Maple Leafs News & Analysis

The Maple Leafs plan to put Gavin McKenna on the power play's first unit right away — Toronto's fix for a 15th-ranked group under Daniel Alfredsson.

The Matthew Knies trade talk casts him as a sell-high asset. His $7.75M contract and Toronto's steep asking price say the Maple Leafs should hold, not deal.

The Maple Leafs' right-shot winger problem leaves Nylander as the lone right shot up front. Why it matters and why Bjorkstrand is the obvious fix.

Maple Leafs Stanley Cup odds sit at +6000 for 2026-27 — 19th in the NHL, behind five Atlantic teams. Why the market still doubts Toronto's retool.

Toronto projects roughly $2.75M over the $104M cap, yet the Maple Leafs salary cap 2026-27 crunch is easily solved with Domi's LTIR and depth demotions.

Chayka dismantling the Maple Leafs analytics department is a defensible long-term move made at a reckless moment, weeks before a cap-tight camp. Our take.

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

The 84-game NHL season — hockey's first expansion since 1994 — gives the Maple Leafs two extra divisional games and a grind that tests the crease and rewards depth.

Toronto is counting on Auston Matthews to 'drive the bus.' Coming off a serious knee injury, the Maple Leafs captain's health is the season's biggest variable.

Gavin McKenna was the headline, but the real Maple Leafs development camp standouts are the depth behind him: Nansi's leap, Bilecki's rise, Koblar's smarts.

The Maple Leafs Connor Hellebuyck trade was the summer's biggest what-if — and between the Bobrovsky signing and his no-move clause, it was never realistic.

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.

The Maple Leafs still want a difference maker, per Friedman. Chayka's restless posture is smart — but landing one likely means moving money out first.

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

Opinion: The Morgan Rielly trade needn't happen this summer. Toronto should hold the line on retention and sell from strength — or wait for the deadline.

The Flyers' Leo Carlsson offer sheet ripples into the Maple Leafs' summer, shaping the Rielly standoff and Toronto's Giroux chase before the July 10 deadline.

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.