In recognition of the 2025-26 National Hockey League season, we offer 26 Maple Leafs thoughts and takes as training camps across the league open this week.

We present these randomly and not necessarily in order of importance.

1. The Leafs’ Atlantic Division title run will end at one. Not only should the Florida Panthers be the favourite to win the Stanley Cup for the third year in a row (a feat not accomplished since the New York Islanders won four Cups from 1980 to 1983), we’re picking them to win the division. The Panthers’ experience and depth are unequalled. They return intact. The Leafs don’t have regular-season Mitch Marner anymore.

2. That’s not to say the Leafs will have trouble making the playoffs. There’s enough to fight for second or third in the division. After finishing fou

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