Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Maple Leafs cap space is about $18.8M after Raddysh. Enough for one addition, but the centre need and a looming Knies raise tighten the math.

A Matthew Knies trade is 'not probable,' John Chayka said Friday. After Knies posted 66 points in 79 games, keeping Toronto's young winger is the correct call.

Toronto shrugged at the Jim Hiller hire, but Chayka's bet on trust over star power is more defensible than it looks.

The Maple Leafs agreed to a sign-and-trade for Darren Raddysh: eight years, north of $8M — Chayka's boldest blue-line bet yet.

The Maple Leafs hired Jim Hiller as head coach, John Chayka's surprise pick to replace Craig Berube. Strong regular season, a playoff question mark.

Our take on whether the Maple Leafs should hire John Tortorella, and what the idea reveals about the team's real problem.

A closer look at Sam Ersson and Emil Andrae, the goaltender and puck-moving defenceman the Maple Leafs acquired from Philadelphia in the Joseph Woll trade.

The Maple Leafs trade Joseph Woll to Philadelphia for Sam Ersson and Emil Andrae — John Chayka's first major move as GM and a statement of intent.

Carolina won the 2026 Cup the analytics way: depth scoring, value bets, system over stars. It's the blueprint John Chayka's Maple Leafs should steal this summer.

Your guide to the Maple Leafs offseason schedule: the buyout window, the June 26-27 draft in Buffalo, RFA qualifying offers, arbitration, and July 1 free agency.

The Marlies Calder Cup Final lead is 2-0 with Game 3 in Toronto. Easton Cowan and William Villeneuve are making this run a Maple Leafs pipeline story worth watching.

Joe Pavelski as Maple Leafs head coach would be Chayka's boldest bet: a beloved ex-star with one season of under-16 coaching, handed Toronto's win-now roster.

The 2026 NHL Draft for the Maple Leafs runs June 26-27 in Buffalo. Toronto picks No. 1 overall, Gavin McKenna is the favourite, and the Leafs hold seven picks.

A Dougie Hamilton Maple Leafs trade is back in the rumour mill. He fits the blueline rebuild, but cap math and Rielly's no-move clause loom.

Mitch Marner's Stanley Cup Final ended in a 3-0 Game 6 loss as Carolina took the title. The ex-Leaf led playoff scoring, then went pointless.

A Morgan Rielly trade is heating up: the Sharks are the front-runner as the Oilers fit fades, with his West Coast preference pointing at San Jose.

Easton Cowan leads all AHL rookies with 13 points in 17 playoff games, giving the cap-strapped Maple Leafs a cheap, ready forward for next season.

Mitch Marner and Vegas face elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, down 3-2 to Carolina. For Leafs fans, every shift is a reckoning with the trade.