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Sunday, August 30, 2026
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Four NHL Teams With Too Many Players On Trade And Movement Clauses
Four NHL Teams With Too Many Players On Trade And Movement Clauses
Auston Matthews' Next Season Could Change His Maple Leafs Future
Auston Matthews' Next Season Could Change His Maple Leafs Future
Maple Leafs: 17 years later, how does Oliver Ekman-Larsson stack up to the rest of the 2009 draft class?
Maple Leafs: 17 years later, how does Oliver Ekman-Larsson stack up to the rest of the 2009 draft class?
Leafs prospect Alexander Bilecki reflects on Memorial Cup victory, defending title, draft night and more
Leafs prospect Alexander Bilecki reflects on Memorial Cup victory, defending title, draft night and more
by Arun Srinivasan9 Leafs headline Daily Faceoff’s Top 250 fantasy hockey consensus rankings
by Arun Srinivasan9 Leafs headline Daily Faceoff’s Top 250 fantasy hockey consensus rankings
What To Expect From The NHL's Oldest Players For The Upcoming 2026-27 Season
What To Expect From The NHL's Oldest Players For The Upcoming 2026-27 Season
Maple Leafs NHL Prospect Ranking: No. 1, Gavin McKenna
Maple Leafs NHL Prospect Ranking: No. 1, Gavin McKenna
The Maple Leafs Aren't Selling Hockey — They're Selling Access
The Maple Leafs Aren't Selling Hockey — They're Selling Access
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Raddysh, Tavares, Matthews, Knies & Roslovic
The Toronto Maple Leafs have spent much of the summer talking about getting bigger, tougher and harder to play against. That makes sense. After another disappointing regular-season finish, nobody needed
Morgan Rielly’s Maple Leafs story isn’t over, but something has to change [2026-27 Player Preview]
Morgan Rielly’s long-awaited bounce-back season never arrived in 2025-26. After a disappointing 2024-25 campaign, Rielly and then-GM Brad Treliving held what Treliving described as a “real, honest discussion” about the defenseman’s performance and the level he was capable of reaching. Rielly later acknowledged that he engaged in “healthy but challenging conversations” with several people, including [ ] The post Morgan Rielly’s Maple Leafs story isn’t over, but something has to change [2026-27 Player Preview] appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The Real Maple Leafs Comparison to Makar’s Record Deal Isn’t Who You Think
If the money were equal, there s no debate that Cale Makar is a far better bet than Darren Raddysh. Honestly, it s a no-brainer. But this week, we learned the money
5 Maple Leafs players under the most pressure next season
The pressure is on in Toronto. Led by their captain, these five Maple Leafs players are officially on the hot seat entering the 2026-27 season.
5 Teams Who Won't Be Trading For Jets' Connor Hellebuyck
The Connor Hellebuyck sweepstakes are alive and well, and several teams have reached out over the course of the last week, sending in trade offers, or reigniting trade talks from previous conversations. The Vezina trophy, and Gold Medal winning goaltender went public with his trade demands, confirming he wants out of Winnipeg. While there's been a ton of focus on who is making trade offers, and which teams are getting closer to facilitating a deal, let's zone in on the teams who for sure won't even be making an offer. They include: Toronto Maple Leafs The Leafs have Anthony Stolarz and Sergei Bobrovsky locked in for a few years, and aren't in the market to upgrade in net. Even though Hellebuyck and Auston Matthews are very tight away from the rink, the Leafs are very comfortable with their goalie tandem, one that won a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers recently, and they have one of the best goalie prospects in the league waiting in the wings. New York Rangers The Rangers need a lot of things, but they don't need another goaltender. Igor Shesterkin isn't going anywhere and is one of the only reasons the Rangers won as many games as they did last season. New York's made some big changes, they've gone younger, but they won't be making a move to land Hellebuyck. Tampa Bay Lightning The Lightning are in the same boat as the Rangers, where Andrei Vasilevskiy owns the starter's crease and that's not changing anytime soon. The Lightning could use an upgrade for a backup, but moving on from their Russian superstar isn't in the cards right now. Their attention is on trying to sign Patrik Laine for training camp. Ottawa Senators Hellebuyck owns a no-movement clause until next July, and the Senators won't make the cut as potential destinations. Word is Hellebuyck wants to play in the United States, and right at this moment, it feels like the New Jersey Devils are his preferred destination. Cross the Sens off, nobody wants to play in Ottawa. Dallas Stars While Hellebuyck would love to play in Dallas, the Stars aren't moving off of Jake Oettinger anytime soon. These two teams could complete a trade together, but it wouldn't include goaltenders, and would be more focused on the Jets trying to land a top-six forward. Hellebuyck to Dallas isn't happening anytime soon.
Hamilton's new AHL franchise looking to 'Hammer' down permanent home
Steeltown's new pro team opens the home portion of the schedule on Oct. 9 against the Toronto Marlies at the TD Coliseum.
Gavin McKenna was spending time with Mitch Marner — what it could mean for the Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs top prospect is spending some time with the one player almost every fan dislikes.
SIMMONS SAYS: Power of TV and his remarkable talents made Buck Martinez a legend
SIMMONS SAYS: Power of TV and his remarkable talents made Buck Martinez a legend
A Gavin McKenna breakout comes with a potential $3.5M cap bill in Matthews' final year
Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna has some hefty bonuses baked into his contract, and there are implications for Auston Matthews.
These rumours are INSANE… #leafs #mapleleafs #leafsforever
These rumours are INSANE… #leafs #mapleleafs #leafsforever
Leafs Convo Sunday Spectacular 8/30/26
The Leafs Convo is back with the latest on the Toronto Maple Leafs sometime this week. The dog days of The post Leafs Convo Sunday Spectacular 8/30/26 first appeared on Hockey HotStove .
The Maple Leafs created a Gavin McKenna lineup problem before camp even starts
Gavin McKenna will be looking to earn a role with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, although John Chayka may have made that pursuit a lot more difficult.