Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Drouin, O’Brien, Bobrovsky & August Questions
August is a funny month if you’re following the Toronto Maple Leafs. Unless there’s a huge surprise roaring down the tracks, the big moves have mostly been made, and the…
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August is a funny month if you’re following the Toronto Maple Leafs. Unless there’s a huge surprise roaring down the tracks, the big moves have mostly been made, and the…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have had quite the offseason, as general manager John Chayka has been cooking since day one on the job. The Leafs have also had some serious luck go their way, with winning the Gavin McKenna sweepstakes, and now heading into Chayka's first season at the helm, the expectations have climbed significantly. Chayka loves to wheel and deal, perhaps more than any other GM in the league, and he's already pulled off some significant trades, moving Joseph Woll, Simon Benoit, Bran...
Every now and then, a player leaves a team, and you look back and wonder whether the team ever really figured out what it had. That’s where I am with…
Towering defenceman Logan Stanley is one of the rare cases this summer where someone fumbled their bag. Stanley had chances to sign contracts early on during free agency, and held out for better options, only to find himself unsigned on August 8th. Stanley is the best defenceman left on the free-agent market, the only problem is, now he'll have to settle for someone less money wise, and term wise on his next contract. The big blueliner is coming off his best all around season, and despite a tr...
Injuries. They are going to happen. Probably at the worst time and to the player the Toronto Maple Leafs need the most. Call me pessimistic, but 2025-26’s disappearances of Auston Matthews, Chris Tanev, and Anthony Stolarz should have the team planning out their contingencies in advance. Enter the AHL veterans. Not quite “prospects” like TLN…
He finally did it.
I will fully admit that I am befuddled when it comes to what Rogers Communications is doing with its hockey broadcasts. Aside from raising prices to drive away subscribers and killing access to NHL hockey by eliminating CBC as a partner, their most recent decision to not renew Kelly Hrudey's contract seems to be another boneheaded decision from the TV network gatekeeping hockey in Canada. Hrudey worked Calgary Flames broadcasts on Sportsnet during the week before travelling to Toronto to jo...
Three former Toronto Maple Leafs goaltenders find themselves still looking for work ahead of the 2026-27 NHL season. The post Maple Leafs Former Goalies Still Looking for Work appeared first on HEAVY .
Among the busiest teams in the NHL so far this offseason have been the Toronto Maple Leafs, who not only made monumental changes to their roster, but to their front office and coaching staff.The Leafs, who missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in a decade, lucked out by winning the NHL Draft […] The post Worrying Warning Given To Maple Leafs Despite Offseason Moves appeared first on HEAVY .
One of the major new hires that the Toronto Maple Leafs made as part of their offseason of change was Andy O’Brien, the longtime personal trainer of Pittsburgh Penguins captain and future Hall of Fame forward Sidney Crosby, to lead their strength and conditioning program.So far, the hiring has gotten good reviews from around NHL […] The post Former Stanley Cup Champion Sounds Off On Maple Leafs’ Recent Hire appeared first on HEAVY .
A changing of the guard may give the Toronto Maple Leafs their best chance yet to end a Stanley Cup drought that has lasted nearly six decades. The Auston Matthews,…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Auston Matthews and Jack Roslovic could be an interesting pairing for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens remain patient as trade…
Barring any unforeseen trades, it’s expected that the Toronto Maple Leafs won’t be making any additional roster moves before the 2026-27 season. Despite a horrific 2025-26 campaign that saw them…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to rebound from a disastrous 2025-26 campaign, and the roster looks much different than the one that finished dead last in the Atlantic Division last season. Teddy Blueger is one of several new faces in Toronto after signing a two-year, $5 million contract on July 1, and the veteran […] The post Leafs’ Teddy Blueger drops high praise for Toronto after signing 2-year contract appeared first on ClutchPoints .
There is still a chance that these three centers could be traded this summer.
I’m not sure I’ve ever looked at a Toronto Maple Leafs season and thought there were quite this many different ways it could go. That’s partly because new general manager…
New Toronto Maple Leafs sport performance head Andy O’Brien believes that Sergei Bobrovsky’s biological age is younger than his chronological age due to the care he takes of his body. In an appearance on TSN 1050’s First Up, O’Brien was asked about Bobrovsky, to which he raved about his training regimen and how he compares…
There are some Toronto Maple Leafs free-agent signings that get remembered for what they accomplished, and others that get remembered for what went wrong. The interesting thing is that history…
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. We have tightened up the criteria for said rankings this year, implementing a U23 rule for skaters and a U25 rule for goaltenders. We are also using the…
The post The Daily: Data Says Red Wings Want Analytics Guy; Will Quinn Hughes Re-Sign in Minny? appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . The NHL still has an old-school soul, but you are going to hear names you may not recognize in connection […] The post The Daily: Data Says Red Wings Want Analytics Guy; Will Quinn Hughes Re-Sign in Minny? appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now .
The Toronto Maple Leafs made a lot of hires over the past few months, which is standard when you undergo a front office overhaul. The general manager will always want to fill out an office with his own handpicked hires, and while some of these, like the addition of Judd Brackett as assistant general manager,…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a no-brainer PTO candidate in a former 30-goal scorer, just hanging around, waiting for another shot. The post Maple Leafs Have No-Brainer PTO Candidate Hanging Around appeared first on HEAVY .
As part of their major organizational leadership shifts in the offseason, the Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Andy O’Brien, the longtime trainer of Pittsburgh Penguins captain and future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby, to lead their strength and conditioning department.The Maple Leafs have also introduced several other leadership changes, including the hiring of Jim Hiller, […] The post New Maple Leafs Trainer Doesn’t Hold Back On Sergei Bobrovsky appeared first on HEAVY .
He arrived in Philly as part of the return when they sent Scott Laughton to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2025 trade deadline. Now, as a restricted free agent, Nikita Grebenkin has been re-signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on a two-year, $2.2 million extension ($1.1M AAV). OFFICIAL: We have agreed to terms with forward Nikita Grebenkin on a two-year contract worth an average annual value (AAV) of $1.1M. — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 6, 2026 He became an RFA this summer after the e...
Some trades dominated the headlines. Others quietly changed the course of the season.