Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Toronto Marlies 2026-27 preview: the Oct. 2 opener, Steve Sullivan’s first year, a Calder Cup defence, and eight waiver arrivals in a development season.

Atlantic Division injuries entering opening week: Larkin, Samuelsson, Zellweger, Marchand, Gourde and more. What it opens up for the Maple Leafs in October.

Adam Fantilli contract: six years, $82.5 million, $13.75M AAV. Why Columbus paid it, what the new CBA term limits did, and what it costs the Maple Leafs next.

Nick Paul injury update: day-to-day, no practice, uncertain for Sept. 29. What it does to Toronto's centre depth, the cap sheet and the 13th-forward decision.

Steven Lorentz waivers headline an eight-player Maple Leafs batch. The cap math, the risk of losing him for nothing, and what it does to the fourth line.

Nine Maple Leafs debuts are possible on opening night against Montreal. What John Chayka's roster overhaul actually targeted, and where it could go wrong.

Maple Leafs opening night roster: two spots left. Stecher, Andrae or Blankenburg on defence, Groulx or Cowan up front, and the cap math that decides both.

Maple Leafs waivers: Mermis and McWard hit the wire on a 34-player day. The Sept. 28 deadline math, Bo Groulx's claim risk and the cap layer beneath it.

Jack Roslovic won the Maple Leafs top-line right wing with a three-point finale. Why the alternatives were weaker, and what settling it unlocks.

Auston Matthews knee update: a goal and two assists in the preseason finale, after full clearance and top-speed data. Why it decides Toronto's season.

Maple Leafs preseason finale: a 6-1 and 4-2 split-squad sweep of Ottawa. Matthews, Tavares and Roslovic each had three points, and nobody got hurt.

Maple Leafs 2026-27 projections sit near 91 points with 37% playoff odds. We break down what the models miss in both directions and give our own forecast.

Maple Leafs opening night arrives Sept. 29 against Montreal. A scouting report on Caufield's form, the Kreider addition, and where Toronto can actually win.

Fifteen players hit the wire Sept. 22, six from Detroit. Why the Maple Leafs waivers answer is no claims, and why Toronto's own exposure is the real story.

The Maple Leafs top six puts Roslovic with Matthews and McKenna with Tavares. It is backwards: the rookie belongs on the first line, and here is the case why.

The Maple Leafs power play ranked 25th last season. Daniel Alfredsson's fix starts with faceoffs, edge battles and quicker puck retrievals, not a new formation.

The Brady Tkachuk Panthers debut brought two goals, an assist and a fight. Florida got better, Ottawa got worse, Toronto's Atlantic path narrowed.

Auston Matthews speed data says a lot: 35.1 km/h in his first game since March, a mark he has hit only a handful of times in three seasons.