With Mitch Marner’s contract situation unresolved, the Toronto Maple Leafs may have a contingency plan in place. According to NHL insider Nick Kypreos, the Leafs are considering targeting Mikko Rantanen as a potential Marner replacement if the winger leaves in free agency.

Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net score after Nathan MacKinnon knocked in the go-ahead goal with 4:15 remaining and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 .

We have a marquee clash between the Colorado Avalanche and the Toronto Maple Leafs at Ball Arena tonight. The Buds' power play has been on fire lately and has a great track record of success at Ball Arena,

Nick Kypreos said that the Toronto Maple Leafs made a big offer to the Carolina Hurricanes for Mikko Rantanen, then pivoted to Scott Laughton and Brandon Carlo when the Hurricanes rejected. Kypreos: “I wrote an article for the Toronto Star a week ago linking Toronto Maple Leafs to Rantanen,

Before losing Mikko Rantanen at the trade deadline, the Carolina Hurricanes reportedly looked at adding Mitch Marner. The Hurricanes "initially asked for" Marner when discussing a potential Rantanen trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs,

The Kings and Maple Leafs talked to the Hurricanes about Mikko Rantanen. Maple Leafs News: David Pagnotta in the Fourth Period said that the Carolina Hurricanes asked the Toronto

Valeri Nichushkin had three goals for his first career regular-season hat trick, Nathan MacKinnon had two goals to reach 100 points for the season, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied in the third period to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 in Denver on Saturday night.

MacKinnon scores 2, Nelson, Coyle each gets assist in debut for Colorado; Matthews pushes point streak to 12 in loss

NHL rumors were running wild approaching the trade deadline. Without a doubt, the 2025 NHL trade deadline had surprises, and it also displayed how strong teams became stronger. The Dallas Stars came away with the prize,