Gavin McKenna

Opinion: the Gavin McKenna benching was an error Hiller owned. With game 10 on Oct. 19, Toronto should play him and burn the ELC year.

Maple Leafs vs Sabres recap: Marchenko's hat trick, a blown 4-2 lead, Owen Power's OT winner, the Tavares injury and McKenna's 6:36.

Maple Leafs vs Mammoth: a four-goal Utah second period and a .821 night for Anthony Stolarz beat Toronto 5-4, despite a late push from Matthews and McKenna.

Gavin McKenna power play: the rookie set up Nylander on PP1 in Denver and Hiller says he earned it. Why he should stay there when John Tavares returns.

Maple Leafs vs Avalanche recap: Nylander ties a career high with five points, Matthews adds four and Bobrovsky makes 30 saves in a 6-3 win.

Gavin McKenna third line opinion: why the move with Nick Paul and Colton Sissons suits the rookie, and why Hiller should keep it through game 10.

Gavin McKenna's first NHL goal came in game four. Why it should not end the second-line debate, and what the road trip needs to show.

Maple Leafs vs Predators recap: Matthews' four-point night and OT winner cap a 3-0 comeback, McKenna scores his first goal, and what still needs fixing.

Jim Hiller is sticking with the Maple Leafs second line of McKenna, Tavares and Nylander 'for now.' Here is why that patience needs a firm deadline.

The Maple Leafs scoring problem isn't bad luck. Toronto has scored two goals in all three games on 27 shots a night, and Jim Hiller's lines need to change.

The McKenna-Tavares-Nylander line was out-attempted 19-3 by the Islanders. Why Hiller should swap Gavin McKenna and Easton Cowan if it happens again.

Gavin McKenna NHL debut: minus-2 and one shot in 15:19 of a 3-2 loss to Montreal. What it tells us, what it doesn't, and how his nine-game window plays out.

A Maple Leafs season preview built on six real questions: Matthews health, Bobrovsky at 38, the defence, the third line, McKenna and Hiller system.

Gavin McKenna NHL debut is Tuesday against Montreal. Jim Hiller owns last change at home. Here is how he should deploy the No. 1 pick in game one.

The Gavin McKenna nine-game window opens Tuesday. If he plays all nine, Oct. 19 vs San Jose becomes game 10 — and the contract decision Toronto can't undo.

Maple Leafs Arizona bonding trip: Matthews hosted in Scottsdale, Chayka broke the Muskoka routine, and Toronto flew home three days before hosting Montreal.

Nine Maple Leafs debuts are possible on opening night against Montreal. What John Chayka's roster overhaul actually targeted, and where it could go wrong.

Jack Roslovic won the Maple Leafs top-line right wing with a three-point finale. Why the alternatives were weaker, and what settling it unlocks.

Maple Leafs preseason finale: a 6-1 and 4-2 split-squad sweep of Ottawa. Matthews, Tavares and Roslovic each had three points, and nobody got hurt.

Maple Leafs opening night arrives Sept. 29 against Montreal. A scouting report on Caufield's form, the Kreider addition, and where Toronto can actually win.

The Maple Leafs top six puts Roslovic with Matthews and McKenna with Tavares. It is backwards: the rookie belongs on the first line, and here is the case why.

The Maple Leafs power play ranked 25th last season. Daniel Alfredsson's fix starts with faceoffs, edge battles and quicker puck retrievals, not a new formation.

The Brady Tkachuk Panthers debut brought two goals, an assist and a fight. Florida got better, Ottawa got worse, Toronto's Atlantic path narrowed.

Maple Leafs roster decisions come down to one split-squad night in Ottawa and Toronto. Cowan, Blankenburg, the seventh defenceman and McKenna's nine games.

Gavin McKenna power play role is the second unit, not the first. Hiller's September logic is sound. His November logic needs to be different.

Gavin McKenna debut: three shots, no points, 19 minutes against Montreal's best pair. Toronto lost 4-1, and the rookie was not the reason.

The Gavin McKenna preseason debut is Saturday at Scotiabank Arena, on Tavares' wing. Three things worth watching, and why the scoresheet is not one of them.

Maple Leafs training camp lines, day one: Roslovic with Matthews and Knies, McKenna with Tavares and Nylander, and a surprise on the second defence pair.

Gavin McKenna has to earn his spot in the Leafs lineup, Jim Hiller says. Why a sheltered start is right for an 18-year-old facing 84 games.

The Maple Leafs training camp roster is 73 players: 41 forwards, 25 defencemen, seven goaltenders. Jim Hiller has 13 days and four games to sort all of it.

Maple Leafs prospect challenge wrap: Koblar's three assists led a 6-4 win over Winnipeg, and the McKenna-less weekend in Gatineau still produced answers.

The Gavin McKenna prospect challenge debut is off. Toronto reversed course a day after naming the No. 1 pick to its Gatineau roster.

The Gavin McKenna Maple Leafs debut lands Saturday at 6 p.m. ET against Ottawa's rookies in Gatineau. Toronto released its Prospect Challenge roster Thursday.

Gavin McKenna will live with John Tavares this season. He is the third Leafs prospect the Tavares family has hosted, and the cheapest edge Toronto has.

The NHL Prospect Challenge brings Leafs prospects to Gatineau on Sept. 12-13 against Ottawa and Winnipeg — with Gavin McKenna's status still up in the air.

Maple Leafs training camp 2026 is capped at 13 days and four preseason games by the new CBA. Jim Hiller has to install everything on almost no runway.