Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Reaves, Stolarz, McCabe & Akhtyamov The Old Prof | April 20, 2025 For the first time in 21 years, the Battle of Ontario returns to the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of…
The Senators Will Win the Series Against the Maple Leafs If… Dayton Reimer | April 19, 2025 The Battle of Ontario is one of the most storied rivalries in the NHL. Although it lacks the history of the Battle of Alberta between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Ullmark vs. Stolarz, Reaves & Avoiding Collapse The Old Prof | April 19, 2025 Tomorrow night, the Toronto Maple Leafs open their postseason against their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators, in what promises to be a hard-hitting, emotionally charged series. Some Maple Leafs players…
Maple Leafs Can Apply Joseph Woll’s Style of Inspired Hockey in the Playoffs The Old Prof | April 19, 2025 If you read my post yesterday, you’ll know how impressed I was with how the Toronto Maple Leafs played in Game 82 — and for good reason. Maybe I read…
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 Predictions Jacob Billington | April 19, 2025 The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and Round 1 is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on the first-round matchups and cast their…
NHL on ESPN Crew Reveal Teams Under Most Pressure in 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Mark Scheig | April 19, 2025 The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway on Saturday night. With 16 teams hopeful they can make a serious run at winning a championship, only one will win the right…
Maple Leafs Will Win Series Against Senators If… Peter Baracchini | April 19, 2025 The 2024-25 season has come to an end and the Toronto Maple Leafs have won the Atlantic Division title. With the regular season done, a number of milestones completed in…
Daring to Read Too Much Into Maple Leafs Last Game of the Season The Old Prof | April 18, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t need to win Game 82. The standings were settled. The stars were mostly resting. If there was ever a time to coast, this was it.…
NHL Wild Card Teams Most Likely to Pull Off an Upset in the First Round Mike Fink | April 18, 2025 Last season saw anything but a typical first round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All the favorites, or every higher seed except for the Winnipeg Jets, won their matchups in…
Revisiting the Maple Leafs’ Playoff Dominance of the Ottawa Senators in the Battle of Ontario Ben Fisher | April 18, 2025 With a new generation of the Battle of Ontario set to get underway, fans understand that there is little that connects the current Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators with…
Maple Leafs vs. Senators 2025 Playoff Series Preview Spencer Lazary | April 18, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ first-round series is set. They will be playing their Ontario rival, the Ottawa Senators, in the newest instalment of the Battle of Ontario in the playoffs.…
2025 NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Teams: Who’s Hot & Who’s Not Alex Chauvancy | April 18, 2025 To conclude our mini-series assessing the NHL’s 16 playoff teams, let’s wrap up with the Eastern Conference. The East does not look like as much of a gauntlet as the…