Daily Faceoff boldly predicts Auston Matthews will win Hart Trophy for 2nd time

Daily Faceoff boldly predicts Auston Matthews will win Hart Trophy for 2nd time

We’re three days away from the regular season opener, which naturally invites predictions, expectations and proclamations. Our friends at Daily Faceoff believe we will see a genuinely resurgent campaign from Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews, where he wins his second Hart Trophy. This could be viewed as a bold prediction, given that Matthews is … Read more

Daily Faceoff breaks down John Tavares’ Hall of Fame case heading into important 25-26 season

Daily Faceoff breaks down John Tavares’ Hall of Fame case heading into important 25-26 season

Is John Tavares destined for the Hockey Hall of Fame? The 35-year-old Toronto Maple Leaf already has an impressive resume to his name, with 1114 points in 1184 games played and a four-year contract in ink that will take him to a two-decade career if he sees it through. Closing in on 500 career goals … Read more

Maple Leafs land 25th in Daily Faceoff’s salary cap rankings

Maple Leafs land 25th in Daily Faceoff’s salary cap rankings

With training camps soon set to kick off, Daily Faceoff’s Scott Maxwell is taking the chance to evaluate salary cap management across the league, ranking all NHL teams by how efficiently they are spending (see his methodology here). On Wednesday, he released the bottom quarter of the list, with #25-32 in the ranking to kick … Read more

Leafs’ Easton Cowan ranks 48th on Daily Faceoff’s Top 75 NHL-affiliated skater prospects list

Daily Faceoff prospect expert Steven Ellis released his latest rankings of the top 75 NHL-affiliated skater prospects and if you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, there isn’t a lot to get excited about. Easton Cowan is the lone Maple Leafs prospect on the list, coming in at No. 48. Cowan was previously ranked No. 35 … Read more

Maple Leafs land 24th in Daily Faceoff’s NHL prospect pool ranking

We are just about a month away from preseason action, where fans will get a glimpse at future stars who will take the ice for a shot at cracking their team’s roster. With that in mind, what better time to look at the league’s talent pool heading into the 2025-26 season? On Thursday, Daily Faceoff’s … Read more

Daily Faceoff lists size, depth as Maple Leafs’ biggest prospect pool strength and weakness

The Toronto Maple Leafs head into the 2025-26 NHL season with one of the weaker prospect pools in the NHL, which isn’t ideal, however it is expected when you’re talking about a team that’s made the playoffs for nine years in a row. Our friends over at our sister site, Daily Faceoff, have been doing … Read more

Matthews, Nylander among eight Maple Leafs featured in Daily Faceoff’s Top 300 players for fantasy hockey

Matthews, Nylander among eight Maple Leafs featured in Daily Faceoff’s Top 300 players for fantasy hockey

Eight players on the Toronto Maple Leafs were featured in Daily Faceoff’s Top 300 NHL players for fantasy hockey ahead of the 2025-26 season. DFO’s Matt Larkin conducted the ranking based on how valuable a player is for fantasy hockey in terms of their abilities to fill up a considerable percentage of the stat sheet … Read more