Canucks, Oilers, Jets & Maple Leafs: Building for the Playoffs The Old Prof | February 2, 2024 Earlier this week, the Hockey Central Panel talked about what second-half success might look like for the Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. David Amber, Jamal…
Maple Leafs Need to Be Patient with Matthew Knies’ Development Nick Haydon | February 2, 2024 Let’s play a game. Guess who Toronto Maples Leafs captain John Tavares is talking about. “You see his ability to make a play, soft hands, poised with the puck. Obviously…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Nylander, Robertson & Woll The Old Prof | February 1, 2024 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & rumors, I’ll take a look at the upcoming All-Star Game competition. Second, I’ll comment upon a surprising element of Nick Robertson’s…
Maple Leafs’ 2024 Trade Deadline Strategy: No Move Is Best The Old Prof | February 1, 2024 After being one of the best regular-season teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference for the past few years, the Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in a battle for a wild-card…
Ranking the Maple Leafs’ Best Assets for the 2024 Trade Deadline Ben Fisher | February 1, 2024 As is the case ahead of seemingly every trade deadline, the rumour mill is buzzing and the Toronto Maple Leafs are in the middle of just about everything. Depending on…
Maple Leafs Should Capitalize on David Jiricek’s Unhappiness Peter Baracchini | February 1, 2024 Puck moving defenseman are becoming more and more prominent, as most teams seem to have a few where they’re getting a good amount of offense from the defense. The Toronto…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Hildeby, Petruzzelli, Hirvonen & More The Old Prof | January 31, 2024 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll use the downtime during the All-Star Break to catch fans up on some of the news about the American…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Maple Leafs, Senators, Canucks Jim Parsons | January 31, 2024 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the New York Rangers are reportedly open to moving Kaapo Kakko to free up cap space to make a big splash ahead of the NHL…
Maple Leafs’ Simon Benoit Worth Long-Term Contract Risk The Old Prof | January 31, 2024 When Simon Benoit was signed by Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Brad Treliving, he was brought in as blue-line insurance. Although he was given a chance to make the…
3 Trade Destinations for Maple Leafs’ Ilya Samsonov Spencer Lazary | January 31, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to be buyers of some sort during the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. The question is, though: how aggressive will they be? Well, when it…
A Really Early Prediction of John Tavares’ Next Contract Andrew Forbes | January 31, 2024 Say what you will about the timing of this prediction, but contract talks seem to be a focal point in any market in the NHL under the hard cap. This…
Maple Leafs’ Front Office Has to Start Addressing Weaknesses Michael Golden | January 31, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs made some noise in early July when they signed sought-after free agents like Tyler Bertuzzi and Max Domi. Most sportsbooks had them as a top two…