The Toronto Maple Leafs’ new sport performance department has significant connections to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ past, present and most important players. Toronto hired Andy O’Brien as vice president of sport…
There will be at least one familiar face who will not return to Rogers hockey broadcasts in the upcoming season. Kelly Hrudey revealed in a social media post on Wednesday evening that his contract was not renewed. Hrudey has been part of Hockey Night in Canada and Rogers essentially since his playing career ended in…
The Toronto Maple Leafs took major strides to improve its pipeline of prospects this summer. Beyond Gavin McKenna, which players are close to making the jump to the NHL? Tony Ferrari takes a deep dive.
With the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season from hell behind them and after an incredibly busy offseason so far, it’s time to consider whether everything new general manager John Chayka and…
The Toronto Maple Leafs will head into training camp with an advantage they haven’t had enough of in recent years: competition for jobs. General manager John Chayka has spent the…
A summer of change for the broadcasting side of hockey in the Calgary market continues. On Wednesday, Kelly Hrudey posted a video on social media. In that video, he revealed that Sportsnet has not extended his contract for the 2026-27 season. Update pic.twitter.com/NT7GkYLQND — Kelly Hrudey (@KellyHrudey) August 5, 2026 For a lot of fans,…
Teddy Blueger is ready for the bright lights of Toronto. Blueger signed a two-year deal, worth $2.5 million AAV this summer to become a Maple Leaf, and the tension, and pressure of the market was one of the more appealing aspects of signing in Toronto. Blueger’s currently skating with several NHL and NCAA players in…
While talk and chatter has slowed down, it was an eventful offseason for Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka. From excelling at the NHL Draft, to re-shaping his roster…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a much deeper team heading into next season and seeing how the internal competition plays out for their forward group is going to be one of the major storylines to following at training camp. General manager John Chayka has done a fantastic job creating more depth on the Maple Leafs,…
The Toronto Maple Leafs tax disadvantage is real, with data showing that the NHL's supposed parity just isn't real.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs looked to upgrade their bottom six this offseason, which is what they did and they might not be done.
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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. Rather than hard and fast limits on age or NHL games played to determine “prospect” eligibility, our group decided on a more nuanced approach to include any reasonably…
The Rangers made one move on deadline day, sending utility infielder Josh Smith to Toronto for rookie reliever Adam Macko. Smith had been in Triple-A and Macko will begin his organizational tenure there as well. They made one other trade early last week, giving up a minor league infielder to get controllable middle reliever Chase Silseth and […]
The question of Quinn Hughes joining the Toronto Maple Leafs is an interesting one, even if it doesn't seem overly likely.
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The former goaltender had been seen on Hockey Night in Canada since retiring from the game in 1998.
There have been multiple changes to the Toronto Maple Leafs so far this offseason in terms of leadership and new players on the ice, though one situation still has yet to be resolved by general manager John Chayka.The future of defenseman Morgan Rielly, the longest tenured member of the club that has been heavily involved […]
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T-minus 55 days until the start of the 2026-27 regular season. At last, we’ve reached the dog days of summer as I checked in from Miami. We kicked off the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take by dissecting where the Leafs are at, and what else we expected before the start of training camp….
The Toronto Maple Leafs have certainly changed things this summer. John Chayka has brought in more size, more depth and a collection of forwards who seem designed to give Toronto…
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be pushing for a playoff spot this season after a disastrous 2025-26 campaign, and while they tried to be aggressive and make some additions this…
Landon Sim was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round of the 2022 draft, and after he was unable to secure an entry-level contract with the Blues, he has scratched and clawed his way to a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now, his sights are set on carving out an NHL…
The Toronto Maple Leafs could have an ideal replacement for Chris Tanev sitting in Vancouver this upcoming season.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are far from a finished product. General manager John Chayka started just a few months ago and has already made a significant impact on the Maple Leafs' roster. From big trades, to free-agent signings, Chayka has put his fingerprints all over the roster. From the sounds of it, talks continue and more changes could be on the way. According to sources close to the Leafs' front office, Chayka remains active in trade talks as Toronto is currently over the salary cap. Chayka...
The Toronto Maple Leafs, who have undergone massive changes so far this offseason under new general manager John Chayka, have hired Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s longtime personal trainer Andy O’Brien to lead their Sports Performance Department.O’Brien is the latest new hire by the Maple Leafs, who also hired Jim Hiller as their new head […]
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Michael Traikos, Ryan Kennedy, and Drew Shore discuss Gavin McKenna's expectations as a rookie for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the top prospects to watch at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Alexander Nikishin’s future, and more.
Let's make some snap judgments about the tsunami of deadline activity we saw over the last few days.