Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Toronto has eight NHL defencemen for seven spots. The Maple Leafs defence waiver crunch means exposing a real player before opening night on September 29.

Calle Jarnkrok's Berube complaint, delivered on his way to the SHL, is the most specific criticism yet of the deployment problem Jim Hiller inherits in Toronto.

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.

Maple Leafs NHL EDGE stats explain the Raddysh trade: 97 shot attempts at 90-plus mph against a team total of 34. Plus Roslovic's speed-burst profile.

Leafs vs Canadiens opening night on Sept. 29 is a measuring stick: Montreal finished 106 points and a conference final ahead of Toronto's last-place 78.

The Maple Leafs October schedule: a four-game homestand, then a brutal western swing. Toronto has 11 back-to-backs but only five games against tired teams.

The Maple Leafs PTO board is empty with camp two weeks out. With one contract slot left and LTIR math to manage, that restraint is the right call.

Maple Leafs goals against hit 299 in 2025-26 while the penalty kill ranked fifth. Where the defence actually broke, and what Jim Hiller has to fix.

The Maple Leafs prospect pool ranks 15th, up nine spots. Gavin McKenna explains most of the jump — and what the rest of the system still lacks.

Patriks Plumins is leaving Latvia for the QMJHL's Chicoutimi Sagueneens. What Toronto's 2026 fourth-round goalie brings to a rebuilt pipeline.

The Toronto Marlies 2026-27 season is a step back in the standings and a step forward for the pipeline. Inside Chayka's rebuilt AHL staff and what it means.

Timofei Obvintsev signs a one-year AHL deal with the Marlies. The 2024 fifth-rounder finally comes to North America, into a crowded Leafs goalie depth chart.

The Auston Matthews next contract math just changed. Makar's $20.4M deal reset the market, the new CBA caps term at seven years, and Toronto talks in July 2027.

The Cale Makar contract is the richest in NHL history at $20.4 million a season. Here is what the $20M deal costs the Maple Leafs' blue line and cap plan.

Jack Roslovic is the Maple Leafs’ riskiest bet of the summer: $4M for a streaky 29-year-old in a job Gavin McKenna needs to have.

The new NHL LTIR cap limits relief to roughly $3.82M this season. Max Domi’s $3.75M hit clears it, keeping the Leafs’ compliance plan alive.

A Hellebuyck trade to an Atlantic Division rival is the outcome that hurts Toronto. Buffalo, Ottawa and Detroit all have holes in net.

Connor Hellebuyck trade request goes public before camp. Why the Maple Leafs, over the cap with Bobrovsky and Stolarz, cannot be the buyer.