Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Skinner, Quillan, McMann & Trade Deadline Buzz The Old Prof | February 18, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs are in one of those stretches where the season suddenly feels complicated. Injuries are piling up, scoring depth is getting tested, and the trade deadline looms…
Maple Leafs & Kings Could Emerge as Trade Partners After Fiala’s Injury Peter Baracchini | February 17, 2026 Previously, I wrote about how the Toronto Maple Leafs could look to gain an asset in Warren Foegele with the Los Angeles Kings. Especially, in the event that forward Bobby…
How the Maple Leafs’ Shanaplan Went Off the Rails The Old Prof | February 17, 2026 For years, fans in Toronto rolled their eyes at the idea of a grand “Shanaplan.” It became a punchline whenever the Toronto Maple Leafs stumbled in the first round or…
Olympic Criticisms Eerily Familiar for Auston Matthews Andrew Forbes | February 17, 2026 The round robin is done on the men’s side of Olympic hockey competition in Italy and the United States might not have finished first overall, but they did close it…
Who’s Eyeing Simon Benoit? Trade Rumors Heating Up Jim Parsons | February 17, 2026 As the Olympic break gets closer to ending and teams start making real plans ahead of the NHL trade deadline, assume the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to be in…
Lamoriello vs. Dubas: Who Really Made the Better Free-Agent Signing? The Old Prof | February 17, 2026 I always appreciate when readers leave comments at the end of a post. I learn a lot from them, and I almost never push back. Yesterday, though, I wrote about…
NHL Rumors: Contender Eyeing McMann, Benoit Interest, Bruins Like Faulk Jim Parsons | February 17, 2026 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs could be weighing major decisions on Simon Benoit, the Colorado Avalanche are being linked to forward help from Toronto, and the…
Ranking the Toronto Maple Leafs Captains Since 1967 Ben Fisher | February 17, 2026 In Aug. 2024, Auston Matthews officially became the 26th captain in the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs franchise, assuming the ‘C’ from John Tavares as part of a long-planned…
Reports Link Maple Leafs’ Rielly to Sharks Spencer Lazary | February 16, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs have some big decisions to make over the next few weeks leading up to the March 6 NHL Trade Deadline. One of the biggest decisions they…
4 NHL Trades That Set Up Successful Rebuilds Mike Fink | February 16, 2026 The trade deadline and trades overall benefit the team that acquires the best player in the deal. At least that’s the common thought behind most deals in what is known…
NHL Rumors: Oilers Going Defense, Blackhawks Hold, Fiala Replacement Jim Parsons | February 16, 2026 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers are reportedly pivoting, yet again. Meanwhile, could the Los Angeles Kings look for a replacement on the trade market with Kevin Fiala…
Oilers’ Primary Target from Maple Leafs Feels Like a Misprint Jim Parsons | February 15, 2026 There are so many reports linking the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers in trade talks that one has to assume where there is smoke, there is fire. Barring a…