Indeed, when the 35-year-old became the 49th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal plateau against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 29, there was very little reason to celebrate. Nor was he about to. Even with his milestone moment, the Maple Leafs were still trailing the Blue Jackets 6-2 in a game Toronto would end up losing 6-3.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to find a new home for David Kampf, the Edmonton Oilers could move a depth player or two to make room for returning veterans, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are in the market for a left-shot defenseman.

Former NHL coach Bruce Boudreau has suggested that Nazem Kadri could return to the Toronto Maple Leafs to strengthen their center position.

The Toronto Maple Leafs should make a trade to add some consistent goal-scoring ability and speed to their forward group.

After a double-digit dose of hockey on Tuesday night, we have a handful of NHL games on the docket for Wednesday night. The Utah Mammoth visit the Toronto Maple

“Many teams will come calling for Easton Cowan, which is a non-starter for now,” Kypreos wrote. According to Kypreos, the Maple Leafs are focused on landing a scoring winger who could slot into the top six. However, their limited pool of tradeable assets could certainly complicate any serious push.

Bobby McMann scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Monday as the Toronto Maple Leafs wiped out a three-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3. Pittsburgh led 3-0 after two periods before Toronto scored three goals in a span of 3:24 early in the third.

TORONTO — Easton Cowan’s time in the NHL is done for now. The rookie Maple Leafs winger was sent to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on Wednesday after 10 games to start the season.