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The race to trade up for Ivar Stenberg at second overall is proof the Maple Leafs are taking Gavin McKenna

With Gavin McKenna the projected top pick in this year's draft, the San Jose Sharks, currently with the second pick, could move down if McKenna goes first, according to David Pagnotta of the Fourth ...
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Easton Cowan is already auditioning for the next Maple Leafs head coach while his teammates sit at home

Currently playing with the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League playoffs, the 20-year-old Cowan spoke on the parent team's decision to dismiss Craig Berube as the team's head coach. Cowan, ...
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Quinn Hughes is heading to the Devils and Dougie Hamilton is the Maple Leafs blue line answer

Quinn Hughes may once again be on the move, and some think he could join his brothers in New Jersey, opening up Toronto to once again go after Dougie Hamilton. Rumors haven't ceased about the future ...
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Vincent Trocheck is on the Maple Leafs target list and the second line centre Matthews wanted is in reach

The Toronto Maple Leafs could soon have their much needed second line center in New York Rangers Vincent Trocheck, and could be John Chayka's first move as GM. Recent reporting from Darren Dreger on ...
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Morgan Rielly is meeting with the Maple Leafs about waiving his NMC and the destination is clear

The Toronto Maple Leafs want Morgan Rielly to waive his no-move clause, but doing so won't be easy for new GM John Chayka. On TSN 1050's 'First Up', insider Darren Dreger spoke about the potential of ...
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John Chayka accelerates the Maple Leafs coaching search as his preferred target profile emerges

As the search for a general manager has come with the hiring of John Chayka, the Leafs have now turned their attention to adding a new head coach after dismissing Craig Berube on Wednesday. In a ...
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Maple Leafs fire head coach Craig Berube as John Chayka makes his first major decision

The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially fired coach Craig Berube. General manager John Chayka announced the decision today, marking his first major move since being hired last week. The move finally ...
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Auston Matthews has put the Maple Leafs on notice and the offseason just got a clear deadline

Auston Matthews wants action, not promises from the Toronto Maple Leafs and he just gave them a clear idea of when they need to figure things out. For weeks, the narrative around Auston Matthews has ...
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Elias Pettersson for Rielly and Robertson is the trade that fixes the Maple Leafs lineup

Adding Elias Pettersson from the Canucks would solve Toronto's lack of a two-way force up front and all it could cost them is Morgan Rielly and Nick Robertson. But there's also a team who may be ...
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Stolarz to Utah for Barrett Hayton solves the Maple Leafs depth problem in one phone call

With the Utah Mammoth needing goaltending help, Anthony Stolarz could boost their crease while also solving the Maple Leafs' forward depth in one fell swoop. As the Maple Leafs navigate this offseason ...
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William Nylander now answers to Mats Sundin and the Leafs engineered that dynamic on purpose

William Nylander and Mats Sundin are two legends in Sweden, and with the latter in charge it feels like that move wasn't made without Nylander in mind. All credit to William Nylander for still putting ...
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TSN predicted the Maple Leafs winning the lottery, when it actually came true the hockey world lost its minds

The Toronto Maple Leafs won the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, but they won it unofficially months earlier to similar reactions. The Leafs trade deadline was one that fans have likely ...