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Our BOLDEST Leafs predictions for 2026-27: Leafs Morning Take
The Toronto Maple Leafs just can’t stop making changes. From a content standpoint, it’s the gift that keeps on giving, especially when they announce news on a random Sunday in August. That’s where the conversation started on the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. After spending three seasons as a development coach, Toronto promoted…
2026-27 TLN Maple Leafs prospect rankings: #16 Patriks Plumins
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…
Around the NHL: Red Wings holding firm on Larkin trade package, Hurricanes discussing Nikishin trade
Welcome back to another mid-summer edition of Around the NHL. We’re into our second week in August, and while things have calmed down considerably throughout the league, there’s still a ton of business to take care of before the doors open for training camps in September. Several NHL regulars remain without contracts for next season,…
Report: Maple Leafs among teams linked to Patrik Laine
The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly one of five teams that are linked to free agent winger Patrik Laine, according to The Montreal Gazette’s Herb Zurkowsky. “Since free agency began on July 1, Laine has been linked to the New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and, more recently, the Philadelphia…
Morgan Rielly trade rumours have disappeared as offseason continues
Remember when the talk of Toronto was trading Morgan Rielly this summer? Turns out, all of the chatter has transitioned to the sound of crickets. After Rielly’s struggles last season, and with John Chayka taking over as general manager, many felt the longest-tenured Leaf was a prime trade candidate heading into this offseason. From there,…
Maple Leafs promote Patrick O’Sullivan to Director of NHL Development
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Sunday that they have promoted Patrick O’Sullivan to be their Director of NHL Development. Patrick O’Sullivan has been named Director of NHL Development. — Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) August 9, 2026 O’Sullivan joined the Leafs prior to the 2023-24 season and had been a development coach for the past three…
6 Maple Leafs prospects who are playing for an entry-level contract this season
As TLN continues to count down the top organizational prospects in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ system, it’s worth pausing to flag some players with extra incentive for big years. These players will see their rights expire at the end of 2026-27, and will either re-enter the draft, test the waters of free agency, or worse…
Easton Cowan joins country singer Brett Kissel on stage at show in hometown of Stathroy
Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Easton Cowan joined Canadian country singer Brett Kissel on stage at his show in Cowan’s hometown of Strathroy, Ontario on Thursday night. Toronto Maple Leafs player Easton Cowan surprised Brett Kissel with a Leafs jersey on stage during his concert in Strathroy, Ontario (Easton’s hometown) last night 🤩 [🎥: IG/missyk.z] pic.twitter.com/ZlxoASkoEu…
5 non-prospect Marlies who could push for NHL work in 2026-27
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…
What Brandon Duhaime brings, and a PTO option: Leaflets
It’s Leaflets time, and as per summer tradition, I’m running on fumes when it comes to what Toronto Maple Leafs topics are worth diving into in August. Instead of going into a few different things, I’m going to focus my effort on one of my biggest questions of the off-season: who is Brandon Duhaime, and…
New Maple Leafs strength coach Andy O’Brien raves about Sergei Bobrovsky’s training regimen
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…
2026 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #17 Cooper Williams
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…
Former NHL defenceman Erik Johnson gives Maple Leafs’ strength coach Andy O’Brien ringing endorsement
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,…
Teddy Blueger is excited to feel the passion of Leafs Nation
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…
Newfound bottom-six depth puts pressure on Domi, Lorentz, & Joshua
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,…
2026 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #18 Juuso Ainasto
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…
There’s no room for Semyon Der-Arguchintsev in Toronto: Leafs Morning Take
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….
NHL Notebook: Quinn Hughes isn’t sold on re-signing with Minnesota Wild
Welcome back to a mid-week edition of NHL Notebook, and for this segment, things are getting Wild in Minnesota. General manager Bill Guerin made a very bold trade last season, sending a loaded four-piece package to the Vancouver Canucks for defenceman Quinn Hughes. At the time, Hughes had just two years left on his contract,…
2026 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #19 Landon Sim
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…
2026 TLN Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings: #20 Nick Moldenhauer
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…
Maple Leafs’ Jack Roslovic believes Toronto was ‘right fit’ for him in free agency
National Hockey League free agency can be a restless time as players look to secure contracts that will set them up for the foreseeable future. In Jack Roslovic’s case, he became a free agent for the third straight year on July 1 before signing a two-year, $8-million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After having…
Report: Former prospect Semyon Der-Arguchintsev still keen on returning to Maple Leafs
Former prospect Semyon Der-Arguchintsev is reportedly still keen on returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to his agent Shumi Babaev. Der-Arguchintsev recently had his KHL rights traded by Dynamo Moscow to the Admiral Vladivostok for Pavel Shen, but that has not dispelled his desire to make his way back to North America. Babaev was…
Jack Roslovic is excited to play with Auston Matthews again: Leafs Morning Take
August is here, which means NHL hockey is officially on the horizon. We’re now just 57 days away from the Maple Leafs’ season opener. We kicked off the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take by breaking down Toronto’s hiring of Andy O’Brien, Sidney Crosby’s long-time trainer, as the club’s new strength and conditioning coach….
Around the NHL: Laine, Tarasenko, Bunting searching for new contracts, Blues rejecting significant trade offers
Welcome back to another edition of Around the NHL. The calendar has flipped to August, we’re just over a month before training camps open, as we’ve entered the dog days of summer. The transactions across the league have slowed down tremendously. However, there’s still plenty of talented free agents left unsigned, and we’ll have to…
Report: Maple Leafs hire Andy O’Brien to lead Sport Performance department
John Chayka continues to overhaul the Toronto Maple Leafs front office. According to multiple reports, the Leafs general manager is bringing in long-time trainer of Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon, Andy O’Brien to lead the team’s Sport Performance department. Toronto Sun’s Steve Simmons was first to report the news, with The Athletic’s Chris Johnston piggy-backing…
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