Maple Leafs News & Analysis

The Chris Tanev injury update: still not medically cleared six months after core muscle surgery, with Maple Leafs training camp opening Sept. 17.

The Maple Leafs head team physician of 20 years is out. Inside Chayka's medical overhaul, the injury season behind it, and what it means for camp.

Auston Matthews Hart Trophy odds put him seventh for 2026-27. After a Grade 3 MCL tear and 60 games, that ranking prices in health he hasn't shown yet.

Auston Matthews 40 goals in 2026-27? His down-year rate already projects to 37 over 84 games. Health, not scoring touch, is the real question.

Brad Marchand surgery has clouded Florida's start to 2026-27. What the Panthers lose, why the new playoff cap matters, and what it means for the Maple Leafs.

The clearest Auston Matthews injury update all summer came from his chiropractor. Toronto's silence on its captain's knee is a problem, and it is fixable.

A Max Domi injury update from John Chayka says he's progressing but offers no timeline. His LTIR status is the key to the Maple Leafs' cap compliance.

The Andy O'Brien Maple Leafs hire hands Sidney Crosby's longtime trainer control of Toronto's sport performance department after an injury-wrecked season.

Auston Matthews' rehab reached the shooting stage in Davos, the clearest sign yet that the Maple Leafs captain will be ready for training camp in September.

Chris Tanev is healthy after core muscle surgery and set for a top-four role, handing the Maple Leafs back the shutdown anchor they missed last season.

The Max Domi injury leaves the Leafs forward out indefinitely after back surgery complications. LTIR would free about $3.75M against a tight salary cap.

Max Domi's back surgery complications leave him out indefinitely, gutting the Leafs' centre depth and forcing John Chayka to chase a centre this summer.