Was It Time for the Maple Leafs to Trade Nazem Kadri? The Old Prof | July 5, 2019 After 10 seasons, Nazem Kadri is gone. His letter, posted on Instagram, was touching. Part of his final words to Toronto Maple Leafs fans were: “Words cannot describe what this…
Ceci & Kerfoot Sign Extensions With Maple Leafs The Canadian Press | July 4, 2019 TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed two of their newest acquisitions to contract extensions. Defenceman Cody Ceci agreed to a one-year extension with an average annual value of US$4.5 million, while forward Alex Kerfoot was locked up for four…
Kadri Wouldn’t Change Maple Leafs Experience The Canadian Press | July 3, 2019 Nazem Kadri knew for a while he might get caught in the trade winds swirling around the salary cap-squeezed Maple Leafs. That doesn’t make his departure any easier. The veteran centre was dealt by Toronto to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday n…
Maple Leafs Trades & Rumors: Kadri, Barrie, Kerfoot, Zaitsev & Hainsey The Old Prof | July 2, 2019 Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas was good to his word. Although there were a number of surprises, Dubas’ stated plan of creating salary cap space to sign Mitch…
Maple Leafs Sign Spezza Josh Bell | July 1, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that they’ve signed veteran centre Jason Spezza to a one-year, $700,000 deal. Born in Toronto, the former Dallas Star will get to lace up…
Senators and Leafs Swap Ceci, Zaitsev Josh Bell | July 1, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and Michael Carcone to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Cody Ceci, Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk and a 2020 third-round…
Maple Leafs Sign Kapanen to Extension Kyle Gipe | June 22, 2019 Coming off the heels of the Patrick Marleau trade, TSN’s Bob McKenzie announced that the Toronto Maple Leafs and pending restricted free agent forward Kasperi Kapanen were close to agreeing…
Should the Red Wings Trade for Nikita Zaitsev? Jake Rivard | June 10, 2019 Last week, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev requested a trade from the Maple Leafs for personal reasons. General manager Kyle Dubas will be looking to move him sooner rather…
Maple Leafs Sign Ilya Mikheyev: Babcock’s Help Swings the Deal The Old Prof | May 7, 2019 For the second time in a week, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed a young KHL player to an entry-level contract. On May 6, the Leafs announced that they had signed…
Maple Leafs Sign Korshkov: Solution or Unknown? The Old Prof | May 2, 2019 As Kyle Dubas has noted, signing Mitch Marner is his No. 1 priority. However, it obviously isn’t the only thing he’s been thinking about. In one of the priorities further…
Maple Leafs Sign NCAA Defenceman Duszak Nathan Kanter | March 13, 2019 Small, fast, and skilled. Sound familiar? Yes, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas made a very Dubas-like signing on Wednesday, inking 5-foot-10 college free-agent defenceman Joseph Duszak to a…
Maple Leafs Offer Petan a New Chance The Old Prof | February 26, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs were pretty quiet on Feb. 25, the NHL trade deadline date. However, they did make one trade, picking up left winger Nic Petan from the Winnipeg…