Maple Leafs News & Analysis

The Morgan Rielly trade file added a name Friday: Nashville. Why the Predators fit the money but not the depth chart, and why Toronto is still stuck.

Auston Matthews' commitment to the Maple Leafs held as his reported mid-July deadline passed with no change — the payoff for Chayka's summer of buying.

A Dakota Joshua trade is Toronto's likeliest cap-clearing move: over the cap and heavy on left-shot wingers, the Maple Leafs can free room without touching the core.

The Morgan Rielly trade market has cooled, and Toronto's refusal to pay a sweetener means the veteran could open the 2026-27 season with the Maple Leafs.

A free agent is reportedly waiting on Maple Leafs cap space to open up. Here's why Toronto is over the cap and how Chayka clears the room.

The Maple Leafs second-line centre market vanished as Trocheck, Bourque and Kyrou were traded elsewhere, leaving Tavares and the kids to answer at 2C.

A Morgan Rielly trade now has a market: a four-team Western list, with insiders calling it 'when, not if' — but Chayka won't eat salary to close it.

A Maple Leafs Trocheck trade is live again as John Chayka eyes the Rangers centre, but New York's Knies-level ask is the sticking point Toronto won't meet.

The Maple Leafs 2026-27 schedule drops this week: opening night July 15, the full 84-game slate July 16 at 1 p.m. ET. Here's what to watch.

The Maple Leafs front office overhaul removed Wickenheiser, Metcalf and a dozen others as Chayka rebuilds Toronto's scouting, development and analytics departments.

The Maple Leafs 2026-27 schedule arrives July 15-16. The preseason is set: four split-squad games over two days versus Montreal and Ottawa.

Daniel Alfredsson is the Maple Leafs' new associate coach, tasked with fixing a power play stacked with Matthews and Nylander.

Reports link the Maple Leafs to Claude Giroux, but Toronto's cap crunch makes signing the veteran a long shot without a discount and a trade to open room.

The Maple Leafs signed William Villeneuve to a one-year, two-way deal, closing out their 2026 RFA class as Chayka finishes the offseason's quiet housekeeping.

The Maple Leafs' RFA signings are nearly complete: Tverberg and Quillan re-signed to two-way deals, leaving only Villeneuve unsigned before arbitration.

The Flyers have entered the Morgan Rielly trade market, but his no-movement clause and Philadelphia's retention ask stand between Toronto and a deal.

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.

The Gavin McKenna entry-level contract is official — a three-year, bonus-laden deal tying the No. 1 pick to Toronto as he surrenders No. 72 to Bobrovsky.