Are the Maple Leafs’ defensemen helping more than they’re hurting—and what do the numbers quietly reveal about who’s carrying the load?

After dealing with two frustrating injuries, Scott Laughton is eager to return to the ice, joining a line that he was intended to play on with Easton Cowan and Steven Lorentz.

Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton has officially broken his silence about the dangerous hit from Bruins defender Nikita Zadorov that injured him.

There hasn’t been any sign of the Maple Leafs goaltender since he was hurt in Boston against the Bruins on Nov. 11. The initial indication from coach Craig Berube that night was that Stolarz, who departed that game after he suffered an upper-body injury in the first period, was not dealing with anything serious.

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.

The Edmonton Oilers have been a bit of a tire fire this season, and Troy Stecher sounds relieved to get out of it.

The long-time former Philadelphia Flyer, whose price tag included a first-round pick, played the last 20 regular-season games of 2024-25 and 13 in playoffs, totaling an underwhelming six points as he adapted to a fourth-line centre role.

Nearly 1,900 workers at Winnipeg’s Maple Leaf plant are ready to hit the picket lines after the unionized members voted overwhelmingly to confirm a strike mandate. Union leadership says it feels Maple Leaf is not taking the process seriously.

In the midst of a five-game losing streak and dealing with multiple injuries, the Leafs have been forced into making a few changes.

Troy Stecher is the newest arrival to the Toronto Maple Leafs as they try to turn around a troubling start to the season. He was claimed on waivers by the Buds on Saturday after the Edmonton Oilers put him up for grabs on the wire. He arrived in time to play a part in the team’s 3-2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night.

When Anthony Stolarz first suffered an injury, coach Craig Berube was hopeful he might be available the next game. That was nine days ago. On Thursday, the news for the goalie got even worse.

Today, we talk to defenceman Ben Danford of the Brantford Bulldogs and Toronto Marlies defenceman Henry Thrun. Regarded as one of the top defensive defencemen in the Ontario Hockey League, Danford has several items on his to-do list in 2025-26, some three weeks after the Bulldogs acquired him from the Oshawa Generals.