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Trade rumors continue to swirl around Travis Konecny despite the Philadelphia Flyers' recent improvement, while the Columbus Blue Jackets' early-season struggles could resurrect some of the trade speculation that dogged them during the off-season.
Heading into Thursday’s slate of games, the Philadelphia Flyers find themselves needing to leapfrog over six teams to land the second wildcard spot. They still have 72 games left, and there’s plenty of time to right the ship. The fly in the ointment is that a handful of those clubs have three games in hand on the Flyers, with Columbus having four games in hand and just three points back. No other National Hockey League team has played more games. And at 3-6-3, they still have a lot of work to ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs suddenly find themselves on a three-game winning streak. After picking up back-to-back victories earlier this week over the San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets in which the Maple Leafs’ stars and special teams led the way, Thursday’s 5-4 win over the New York Rangers was driven by their fourth line. The…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are feeling it. After beating the Columbus Blue Jackets on the road, 6-2, on Tuesday, the Leafs returned home and took down the New York Rangers on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Maple Leafs are now on a three-game winning streak, and just had the best game of their […] The post Jim Hiller dubs win over Rangers Maple Leafs’ ‘best game’ of 2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Marshall Rifai is week-to-week with a lower-body injury and will be placed on injured reserve, the team confirmed Thursday. Rifai left Thursday’s morning skate early with a previously undisclosed issue. The 28-year-old sustained the injury during Tuesday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets and thought he would be able to skate…
Fans are starting to notice that the first season of Conor Garland’s six-year, $36 million contract hasn’t gotten off to the best start for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Garland’s contract was signed as an extension with the Vancouver Canucks in the 2025 offseason, but after the 2025-26 season became the disaster that it was…
The Toronto Maple Leafs had one of those nights when their offensive talent was difficult to ignore. In a 6-2 road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto showed what…
The veteran coach is starting to get on his players after a sluggish start to the 2026-27 season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have struggled to start the 2026-27 season, winning just three of eight games and sitting dead last in the Eastern Conference in the early going. And while Kirill Marchenko has thrived with the Maple Leafs, recording 11 points in 11 games in Toronto, Matthew Knies has managed just four points in […] The post NHL rumors: Pierre LeBrun names Blue Jackets forward as trade candidate appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe says he is feeling good after leaving Tuesday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with an upper-body injury. McCabe was clipped by an errant stick from Blue Jackets forward Kent Johnson during the first period. After slowly getting to his feet, McCabe skated to the dressing room and did…
The 2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs have a different feel to them than they did a season ago. Through 11 games, the Maple Leafs find themselves 5-4-2 and are coming off impressive wins on back-to-back nights over the San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets. After a summer full of change, the Maple Leafs have the…
On the surface, the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ game against the Columbus Blue Jackets was a standard Tuesday night affair to fill out the schedule. The Leafs were going into it on the second half of a back-to-back with travel and going up against a team that was rested. It’s never an easy situation for any…
The Columbus Blue Jackets appeared to have all the ingredients Tuesday night to win a big game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. They wanted to win for Matthew Knies. They…
Everyone's waiting in Winnipeg for a Connor Hellebuyck decision this Friday and beyond. The Boston Bruins are close to extending Marat Khusnutdinov.
That wasn’t a win, it was a statement. You almost sort of forget that Columbus scored on its first shot of the game. After that, it was all Toronto. That’s where the conversation started on the Wednesday edition of Leafs Morning Take as we broke down the Leafs’ 6-2 dismantling of Columbus. Kirill Marchenko scored…
Marchenko had a goal in his first game against his former team, helping the Leafs beat the Blue Jackets 6-2.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a common theme running through many of their losses to open the season so far, a rough second period. That second period bit them…
“It’s just stuff we need to figure out right now. Stuff we should have figured out weeks ago.” Those were the words of an upset Charlie Coyle on Tuesday night…
In this edition of The Hockey News Morning Skate, Eric Cruikshank and Michael Traikos break down Easton Cowan's impressive effort against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Mikko Rantanen's hat trick against the Boston Bruins, and more.
Easton Cowan is taking the leap during his second season, and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller couldn’t be more proud of his 21-year-old winger. Cowan registered a goal and three points, steering the Maple Leafs to a 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Following the win, Hiller spoke about Cowan’s…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are holding their breath, as defenceman Jake McCabe left Tuesday night's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets after taking a high-stick under the visor. Blue Jackets forward Kent Johnson wasn't paying enough attention to his stick after dumping the puck in the Maple Leafs end, and cut McCabe wide open on the play. The incident occurred late in the first period, the Blue Jackets were assessed a four-minute double minor, but the Maple Leafs couldn't capitalize. J...
It doesn’t appear that the Toronto Maple Leafs circled their calendars for Tuesday’s showdown against the Columbus Blue Jackets, but on the second night of a back-to-back, they delivered their best performance of the young season. Toronto rolled to a comprehensive 6-2 victory over Columbus on the road. Kirill Marchenko received hearty boos, but scored…
The Columbus Blue Jackets took on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Columbus had a bit of motivation, as this was Kirill Marchenko’s first game against the Blue Jackets following his trade to the Maple Leafs before the season started. Despite the motivation, Rick Bowness watched his team come out quite flat. The Maple […] The post Blue Jackets’ Rick Bowness drops unreal reaction to blowout Maple Leafs loss appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Given the Maple Leafs’ speed, skill, and finishing ability up front — and generally how dangerous they’ve looked offensively early in the season — this was a stat that made absolutely no sense through 10 games: Early trend with the Maple Leafs…Excellent goal differential with play established in the offensive zone. Rush game, not so […] The post Game Review: Maple Leafs’ rush offense roars to life, Easton Cowan shines, Morgan Rielly turns back the clock in blowout win over Columbus appeared ...
A key member of the Leafs’ defense, McCabe has gone without a point through 10 games to start the season.