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Despite trade to Blue Jackets, Matthew Knies did everything right for Maple Leafs (opens the original)
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Turns out, where thereâs smoke, there indeed sometimes will be fire. The Toronto Maple Leafs executed an unprecedented blockbuster trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on the eve of the 2026-27 NHL season. It was a six-player trade that saw Toronto acquire forward Kirill Marchenko, goaltender Elvis Merzlikins, and forward Miles Wood from Columbus in exchange for Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, Emil Andrae, and a 2027 second-round pick. This came after months of hearing Kniesâ name in trade ta
What does a successful 2026-27 season look like for Dakota Joshua? (opens the original)
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The Toronto Maple Leafs took a gamble on Dakota Joshua 11 years after they drafted him, when they acquired him from the Vancouver Canucks in Summer 2025. Originally a fifth-round pick of the Maple Leafs, Joshua found his way to the NHL with the St. Louis Blues in 2020-21 before establishing himself as an NHL regular with the Canucks in 2022-23. His best season of his career by far was 2023-24, where he scored 18 goals and finished with 32 points in 68 games, earning himself looks in the top six
Gavin McKenna discusses blooming confidence following Maple Leafsâ 6-1 preseason win over Senators (opens the original)
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He may have only shown up on the scoresheet for one assist, but Gavin McKenna gave Toronto Maple Leafs fans a strong taste of what to expect from him at his best. In Wednesdayâs 6-1 blowout of the Ottawa Senators, McKenna was arguably the Maple Leafsâ best player. He was frequently creating chances in the offensive zone and using his speed and deceptiveness to draw penalties in pursuit of the puck. There were glimpses of it in his first preseason game, but he looked like he had been playing
Jim Hiller speaks on importance of getting more time in the offensive zone for Morgan Rielly (opens the original)
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If Morgan Rielly is going to go back to being the offensive defenceman everybody knows he can be, step number one is getting him some more time in the offensive zone, in the words of new head coach Jim Hiller. Rielly participated in his first full practice with the team on Monday after missing the first few practices with a viral illness. The Toronto Maple Leafs will have a new look defensive corps in 2026-27, featuring the addition of Darren Raddysh and the return of defensive stalwart Chris Ta
Jim Hiller names Easton Cowan as standout from Maple Leafsâ first training camp practice (opens the original)
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Thursdayâs practice marked the true beginning of Toronto Maple Leafs training camp, and with this season brings a new level of intrigue to the first time the team took the ice. While there are plenty of new faces such as Gavin McKenna, Darren Raddysh, and Sergei Bobrovsky, itâs also new head coach Jim Hillerâs first practice with the team. A new coach is where the majority of the intrigue comes from, and with so many new names on the roster this year, what the first line rushes might look
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