Maple Leafs’ Best Free Agent Goalie Options The Old Prof | June 23, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs face a pivotal decision this offseason: selecting the right goaltender to solidify their lineup. With several Unrestricted Free Agents (UFAs) available, the choices are plentiful but…
Joseph Woll Should Get the Maple Leafs Starting Job The Old Prof | June 21, 2024 After we argued that Joseph Woll has earned the right to compete for the number one goaltending position with the Toronto Maple Leafs, several readers responded that we were delusional,…
Maple Leafs Need to Fix Goaltending to Be Serious Cup Contenders Karine Hains | May 19, 2024 Amid Auston Matthews and William Nylander missing games in the playoffs, not much has been said about the health of the goaltending tandem. A healthy goaltender is both physically and…
Maple Leafs Made a Mistake Letting Frederik Andersen Go Rupert McDonald | May 9, 2024 There are too many reasons to count as to why the Toronto Maple Leafs continue to frustrate their fan base year after year. Some seasons the main focus has been…
NHL Insider Sees Maple Leafs Targeting 2 Veteran Goalies Spencer Lazary | May 9, 2024 In the latest episode of the Chris Johnston Show, Chris Johnston and Julian McKenzie discussed the Toronto Maple Leafs after another first-round exit at the hands of the Boston Bruins. When…
Ranking the Maple Leafs’ Best Goalies Since 1990 The Old Prof | May 9, 2024 I’ve enjoyed the past five years as I’ve covered the Toronto Maple Leafs. As many readers know, I come to writing about hockey from my history of being a teacher,…
Will Ilya Samsonov Be a Maple Leaf Next Season? The Old Prof | May 6, 2024 Many Toronto Maple Leafs fans blinked when they heard Joseph Woll would not be their team’s starting goalie for Game 7 of the playoffs against the Boston Bruins. After relieving…
Maple Leafs’ Playoff Hopes Rest on St. Louisan Woll Stephen Ground | May 2, 2024 It’s safe to say that almost no one in the Greater Toronto Area has ever heard of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. The sleepy St. Louis suburb of 12,000 residents rarely makes…
Maple Leafs’ Playoffs Struggles Can’t Be All Blamed on Goaltending Karine Hains | April 28, 2024 When Sheldon Keefe realized his Maple Leafs had to face the Boston Bruins in the first round once again, he might have had nightmares. To say the Boston outfit is…
Matt Murray’s Journey From Surgery to the Toronto Marlies Goalie The Old Prof | April 13, 2024 For Toronto Maple Leafs fans, Matt Murray‘s name has seemed like a ghost from the past. That ghost showed up in the news today when it was announced that he…
Maple Leafs’ Goaltending Future Might Just Be Dennis Hildeby The Old Prof | April 11, 2024 Earlier in the season, goalie prospect Dennis Hildeby received his first call-up to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He accompanied the team during a road trip through California. He watched but…
3 What-if Maple Leafs Goaltending Scenarios The Old Prof | March 21, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ goalie situation this season has been tumultuous. Initially, the plan seemed to revolve around duelling goalies. Ilya Samsonov would be 1A, and Joseph Woll would be groomed…