5 Reasons Maple Leafs’ Fans Are Smiling After Friday’s Win Over Oilers The Old Prof | January 23, 2021 What a surprise. When the NHL schedule maker put together the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers for a two-game series near the beginning of the 2020-21 season, most…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Tavares, Andersen, Marner & Brooks The Old Prof | January 23, 2021 John Tavares has started the season on a nice scoring streak. During Friday’s 4-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers, Tavares broke a 2-2 third-period tie with a power-play goal to…
Maple Leafs’ Adam Brooks Makes the Most of His Opportunity Kevin Armstrong | January 23, 2021 It wasn’t long after Adam Brooks arrived at the rink Friday morning that his day took a dramatic turn. The Toronto Maple Leafs ruled out Auston Matthews for the game…
Maple Leafs’ Keefe Coy About Lines With Matthews & Thornton Out [Video] Kevin Armstrong | January 22, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs are without two-thirds of the top-line for Friday’s rematch against the Edmonton Oilers. Auston Matthews left practise early yesterday and is listed as day-to-day. He will…
Maple Leafs Will Never Replace Joe Thornton in the Locker Room The Old Prof | January 22, 2021 Critics aside, Joe Thornton has been playing at a high level as part of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. He even scored his…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Penguins, Capitals, Maple Leafs, Oilers, More Jim Parsons | January 22, 2021 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is injury news on a few teams including the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers. Meanwhile, speculation is that the Pittsburgh Penguins are actively…
Maple Leafs: Matthews’ Cold Streak Stems From Larger Trends Chris Faria | January 22, 2021 When a player has two goals in five games, it’s not often that you can call it a cold streak. But considering that he’s the NHL’s best even-strength goal scorer…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Andersen, Thornton & Dud Game The Old Prof | January 21, 2021 For what was supposed to be a high-scoring game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers, it was a dud. The Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to a defensively-minded…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Flyers, Capitals, Bruins, Senators More Jim Parsons | January 21, 2021 In today’s NHL rumors rundown there is bad news for the Toronto Maple Leafs as it looks like Joe Thornton is going to miss some time with an injury. The…
Highly Anticipated Maple Leafs & Oilers Game Ends Up Underwhelming Kevin Armstrong | January 21, 2021 Boring. Underwhelming. Disconnected. Those are the words players and coaches used to describe the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 loss against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. This highly anticipated match-up was…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Stars, Panthers, More Jim Parsons | January 20, 2021 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is talk that the Florida Panthers are hoping the drama surrounding Keith Yandle’s near scratch from the lineup will act as a rallying cry.…
Keefe Changes His Mind: Maple Leafs’ Lehtonen Ready for Prime Time The Old Prof | January 20, 2021 When the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Mikko Lehtonen, the KHL’s leading defenseman for the 2019-20 season, the reaction of fans was two-fold. On one hand, many Maple Leafs fans –…