The waiver wire continues to be a busy place as NHL teams prepare for the start of the regular season last week. After all players placed on waivers Wednesday cleared on Thursday, a new group of 30 formed for teams to examine over the next 24 hours. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators were the two Canadian teams to place players on waivers on Thursday. The Leafs placed eight players on waivers, including Steven Lorentz, Philippe Myers and Michael Pezzetta. The Senators placed goalie Le...
MLHS’ Anthony Petrielli joined The JD Bunkis Podcast to discuss Gavin McKenna’s impressive preseason, the encouraging signs from Auston Matthews, the Leafs’ playoff outlook, and the decisions facing Jim Hiller in the bottom six. On whether Gavin McKenna’s preseason changed his expectations: I wouldn’t say it reframed anything, but it put me at ease a […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are less than a week away from their first game of what promises to be a crucial 2025-26 season, and they may be without one of their newly acquired depth forwards when the puck drops. New head coach Jim Hiller told reporters, including Arun Srinivasan of The Leafs Nation, on Thursday that veteran forward Nick Paul is being held out of action on a day-to-day basis with an undisclosed injury, but he also said Wednesday that he did not believe the injury to be serious. Pa...
Steven Lorentz hitting waivers on Thursday is a mildly surprising development for a player who led a credible Maple Leafs penalty kill in shorthanded ice time among forwards last season and has shown he can capably handle a defensively-tilted fourth-line assignment. It may also say as much about Nick Paul’s uncertain status for opening night […]
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TEMPE – Former Arizona Coyotes GM John Chayka is probably the last person fans expected to hear discussing the possibility of NHL hockey returning to the Valley. Now the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager is doing exactly that after an organized practice session was announced at Arizona State’s Mullett Arena. As uncomfortable as it may […]
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Paul is listed to day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, head coach Jim Hiller confirmed Thursday. Hiller did not provide any further specifics regarding Paul’s injury and said he was unsure if he’d be in the opening night lineup Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens. Paul left Wednesday’s preseason game against the…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies is excited to spend some time with his family during the upcoming team trip to Arizona ahead of the regular season. The Leafs have decided to switch up their team-bonding to wrap up the preseason that has typically occurred up in Muskoka the last few seasons. The team will…
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The Toronto Maple Leafs offseason was littered with moves in the hopes of bringing playoff hockey back to the city after missing the postseason in 2025-26. Amongst those moves, John…
After they failed to clinch a Stanley Cup Playoff berth for the first time in 10 seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs enter the 2026-27 campaign with the expectation of getting back into the postseason. The Leafs finished 16th in the NHL in goals for with 252 last season, a steep decline compared to prior years when they scored 300-plus goals and finished in the top-five for offense. While fans and management hope for increased production from Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Matthew Knies, i...
They might not be filling up the scoresheet the way Auston Matthews and Jack Roslovic did on Wednesday, but in the eyes of Matthews, Easton Cowan and Chris Tanev have quietly had some impressive training camps for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Speaking to reporters after Thursday morning’s practice, Matthews noted that he’s seen evolvement in…
TEMPE – For NHL fans in Arizona, Saturday will look a little different. The Toronto Maple Leafs are bringing their team to Mullett Arena for a team practice. Toronto Maple Leafs hold practice at ASU’s Mullett Arena: AZ natives Auston Matthew, Matthew Knies, former Coyotes GM John Chayka and the Toronto Maple Leafs will hold […]
Although there are clearly delineated roles for the 2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs, there was internal competition through the first week of training camp. Jack Roslovic was placed on the first line with Matthew Knies and Auston Matthews, while also getting the first look on the team’s first power play unit, over Knies and Gavin McKenna….
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have welcomed back defensive defenceman Chris Tanev with open arms, and frankly, there isn’t anyone happier about No. 8 returning to the lineup than Tanev’s defensive partner, Jake McCabe. The Maple Leafs hosted the Ottawa Senators in another split-squad night of preseason hockey, and Toronto put on a show on home…
TORONTO — Boys trip! The Toronto Maple Leafs are hopping on the private jet, flying to Arizona and squeezing in a long weekend of team bonding before the puck drops on the 2026-27 season. “A new year, fresh start. Wanted to do something different. And (MLSE CEO) Keith Pelley actually brought it up to say, you know, feels like Muskoka is great, everyone loves it, but it’s getting a little stale,” general manager John Chayka explained of the getaway. “It’s less about time away and more about tim...
Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna has made some strong early impressions, and his skill may make his transition to the NHL much smoother than it was when he adapted to the NCAA.
On this episode of The Chris Johnston show, Julian McKenzie, Chris Johnston and Producer Drew go over a variety of topics including: (00:00) Why are the Maple Leafs finishing their training camp in Arizona? Is it a good or bad thing? (16:30) Blood is thicker than water (30:00) Tottenham, Pastrnak and the captain debate (36:00) BOG, expansion and eventually replacing Gary (46:00) Fantilli update with a sprinkle of Hellebuyck (48:30) Stick Taps Watch all episodes of The Chris Johnston Show here:...
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka met with assembled reporters at Wednesday’s morning skate, to discuss the team’s upcoming excursion to Arizona. The team will spend the weekend in Arizona following Thursday’s practice in Etobicoke, before returning to Toronto on Sunday, ahead of Tuesday’s regular season opener against the Montreal Canadiens. Maple Leafs captain…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares can’t help but be amazed by how quickly Gavin McKenna is getting comfortable with the NHL pace. It was only his second preseason game, and with a lot of runway left to go, but Wednesday’s game against the Ottawa Senators was the first time McKenna put on full display…
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller isn’t concerned over a potential injury to forward Nick Paul, he told reporters following their 6-1 win preseason over the Ottawa Senators. Paul, who was acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning over the summer, has been skating with Easton Cowan and Colton Sissons and finding some early chemistry…
The NHL's salary cap is exploding, and Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Chayka thinks the league is about to find out which teams handled that windfall wisely and which ones didn't. Speaking to The Canadian Press , Chayka offered a candid read on the spending spree that's defined this offseason. "GMs are viewing this as an opportunity to create some stability and security," Chayka said. "The trade-off of that is the risk. You'll look back and some teams are going to be really happy, some of t...
He may have only shown up on the scoresheet for one assist, but Gavin McKenna gave Toronto Maple Leafs fans a strong taste of what to expect from him at his best. In Wednesday’s 6-1 blowout of the Ottawa Senators, McKenna was arguably the Maple Leafs’ best player. He was frequently creating chances in the…
We’re now inching towards the regular season opener Tuesday, as the Toronto Maple Leafs concluded their preseason with a resounding 6-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators split-squad team. Toronto’s B-team also emerged with a 4-2 victory over Ottawa in a scrappy affair, where Landon Sim dropped the gloves twice. There will be plenty of news…