{"id":542843,"date":"2026-04-05T23:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/542843\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:01:20","slug":"kings-scott-laughton-expected-to-re-sign-with-toronto-maple-leafs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/542843\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings&#8217; Scott Laughton Expected To Re-Sign With Toronto Maple Leafs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEim71zcpezMgai-7vo_b3-Z8f9WUK1hrIS8RcmAClmrXchgXnjo0-05j8lNX1ZmiTKEDYm4avRJqSNv_A9P5npqnwZqFDVLEE2feaqEVeIvDyvfVdQtUZoFABoi62M8Dbg5ziu40TQa2Sm6DYCJ1jZkeFuqQ4Ow2eAFiN07ZCGm3DJqxg1eU6CQEAP_DGg\/s4343\/USATSI_28629746.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2895\" data-original-width=\"4343\" height=\"266\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28629746.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sounds like Scott Laughton&#8217;s stay in Los Angeles is going to be a short one.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings center was acquired ahead of the trade deadline from the Toronto Maple Leafs, and there&#8217;s been a ton of speculation that Laughton would be looking to re-join the Leafs once free agency opens July 1.<\/p>\n<p>Maple Leafs head coach spoke about Laughton&#8217;s future, which is a rare scene in the NHL to see another head coach talking about an opposing player re-joining this team in a couple of months. \u201cI could see it, for sure,\u201d Berube says. \u201cHe really liked it in Toronto. And he\u2019s from around there, too. So I think that was a bit of a dream for him to go back home and play. Yeah, I could see him going back there, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scott Laughton catching up with the boys \ud83e\udd79 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/84dwjHJSdi\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/84dwjHJSdi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leafs Papi (@LeafsPapi_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeafsPapi_\/status\/2040571611137409362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 4, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Laughton&#8217;s former teammate Steven Lorentz also chimed in recently with his thoughts on Laughton returning to Toronto:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019d be awesome. We would welcome him back with open arms. I know there\u2019s a lot of guys in this locker room who feel the same way. You win with guys like Scott. He\u2019s a glue guy. He plays a game the right way. He plays hard. And he\u2019s definitely got the skill, offensively and defensively, to be out there in all situations. So, yeah, a lot of Laughton fans over here still. It\u2019s sad we had to get rid of him. But he\u2019s a free agent, so we\u2019ll see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings came back to defeat the Maple Leafs 7-6 in a wild contest Saturday night. Laughton finished the night playing 15:06, winning 70% of his faceoffs and landing one hit. With Auston Matthews and John Tavares returning next season, and with Nic Roy already moved, the Leafs will certainly have interest in re-signing Laughton for their third-line center slot.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit:\u00a0\u00a9 Bob Frid-Imagn Images\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sounds like Scott Laughton&#8217;s stay in Los Angeles is going to be a short one. 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