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Around the NHL: Flurry of trades expected as NHL regular season resumes post Olympics Welcome back to another edition of around the NHL, as everyone in the hockey world has quickly shifted back to NHL action after the Olympic takeover the past couple of weeks. Congratulations to Team USA for upsetting the Sidney Crosby-less Canadian squad, in what was one of the best hockey games in history. It’s business…

Around the NHL: Flurry of trades expected as NHL regular season resumes post Olympics

Maple Leafs prospect checkpoint: How has Hudson Malinoski fared through 5 months of 2025-26? The Toronto Maple Leafs don’t need to make a decision yet on former fifth-round draft pick Hudson Malinoski. Selected in 2023, 153rd overall, the Maple Leafs hold onto Malinoski’s rights until the summer of 2027.  Selected at the time as a member of the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Malinoski recorded 16…

Maple Leafs prospect checkpoint: How has Hudson Malinoski fared through 5 months of 2025-26?

Hughes brothers praise Leafs captain after gold medal win: ‘Auston Matthews is a winner’ It was a tough Sunday morning north of the border, as Canada fell to the United States in overtime of the Olympic gold medal match. But for Toronto Maple Leafs fans, there was a silver lining, seeing Auston Matthews get a taste of winning as he captained his nation to a gold medal. In the…

Hughes brothers praise Leafs captain after gold medal win: ‘Auston Matthews is a winner’

Potential prospect targets for the Maple Leafs at the trade deadline Despite rattling off three straight wins heading into the NHL’s Olympic break, the Toronto Maple Leafs still find themselves six points out of a playoff spot, with three teams between them and the last wild card spot, and just 25 games left on the schedule. That might sound like plenty of runway for the Leafs…

Potential prospect targets for the Maple Leafs at the trade deadline

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Maple Leafs prospect checkpoint: How has Cade Webber fared through 5 months of 2025-26? When it comes to assessing Toronto Maple Leafs defensive prospect Cade Webber, it’s not as simple as looking at the stat sheet. He has only recorded one assist in 26 games with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, which shouldn’t come as too much of a shock for those who recognize that Webber is a defensive defenceman….

Maple Leafs prospect checkpoint: How has Cade Webber fared through 5 months of 2025-26?

Auston Matthews, USA teammates honour late Johnny Gaudreau after gold medal win Canada vs. USA in the gold medal game at the Olympics is always an instant classic, and in a nail-biting affair that saw heavy momentum swings back and forth, the USA prevailed to win their first gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980. USA and Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews had an assist in…

Auston Matthews, USA teammates honour late Johnny Gaudreau after gold medal win

Auston Matthews is a winner

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Here's how the three Leafs did at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Meet the buyers: Minnesota Wild could turn to Maple Leafs for deadline deals Welcome back for episode three of Meet the Buyers series, and after diving into the Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers as potential trade partners for the Toronto Maple Leafs, we stay in the Western Conference to showcase the Minnesota Wild. Wild general manager Bill Guerin has already pulled off the trade-of-the-season, landing defenceman Quinn Hughes…

Meet the buyers: Minnesota Wild could turn to Maple Leafs for deadline deals

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United States defeats Canada in gold medal game on Jack Hughes’ OT winner Jack Hughes emerged as the overtime hero, leading the United States to a 2-1 victory over Canada in the men’s hockey gold medal game. Hughes deposited a feed from Zach Werenski one minute and 41 seconds into the overtime period, as the United States captured their first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980….

United States defeats Canada in gold medal game on Jack Hughes’ OT winner

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Congratulations to Auston Matthews on winning the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Olympic Hockey: Auston Matthews looks to lead USA to 1st men’s hockey gold since 1980 Auston Matthews will be looking to lead the United States to its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980. Matthews and the United States square off against Canada, in a rematch of last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off Final, where Canada emerged victorious in overtime. Matthews was the United States’ best player through the…

Olympic Hockey: Auston Matthews looks to lead USA to 1st men’s hockey gold since 1980

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Here are the lines the Leafs used during today's practice

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Craig Berube is feeling optimistic about Dakota Joshua's chances of returning to the lineup after the break

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Why the Maple Leafs should target Kings forward Warren Foegele

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Leafs practice notes: Chris Tanev skates in individual session Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev participated in an individual session during Saturday’s practice. Tanev skated on a separate pad, away from the main group on Saturday. Head coach Craig Berube previously indicated that Tanev could potentially rejoin the team this season, after assessing how he skates through the week. Tanev was previously believed to…

Leafs practice notes: Chris Tanev skates in individual session

Maple Leafs prospect checkpoint: How has Sam McCue fared through 5 months of 2025-26? Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Sam McCue has had quite the interesting past two seasons, to put it lightly. He was selected 216th overall by the Leafs in the seventh round of the 2024 NHL Draft, a mere nine picks ahead of fellow Leafs prospect and draft “Mr. Irrelevant” Nathan Mayes. Part of the reason he…

Maple Leafs prospect checkpoint: How has Sam McCue fared through 5 months of 2025-26?

Why the Maple Leafs should target Kings forward Warren Foegele The Toronto Maple Leafs appear on track to become sellers at the trade deadline this year, presenting a golden opportunity to restock the cupboard in the hopes of setting themselves up to quickly rebound. They are certainly far from out of the race at this point, but the odds don’t favour them at this stage…

Why the Maple Leafs should target Kings forward Warren Foegele

Stone on Marner, not being a fan of single elimination tournaments and knowing the odds: Leaflets With the NHL being shut down, I too have shut myself down from hockey, but with the NHL returning, I too have returned to the home office and am ready to force some Toronto Maple Leafs takes. Mark Stone in the familiar trope of teammates sticking up for Marner Mitch Marner had a hell of…

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Olympic Hockey: Auston Matthews, USA crush Slovakia 6-2 in semi-final, will face Canada in gold medal game Slovakia have been one of the better stories of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics from a men’s hockey standpoint. After a long rut where they weren’t overly competitive on the international stage, the surge they’ve gotten in recent years from young players like Juraj Slafkovsky, Simon Nemec, and Dalibor Dvorsky has helped them gain notoriety on…

Olympic Hockey: Auston Matthews, USA crush Slovakia 6-2 in semi-final, will face Canada in gold medal game

Auston Matthews and the USA defeated Slovakia 6-2 and will play for the gold medal against Canada

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The Leafs have assigned William Villeneuve and Bo Groulx to the Marlies

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Canada advances to gold medal game with 3rd-period rally over Finland Nathan MacKinnon scored with 36 seconds remaining in regulation, leading Canada to a 3-2 victory over Finland. Canada advanced to the gold medal game of the men’s hockey tournament, where it will face the winner of the United States-Slovakia semifinal. MacKinnon drew a high-sticking penalty on Finland’s Niko Mikkola and capitalized on the error on…

Canada advances to gold medal game with 3rd-period rally over Finland

Here are some notable former Toronto Maple Leafs who represented their countries at the Winter Olympics in the NHL era

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