The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped their seventh game in the last eight Thursday night, falling 3–2 in overtime to the Columbus Blue Jackets at home.

TSN's Darren Dreger and Chris Johnston revealed new deatails about Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews’ injury.

Until they start to turn things around on the ice or big changes are made off the ice, the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to be a major talking point around the NHL.

On defence, the Leafs are caught flat-footed often and are giving up too many odd-man rushes. On offence, the Leafs don’t forecheck with nearly the same ferocity and get slowed down in the neutral zone with relative ease. They’re not moving their feet, they’re getting beaten cleanly to pucks and look a step behind all over the ice.

Mike Babcock is an elite hockey coach, but apparently he can help the Toronto Maple Leafs improve in the kitchen too. The coach schooled his team on the process of making the best chocolate-chip cookie as part of their annual visit to The Hospital for Sick Children on Monday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t lose their depth overnight — they traded it away piece by piece, year after year, until the bottom of their roster was held together by PTOs and bargain-bin additions.

The 20-year-old appeared in his 13th game of the season with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night in an overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Entering the matchup, he was on a line with Scott Laughton and Steven Lorentz, though midway through the game, that changed.

Despite a tough season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, veteran John Tavares, at 35, continues to be a reliable force, maintaining a point-per-game pace. His team-friendly contract, valued at $4.38 million annually,