Maple Leafs News & Analysis

The Chris Kreider Canadiens deal is one year, $2.15 million. Montreal locked down St. Louis and Bolduc too. Toronto had no cap room to compete.

The Nick Blankenburg PTO gives Toronto a ninth defenceman before camp opens. At 50 contracts and over the cap, Chayka has no room to sign him.

Max Domi won't start Maple Leafs camp, Chayka confirmed. The back surgery complications stay open-ended — and Toronto's cap compliance depends on his LTIR.

NHL eight-year contracts end September 15. Toronto has no eligible player, and the seven-year cap that follows lands on the Auston Matthews extension.

Auston Matthews has a full green light for camp, Chayka says — 100 per cent physically, six months after surgery on a Grade 3 MCL tear in his left knee.

John Chayka's Maple Leafs overhaul gets its first real test as camp opens Wednesday. The roster he spent 19 weeks building has 15 days to look like a plan.

The Senators without Brady Tkachuk open camp with William Eklund, no captain and no Batherson deal. What Toronto is up against.

The John Tavares Maple Leafs accountability moment: clearly we were not very good. What it means for a room that turned over nine spots.

The Dylan Larkin captaincy is over. Detroit stripped the C days before camp, and the Atlantic race just shifted for the Maple Leafs.

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

The Aleksander Barkov return from ACL and MCL surgery reshapes the Atlantic. Florida finished seventh without him. Toronto's path back just got narrower.

Detroit has four days to sign the Simon Edvinsson contract to eight years and no general manager to negotiate it. The Atlantic math is moving Toronto's way.

Chris Tanev Maple Leafs update: not cleared six days before camp, but planning to skate day one after core muscle surgery ended an 11-game season.

Chris Kreider is a free agent after Anaheim terminated his contract. The Chris Kreider Maple Leafs fit is real, but Toronto sits $2.75M over the cap ceiling.

Minnesota has five days to sign Quinn Hughes to an eight-year deal before the CBA caps term at seven. Why the Quinn Hughes contract matters in Toronto.

Dylan Larkin is not skating with his Red Wings teammates as the trade stalemate drags into camp. Detroit has no permanent GM, and Toronto benefits.

Winnipeg and Buffalo have re-engaged on a Connor Hellebuyck trade. Toronto has its goalies, but a Sabres club with elite goaltending changes the Atlantic.

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.