Maple Leafs Will Miss Jason Spezza’s Loyalty The Old Prof | June 2, 2023 Yesterday, Brad Treliving was named to be the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also yesterday, Kyle Dubas was announced as the President of Hockey Operations with the…
Penguins Hiring Dubas Answers Questions for Maple Leafs The Old Prof | June 1, 2023 Earlier this morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that Kyle Dubas had been named President of Hockey Operations. Dubas becomes just the second person to hold this position in the history…
Ex-Maple Leafs’ GM Dubas: Symbol of Hockey’s Generation Gap The Old Prof | May 30, 2023 Kyle Dubas, the now former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has surprisingly emerged as a polarizing figure in the hockey world. His actions, decisions, and unique approach have…
Toronto Maple Leafs Don’t Need a General Manager The Old Prof | May 29, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs are in limbo right now. It has been a long ten days since Maple Leafs’ president Brendan Shanahan announced that the team would not be renewing…
Maple Leafs’ New GM Needs Craig Conroy’s Tough Approach Andrew Forbes | May 29, 2023 It may come as a tall task for whoever takes the job, but the Toronto Maple Leafs will in fact need a new general manager with some serious ‘bite’ as…
Maple Leafs’ Shanahan Needs to Right the Ship for His Job’s Sake The Old Prof | May 26, 2023 A lot has been made in the media recently about the behind-the-scenes discourse between Toronto Maple Leafs’ president Brendan Shanahan and his recently departed general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas. Shanahan…
Complexities of the Maple Leafs Signing Matthews to an Extension The Old Prof | May 25, 2023 Auston Matthews is simply Auston Matthews. There’s really no one like him. He’s a generational star, and those kinds of players come around only, well, every generation. The Toronto Maple…
Kyle Dubas Deserved Better From Maple Leafs During GM Tenure Alex Hobson | May 25, 2023 It finally happened, and the world around the Toronto Maple Leafs is on fire now because of it. On May 19, 2023, Maple Leafs president of hockey operations Brendan Shanahan…
Aspiring Leafs GMs Will Have to Sidestep Shanahan’s One Rule Jim Parsons | May 25, 2023 As per NHL insider Andy Strickland, ‘Sounds like the Toronto job is Brad Treliving’s to lose.” It’s an interesting choice of words because it suggests there’s something Brad Treliving could…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Treliving, Liljegren, Sandin & “Bob” The Old Prof | May 24, 2023 Enough of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ drama for a day. In this edition of Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at team president Brendan Shanahan’s talk with…
Maple Leafs Fans Sound Off on the Shanahan and Dubas’ Drama The Old Prof | May 23, 2023 In NHL hockey, sometimes things happen quickly. Over the past week or so with the Toronto Maple Leafs, one day it looked like general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas was about…
Matthews Message to Insider Adds to Maple Leafs Offseason Issues Andrew Forbes | May 23, 2023 The Agatha Christie inspired offseason for the Toronto Maple Leafs has once again taken another turn after the parting of ways between Kyle Dubas and the Maple Leafs and the…