There's always pressure on the Toronto Maple Leafs, but that has only been amplified thanks to a lackluster start this season. The Maple Leafs are trending in the wrong direction as the Eastern Conference looks as competitive as it's been in a long time.

The trade winds are finally starting to blow across the NHL. With one week to go until American Thanksgiving, general managers have seen enough action to determine whether their roster needs a shake-up.

BOSTON -- David Pastrnak scored his 400th and 401st NHL goals, helping the Boston Bruins win their seventh straight game by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 at TD Garden on Tuesday.

If the outlook for this season is murky, the long-term plan is even murkier. After all, the Maple Leafs are driven by a core of in-their-prime forwards (Matthews is 28, Nylander is 29), supported by experienced veterans (John Tavares is 35, the average age of the top-six defence corps is 31). Quite simply, they are built to win now.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are hurting for players after they have been decimated by injuries over the last few weeks. As of right now, they have seven of their NHL regulars on the injury list and have had to call up players from the American Hockey League.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a frustrating predicament after their captain Auston Matthews landed himself on the dreaded injured reserve. During the Maple Leafs' matchup against the Boston Bruins, Matthews went down and is now recovering from a lower-body injury.

Today, we talk to defenceman Ben Danford of the Brantford Bulldogs and Toronto Marlies defenceman Henry Thrun. Regarded as one of the top defensive defencemen in the Ontario Hockey League, Danford has several items on his to-do list in 2025-26, some three weeks after the Bulldogs acquired him from the Oshawa Generals.

Oilers make line changes in seach of better effort, Maple Leafs injuries and job security, plus the Canadiens looking for trades.