Toronto Maple Leafs stars Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were notably absent from Friday's optional skate following Thursday's 6–5 loss to the NHL-worst San Jose Sharks. Toronto rallied late against the Sharks,

Matthews and Marner played the most minutes among the Maple Leafs in their loss to San Jose on Thursday evening.

Former NHL assistant GM Steve Werier believes that Mitch Marner will leave the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency.

Anything can happen from any position in the playoffs, but the Toronto Maple Leafs need as favorable a matchup as they can get.

As the NHL playoffs approach, the Toronto Maple Leafs are at a crossroads that could impact their future. The focus is on Mitch Marner, whose contract situation has split the fanbase and raised several questions about the team’s long-term strategy.

According to NHL insider Nick Kypreos, the team will delay any contract offers to pending unrestricted free agents John Tavares and Steven Lorentz until they know whether they can re-sign Mitch Marner or need to replace him.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a three-way fight for first place in the Atlantic Division with 10 games left entering their road contest against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

The Leafs hatched a last-minute comeback to force overtime, only to lose in a shootout to the Sharks for the second time this season.

With Prokop and Haymes serving as the latest NCAA alums to sign on the dotted line with the Maple Leafs, it feels like a good time to look back at the club’s success rate of college signings by ranking the top-five biggest NCAA-to-Toronto success stories of the past decade: