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While Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Matthew Knies and John Tavares are unavailable in trade talks, Friedman made clear all other players could be included in trade packages.
Toronto’s performance so far this season has been brutal enough to speculate if this team could be sellers at the trade deadline, Travis Yost writes.
Laughton practiced with the Maple Leafs on Monday in a regular jersey after previously wearing a red non-contact jersey.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube provided a fresh update on goaltender Anthony Stolarz ahead of Thursday’s matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
According to NHL insider Chris Johnston, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has emerged as a notable trade target amid the team’s underperforming season.
The back-to-back setbacks left the Leafs with an ordinary record of 8-7-1, bad enough to put them sixth in the Atlantic Division, five points behind the division-leading Montreal Canadiens. Some thoughts on the Leafs’ overall play:
Indeed, standing outside the jubilant Blue Jackets dressing room about 20 minutes after Fantilli’s overtime winner gave the visitors a 3-2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Columbus coach was asked when he first thought it might be a special night for the young forward.
David Kampf officially joined the Vancouver Canucks following the termination of his contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, ending one of the most discussed off-ice sagas of the early NHL season. Kampf began this season in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies and did not appear in a single NHL game before being released.
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Is this Maple Leafs season beyond saving?
After 19 games the Toronto Maple Leafs are 15th in the Eastern Conference, and this was supposed to be an "easy" part of their schedule. As trades and other rumours begin to fly, Justin Bourne explores the question: is this season even worth trying to save?