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Gavin McKenna will headline a 53-man roster for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2026 Development Camp, the team confirmed Monday. Toronto will host 29 forwards, 18 defencemen and six goaltenders at this year’s camp. The camp is scheduled from July 1-4. McKenna, the first overall selection in the 2026 NHL Draft, headlines a revamped prospect pool….
Stecher was a solid blueliner for a Leafs team that struggled for much of the 2025-26 season.
While pending UFA Patrick Kane and the Detroit Red Wings have had mutual interest in a new contract, a pending Dylan Larkin trade could have thrown a wrench into those plans for Kane. Now the three-time Stanley Cup winner is being linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency. If Patrick Kane gets to market, I expect Toronto to be in the mix. @TLNdc — Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) June 29, 2026 And after a text from Kane to the Toronto Maple Leafs' No. 1 pick at the NHL Draft t...
There seemed to be a touch of relief in his voice as Brendan Gallagher met the media following his trade Monday morning from Montreal to Vancouver. The idea of the swap had been floating in hockey circles for weeks now, and the 34-year-old winger was finally processing the news that he was on his way…
With the qualifying offer deadline upon us, and free agency two days away, the Toronto Maple Leafs were busy making a couple of roster decisions on Monday. They've decided that their new-look blueline would continue to include Troy Stecher as a depth piece. The pending UFA was signed to a two-year extension worth $2.7 million ($1.35 million AAV). Troy Stecher is staying in Toronto after inking a new two-year deal with the Leafs 👀 (H/T @reporterchris ) pic.twitter.com/eO3KG7hguT — T...
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Troy Stecher to a two-year extension worth $1.35 million per season. Claimed off waivers last November, Stecher quickly became a fan favourite as a heart-on-his-sleeve player who is also well spoken and incredibly easy to cheer for. At the time he was claimed, he was a complete breath of […] The post Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs sign Troy Stecher to two-year, $1.35 million AAV deal appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
Troy Stecher will sign a two-year extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, worth $1.35 million per season, ahead of free agency, according to Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK News. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report. Stecher previously spoke about how he’d like to remain with the Maple Leafs, after joining the team off waivers…
The Maple Leafs will be looking to add more talent to their roster when free agency opens on Wednesday.
Yay! The best find of the season, the bright unexpected light on defence is coming back!
The Leafs can still sign him, and he becomes UFA on July 1.
The Maple Leafs enter this offseason in a similar position to where they were a year ago. They have plenty of cap space to work with, but there is still a clear need to add impact players if they’re going to start looking like a legitimate contender. The biggest difference is that Toronto has already […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs Free Agency Targets: Finding the Best Fits at Forward appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The Toronto Maple Leafs have issued qualifying offers to forward Nick Robertson, defenceman Emil Andrae, and forward Jacob Quillan ccording to a report from The Athletic. With Monday at 5:00pm eastern being the deadline to issue qualifying offers to restricted free agents, the Leafs have made initial offers to some of the most important names…
According to many around the hockey world, Mark Leach and the Maple Leafs came away with one of the strongest drafts in the NHL. In one weekend, Toronto went from having one of the league’s thinnest prospect pools to one that could legitimately be considered among the NHL’s top 10. That’s where the conversation started…
NHL insider Elliotte Friedman believes that free-agent goalie Sergei Bobrovsky “makes a lot of sense” for the Toronto Maple Leafs.Bobrovsky’s seven-year, $70 million contract with the Florida Panthers is up, and on July 1, he will hit the free-agent market seeking his next deal.While a possible reunion with Florida cannot be completely ruled out, so […] The post Sergei Bobrovsky ‘Makes a Lot of Sense’ For Toronto, Says Insider appeared first on HEAVY .
In many ways, this weekend’s NHL Draft marked the beginning of the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ offseason. The obvious headline was Gavin McKenna arriving as the organization’s newest franchise prospect. But…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to make a serious push for Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski if the Columbus Blue Jackets decide to move him. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman believes Toronto will be firmly in the mix, although the…
The NHL draft was this weekend, and even though we had several weeks to get used to the image of Gavin McKenna in a Toronto Maple Leafs hat, the action in the rest of the top 10 was a good mix of unpredictable and intriguing. The Canucks, at No. 3, committed what has the potential to be an all-time goof-up by drafting their brand-new coach's son, Caleb Malhotra. (Anyone want to tell them how long coaches usually last in the NHL?) The Seattle Kraken, drafting at seven, ended up with a possible ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs had themselves quite the weekend at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. They had the first overall pick and used it to select Gavin McKenna, who was always going to be considered a big get for the organization. While it could have been easy to rest on their laurels and not take…
The deadline for qualifying restricted free agents comes at 5pm sharp today. For a Toronto Maple Leafs team looking to make significant changes, it is a chance to remove some dead weight from the contract list and an opportunity to bring in some new faces. Others are young players that the Maple Leafs want to…
Where they go depends on what they want most, from fatter wallets to a shot at the Stanley Cup.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have already made some notable changes to their roster this offseason. They have traded Joseph Woll, Brandon Carlo, and Simon Benoit. They have also acquired Darren Raddysh and Emil Andrae and, most notably, landed Gavin McKenna with this year’s first-overall pick.However, given how this past season went for the Maple Leafs, […] The post Maple Leafs Urged to Sign Red Wings Star UFA Forward appeared first on HEAVY .
If Mitch Marner were to sit down with Gavin McKenna before his first real taste of Toronto Maple Leafs hockey, it probably wouldn’t look like a formal “veteran mentoring rookie”…
The Stanley Cup has been won by innovators. I wrote about Carolina over and over again during their run to the Cup, and it was validating to see them experience success as the postseason rolled along en route to the ultimate prize. But I save that stuff for my other, non-Oiler-fanaticism website. And a lot…
The Edmonton Oilers may have to say goodbye to the services of Connor Ingram, as Free Agency is set to open up. The post Oilers’ Bitter Rival Looks to Steal Connor Ingram As Free Agency Looms appeared first on HEAVY .
During a summer where the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick, another former first overall selection could be heading to Scotiabank Arena this fall. Toronto is expected to be among the teams in the mix for Patrick Kane, if he elects to test free agency, Nick Alberga of The Leafs…