Maple Leafs News and Rumours: Matthews’ Leadership, Knies’ Fire & More Grit Needed The Old Prof | August 20, 2025 For all the hype and high expectations surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs, the same questions keep circling back to leadership and whether this team has the right mix to overcome…
Rangers News & Rumors: Fox, Gavrikov, Boyko, Garand Jesse Courville-Lynch | August 18, 2025 The New York Rangers are hoping they can find a way to make it back to the playoffs after a disastrous 2024-25 campaign, and they have been filling out their…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Building, Battling & Breaking Through The Old Prof | August 17, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs enter the 2025-26 season with the same old questions and renewed expectations. Every summer brings a mix of excitement and frustration for fans—excitement because the talent…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Zombie DNA, Matthews as Leader & Roslovic The Old Prof | August 15, 2025 Being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan is a bit like living in a constant tug-of-war between optimism and skepticism. For the past few months, we’ve been told this is the…
Oilers News & Rumours: Cossa, McDavid, Augustine, 2026 Trade Deadline Plans Jesse Courville-Lynch | August 12, 2025 Edmonton Oilers fans have been through a ton of heartbreak over the past couple of seasons. They made it to the Stanley Cup Final for two straight seasons, but lost…
Flames News & Rumours: Andersson, Parekh & Grzelcyk Rupert McDonald | August 12, 2025 In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, Rasmus Andersson is denying that he told the Flames he was only willing to sign an extension with one team.…
4 Issues EA Sports Must Address in NHL 26 Andrew McGuinness | August 12, 2025 Last week, EA Sports gave hockey fans a rare taste of excitement in the desert of August. A smiling Matthew Tkachuk dons the cover of the NHL 26 video game…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Contender Status Falling, Kokkonen Leaves & Robertson’s Balanced Deal The Old Prof | August 12, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into the 2025–26 season with more questions than answers, and the biggest one centers on whether they’ve slipped out of the league’s top contender…
Stars Weekly: Bastian Signs, Robertson and Rantanen Praised, & Khudobin Retires Marc Sautter | August 11, 2025 Stars fans, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that there are still 60 days left until the Dallas Stars open their season against the Winnipeg…
NHL Rebuild Rankings: Which Teams Are Closest to Contention – 2025-26 Preseason Edition Mike Fink | August 11, 2025 When the Rebuild Rankings first began, a project following the 2023 Trade Deadline that has become one of the biggest pieces here at The Hockey Writers, there were two burning…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Big Questions, Bubble Players & New Fits The Old Prof | August 10, 2025 As the Toronto Maple Leafs gear up for the 2024–25 season, the questions keep piling up. Who’s going to step up? Can the team finally find that extra edge to…
Canucks News & Rumours: Pettersson Wants ‘Revenge’, Kravtsov Returns & Bjorck Shines Matthew Zator | August 8, 2025 In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumours, Vitali Kravtsov has returned to North America on a one-year deal after spending the last two seasons in the Kontinental Hockey…
