hold, so consider the following a begrudgingly positive review of the 2026-27 Montreal Canadiens. The changing of the guard took place last season, and while the Canadiens were expertly dispatched by the Carolina Hurricanes, they will be back for…
The preseason doesn’t usually tell us much about what a hockey team will look like when the games start counting. Too many lineups, too many players trying to make the…
The preseason is over and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ regular season is just around the corner. While the Maple Leafs lost both games against the Montreal Canadiens, they were able…
Preseason is over, and now we await the final roster moves across the league before the real games begin. At the end of last week, we recorded a podcast where we went through each player on the NHL team. Given the timing, we didn’t get to talk about the other depth players and prospects in […] The post Beyond the Maple Leafs’ Opening Roster: Notes on the Call-Ups, Prospects, and Marlies to Watch appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The 2026-27 NHL season is upon us, and it’s exciting times around the Toronto Maple Leafs. John Chayka had himself a stellar first offseason as general manager, significantly changing the makeup of the roster, while setting the team up to go all-in the next two seasons to try and win a Stanley Cup. Chayka’s been…
Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs practiced at Mullett Arena on a team trip to Arizona ahead of the 2026-27 NHL season. AZ natives Matthews and Matthew Knies, along with former Coyotes Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Troy Stecher, spoke to the media after practice and discussed the team’s trip to the desert, NHL expansion, Arizona as an NHL market, and the team’s hospital visit to Matthew Mayich and his family. 0:00 Auston Matthews 7:29 Matthew Knies 10:35 Oliver Ekman-Larsson 14:15 Troy St...
For Matthew Mayich’s family, Saturday was never really about hockey. The Toronto Maple Leafs arrived in Arizona for the season opener, but their first stop was a hospital room. The players went to Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix to stand beside the family of the 21-year-old hockey player who remains on life support. Mayich, an […] The post Athlete on Life Support After ASU Workout Incident Finds Support From NHL Stars appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Toronto Maple Leafs preseason has concluded as their second series of split squad games were completed against the Ottawa Senators. After losing both games against the Montreal Canadiens, they…
There are plenty of expectations for Gavin McKenna, but he is set up perfectly to succeed as a rookie with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
By Gabriel Foley | at September 26, 2026 9:56 am Former Toronto Maple Leafs president and Hockey Hall of Fame forward Brendan Shanahan was tasked by Hockey Canada with overviewing Ontario junior hockey, and forming recommendations for improvement, throughout 2026. He has concluded his report with 11 recommendations to improve development and care for athletes. His first recommendation calls for standardizing billeting policy that allows teenagers more flexibility to play across Ontario. Shanah...
Former Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner has been in Vegas with the Golden Knights for a year now. He weighed in on his off-season, his determination to win a Stanley Cup, and a newcomer Leafs defenseman who grew up with him in Toronto.
Steve Dangle, Adam Wylde and Jesse Blake discuss how Matthew Knies fits into this new look Maple Leafs lineup. Then, with trade rumours still swirling is it possible Toronto flips the winger to Columbus for Marchenko? Visit sdpn.ca/sdp/ to follow along with all of our predictions this season! Watch all SDP Season Previews here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd_Y4nJie8Rc Join Drew & Stew Pick Em’ ➡️ https://app.sparc.fun/point-spread/dspe Check out https://sdpn.ca/events to see The Ste...
Something interesting is happening under the Toronto Maple Leafs right now. The big club is getting closer to its opening-night roster, and Thursday brought another batch of cuts. Eight players…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly one of a handful of teams showing interest in Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. “Toronto, I think has really tried to keep their interest secret, but it’s kind of seeped out,” Friedman said during Friday’s edition of 32 Thoughts The Podcast. Friedman listed…
The Ottawa Senators have added some goaltending depth, as the team announced on Friday, they've acquired goaltender Jonas Johansson from the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Senators are sending back future considerations in the deal. Johansson was recently put on waivers, as the Lightning pushed him out with their offseason trade for Dennis Hildeby from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Johansson has spent the past three seasons as the backup to Andrei Vasilevskiy. Last season, the Swedish netminder p...
It looks like the opening night lineup for the Toronto Maple Leafs is pretty much set. There will be some salary cap creativity that will take place before Nick Blankenburg can officially be signed to the team. There will likely be a paper transaction involving Gavin McKenna and Easton Cowan to maximize Domi’s LTIR space…
Bryan Hayes, Jeff O’Neill and Jamie McLennan discuss Kirill Marchenko’s future landing spot, should the Maple Leafs be interested and would a Matthew Knies trade package make sense from a salary cap perspective.
The Kirill Marchenko drama in Columbus hasn’t quieted down. Many feel he’s unlikely to stay with the Blue Jackets long-term, despite being at training camp and working hard. He hasn’t…
Steven Lorentz clearing waivers is a small win on an off-day for the Maple Leafs. They have kept a useful depth player in the organization while gaining flexibility to shuffle him between the Leafs and Marlies—or simply on and off the roster, whether he plays down there or not—as they sort out the bottom of […] The post Steven Lorentz clears waivers, preserving more options for the Maple Leafs appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The Leafs made all their cuts prior to their trip to Arizona to pick up Matthews wardrobe and bring it back to Toronto for the season. That’s 84 games worth of designer leisure wear he has to have to hand, after all. There is some serious business left however. There are four injuries at this point: Max Domi who will start the season on LTIR, Nick Paul who has an undisclosed injury and may not play in the season opener, Dakota Joshua who has some kind of core injury and whose status is a littl...
Steven Lorentz and the seven other players the Toronto Maple Leafs placed on waivers on Thursday have officially cleared, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Brendan Brisson, Henrik Rybinski, Marshall Rifai, Michael Pezzetta, Philippe Myers, Ryan Tverberg, and Vinni Lettieri were the other seven players who the Leafs placed on waivers as they continued to make roster…
The NHL season is just days away, and the Toronto Maple Leafs have made a notable roster move involving a familiar face as they continue trimming their squad ahead of opening night. Steven Lorentz was placed on waivers by the…
Sometimes a moment during the Toronto Maple Leafs’ training camp tells us more than the transaction itself. Toronto putting Steven Lorentz on waivers Thursday was one of those moments. On…