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Ahead of Wednesday’s final, concurrent preseason games against the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs have reduced their training camp roster by 27 players. Toronto previously placed Cole McWard and Dakota Mermis on waivers for the purpose of re-assignment to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on Wednesday, as first reported by PuckPedia. Vinny Borgesi, Brandon Buhr,…
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators will meet on Wednesday night for an exciting NHL preseason contest. How to Watch Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators The Toronto Maple Leafs (0-1-1) close out their preseason schedule on Wednesday night…
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been working the phones trying to pull of a preseason trade, but turns out they've had zero luck finding a trade partner. The Lightning have been trying to move goaltender Jonas Johansson since they've acquired Dennis Hildeby from the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier in the offseason. Hildeby was acquired for versatile forward Nick Paul. #GoBolts have placed G Jonas Johansson on waivers today as they’ve been looking to find a new team for him after acquiring Dennis Hild...
After Dark is BACK for the 2026/27 season! Zack Phillips goes live following the Toronto Maple Leafs’ final preseason action, with the Leafs playing a pair of split-squad games against the Ottawa Senators before the regular season gets underway. Zack breaks down everything he saw from both games, including which players stood out, how Gavin McKenna looked, the latest Maple Leafs line combinations, and what could carry over into opening night. He also takes a closer look at Morgan Rielly and Da...
The waiver list keeps growing. NHL teams waived 34 players on Wednesday, per Puckpedia, including Dakota Mermis and Cole McWard of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Philadelphia Flyers were the busiest team, waiving six players including veteran forward Zach Aston-Reese and winger Nolan Foote, the younger son of ex-Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote. Defending Western Conference champion Vegas waived five players, headlined by defenceman Jaycob Megna. The Vancouver Canucks cut ties with forwar...
Players and Coach speak to the media ahead of tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators. 00:00 Gavin McKenna 02:31 Nick Paul 04:29 Jack Roslovic 07:40 Jim Hiller SUBSCRIBE: https://tml.hockey/3FvgtoG FOLLOW US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torontomapleleafs/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mapleleafs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs #Leafs #LeafsForever #TorontoMapleLeafs
In his first year as head coach of the Leafs, Hiller is looking to empower players to play to their strengths.
Ahead of their final preseason games, the Toronto Maple Leafs made their first cuts to the training camp roster by placing defenceman Dakota Mermis and Cole McWard on waivers per PuckPedia. Waivers today:https://t.co/so7qgeJuNv Everyone on waivers yesterday cleared. Players expected to be waived prior to opening rosters: https://t.co/QZYUvdZbPh pic.twitter.com/XflOSXN9rh — PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) September 23, 2026…
The Maple Leafs’ split-squad preseason rosters are now available for their games against the Senators in Ottawa and Toronto. In the final exhibition warmup, the Leafs’ NHL opening-night lineup, except for their fourth-line forwards, will dress in Toronto. Toronto vs. Ottawa Preseason Toronto Game Group — Projected Lines Forwards Line Left Wing Centre Right Wing […] The post Maple Leafs vs. Senators Preseason Split-Squad Lineups: Nearly Full NHL Team Set For Action in Toronto appeared first o...
Before the preseason game against Ottawa, Jim Hiller discussed what he wants to see from Gavin McKenna and the Matthews line, how he’ll manage competition for lineup spots, and the early work on the power play. What are you looking for from Gavin McKenna tonight in his last tune-up before things get going for real? […] The post Jim Hiller on what he’s looking for from Matthews’ line to end preseason: “I’d like to see a little more, to be honest with you” appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstov...
2026-27 Ottawa Senators Game Coverage Philip Tomasino 4-point game incoming. Split squad games bring twice the fun and twice the players, all in a single day, which helps the preseason feel less like a slog. The Ottawa Senators will break into two groups tonight to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, with both clubs looking for their first victory of the preseason. The following group, expected to play at the CTC, skated at 10:30 am: And here’s the group heading to Toronto: Game Notes: Rather tha...
The Ottawa Senators likely will be short-handed on defence when the regular season begins next week. Artem Zub is not expected to be ready for the team’s opener on Oct. 3 against the Toronto Maple Leafs as he continues to recover from a lower-body injury, Travis Green told reporters on Wednesday, per Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia. Zub missed the final three games of the Senators’ first-round playoff series loss against the Carolina Hurricanes because of the injury. The 30-year-old Russian had fi...
Philip Tomasino 4-point game incoming.
Ryan Kennedy, Tony Ferrari and Eric Cruikshank discuss Gavin McKenna's pre-season debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs, react to the CHL's first four players named ahead of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge, and more.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have provided a little more clarity on Dakota Joshua’s injury. The forward has been dealing with a nagging core injury and is considered day-to-day, general manager John Chayka told reporters Wednesday. Head coach Jim Hiller said Monday that Joshua was uncertain for next week’s season opener because of an unspecified injury. Joshua, 30, tallied 10 goals and eight assists in 55 games in his first year with the Leafs last season after joining the team in an off-season tra...
Gavin McKenna’s NHL debut is one that the majority of the hockey world will be tuning in for, and the fact that it’s for the Toronto Maple Leafs makes it all the more surreal. The Maple Leafs were never supposed to even be in the conversation for the first overall pick, but the 2025-26 took…
Brock Seguin, Managing Fantasy Editor at Daily Faceoff Fantasy, joins Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill to break down the Daily Faceoff Fantasy Draft Kit ahead of the 2026-27 fantasy hockey season. Plus, Brock takes a fantasy-focused look at the Maple Leafs, including Gavin McKenna, Auston Matthews, Sergei Bobrovsky & Anthony Stolarz, Jack Roslovic, and Darren Raddysh. 🚨 Subscribe to DFO Toronto on Youtube!🚨 ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@dfotoronto 🎙️LMT INTERVIEWS 📺 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?l...
Easton Cowan, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Artur Akhtyamov will return to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ main group for Wednesday’s split-squad games against the Ottawa Senators. Cowan and Ekman-Larsson headlined the B team on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens, and will likely be paired with Troy Stecher on Wednesday. Auston Matthews is expected to centre the first…
This is it, preseason games finish up tonight.
New Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is all business, and it was on full display following Tuesday’s practice. If it wasn’t obvious by all the stories about his heavy-duty training regimen, the veteran Russian netminder takes his job exceptionally seriously. So much so, that when asked how he’d feel about taking on a leadership…
The Toronto Maple Leafs lineup-building has a certain logic, and it’s easy to see. Familiarity matters. Players know where they’re supposed to be; they know who they’re playing with, and…
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Emil Andrae from the Philadelphia Flyers this offseason in what was general manager John Chayka’s first bold trade, moving off a fan favourite. The Leafs shipped out goaltender Joseph Woll, a beloved netminder by the fanbase, and popular pillar in Toronto’s dressing room, along with defenceman Simon Benoit, and…
The calendar between late September and mid-November has quietly become the most satisfying stretch of the hockey year for anyone who loves following the game beyond the scoreboard. Opening Night lands September 29 with a loaded slate — Panthers at Hurricanes, Rangers at Bruins, Blackhawks at Golden Knights, Canadiens at Maple Leafs, and Canucks at […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs stunned many of their fans earlier this offseason when they announced that former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, who had served the last several seasons with their divisional rival as an assistant coach, was transferring to their side of the Battle of Ontario. Alfredsson was hired by general manager John Chayka […] The post Maple Leafs’ William Nylander’s comment on Daniel Alfredsson is 100% on point appeared first on ClutchPoints .
TORONTO — Amid the flurry of off-season moves that swept over the Toronto Maple Leafs this summer — the front-office overhaul, the new leader manning the bench, the arrival of a teenage wunderkind in Gavin McKenna — the club’s early splash in the cage has all but gotten lost in the shuffle. Even as the Maple Leafs have taken the ice at their practice facility in Etobicoke, Ont., over the past week, the presence of their new veteran in net — he of two Stanley Cups and two Vezina trophies — has ...