If the Toronto Maple Leafs do not make the playoffs this season in the NHL, there is a world where they can tear it all down and start over as a franchise. One player who would no doubt fetch a lot in return for a trade is William Nylander.

Drake Batherson and Dylan Cozens each scored twice and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night.

There is a lot of uncertainty swirling around the Toronto Maple Leafs right now. On the ice, it hasn’t been pretty, and there could—and quite frankly should—be substantial change ahead of the March 6 trade deadline.

The Philadelphia Flyers are set to face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 2. They have now made a roster move ahead of the contest. The Flyers have announced that they have recalled defenseman Adam Ginning from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews spoke his mind on a worrying trend before his team faces the Flyers on Monday Night Hockey.

The rest of the hockey world tends to have fun with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ struggles, so the 2025-26 season — particularly the last three games — has provided plenty of fodder, and on Sunday, it was a fellow NHL player who took a playful shot at them.

In an intriguing twist, former Senators head coach D.J. Smith takes the reigns in Los Angeles to replace Jim Hiller, reuniting a coaching lineage that dates back to their shared tenure behind the Toronto Maple Leafs' bench.