Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Foligno, Stepan, Matthews & Bure The Old Prof | September 5, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’m going to look back briefly to consider why the Maple Leafs were so interested in Nick Foligno two trade…
Maple Leafs Commentary: TJ Brodie, Great “Wrong Side” D-Man The Old Prof | September 5, 2022 Before Thomas James Brodie became a Toronto Maple Leafs’ player, we knew two things about him. First, he was Mark Giordano’s defensive partner when Giordano, at the ripe old age…
Dubas & Lamoriello Enter New Season With One Last Chance Mark Scheig | September 5, 2022 Entering the 2022-23 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders each have the same goal. That goal is to win the Stanley Cup. Anything less than that is…
Maple Leafs Commentary: Morgan Rielly, Better than Fans Think The Old Prof | September 4, 2022 Now that we have completed our player reviews of the returning forwards on the Toronto Maple Leafs, we will be turning our attention to the returning defensemen, starting with Morgan…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Bunting, Aube-Kubel & Samsonov The Old Prof | September 3, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll focus on the Michael Bunting effect. Yesterday, I noted in a post that a new catchphrase/question had emerged from…
3 Teams With Most to Lose in 2022-23 Season Mark Scheig | September 3, 2022 Another summer has come and gone. With that, it’s time to turn our full attention to the 2022-23 NHL season. There are no shortage of storylines. We are beginning our…
Maple Leafs Commentary: Time’s Up for Simmonds & Clifford? The Old Prof | September 3, 2022 This is our ninth and 10th Toronto Maple Leafs’ player review. Thus far, we’ve reviewed Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Michael Bunting, William Nylander, John Tavares, Alex Kerfoot, Pierre Engvall, and yesterday…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Dubas’ Quinella, Babcock & Bunting The Old Prof | September 2, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at general manager Kyle Dubas’ gamble on the two goalies he brought to the team –…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Oilers, Maple Leafs, Rangers Jim Parsons | September 2, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is talk that the Montreal Canadiens and Kirby Dach might be getting closer to finding common ground on a contract extension. What is the…
Maple Leafs Commentary: David Kampf, King of Shutdown Hockey The Old Prof | September 2, 2022 This is our eighth Toronto Maple Leafs’ player review. Thus far, we’ve reviewed Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Michael Bunting, William Nylander, John Tavares, Alex Kerfoot, and Pierre Engvall. Today, we’ll look at…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Aube-Kubel, Thornton & Clark The Old Prof | September 1, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at Nicolas Aube-Kubel’s unique celebration of his Stanley Cup victory with the Colorado Avalanche. Second, I’ll…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Nylander, the Senators & Milano The Old Prof | August 31, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at part of the other side of William Nylander. He’s a hard worker in practice and…