Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 34 – Auston Matthews’ Top 10 Moments Peter Baracchini | August 29, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Flyers, Flames, Oilers, More Jim Parsons | August 28, 2019 In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is news regarding Jesse Puljujarvi heading out of Edmonton and back to Finland, and just what GM Ken Holland is looking for in a…
Maple Leafs Must Name Matthews or Tavares Captain Ryan Szporer | August 28, 2019 There may not be an NHL regulation that states the Toronto Maple Leafs must name a captain before the 2018-19 season. There is common sense though, with Auston Matthews and…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Gardiner, Marleau, Gilmour, Prospects The Old Prof | August 27, 2019 Another day went by without news regarding the Mitch Marner negotiations. That said, there are news items and a number of rumors seem to be floating around the Toronto Maple…
Has the Maple Leafs’ Defence Actually Improved? Chris Faria | August 27, 2019 Over the course of the summer, we’ve seen the Toronto Maple Leafs essentially overhaul their defence. The dynamic Tyson Barrie was acquired from the Colorado Avalanche alongside Alexander Kerfoot, while…
Maple Leafs’ 2019-20 Projected Lineup Peter Baracchini | August 26, 2019 Heading into this offseason, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas had a major challenge ahead. In order to be competitive and make it past the first-round in the Stanley…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Blues, Rangers, More Jim Parsons | August 26, 2019 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Edmonton Oilers and possible interest in center Riley Sheahan. There is also news out of Toronto where GM Kyle Dubas…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Penguins, Maple Leafs, More Jim Parsons | August 24, 2019 In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is news that the Pittsburgh Penguins might find it worthwhile sniffing around Jesse Puljujarvi out of Edmonton. Meanwhile, Elliotte Friedman reports buzz contrary to…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Training Camp, Ceci, Matthews The Old Prof | August 24, 2019 This post will not stress Mitch Marner’s on-going negotiations with the Toronto Maple Leafs. There’s more going on around the organization than Marner; and, in this post, I want to…
Cody Ceci Files Statement of Defence Against Lawsuit The Canadian Press | August 23, 2019 OTTAWA — Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Cody Ceci and his partner Jamie Thompson have filed a statement of defence against an $8.6-million lawsuit by a woman who was badly burned in an incident at Ceci’s home last year. In a document filed Tu…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Maple Leafs, Penguins, Oilers, More Jim Parsons | August 22, 2019 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Jared Spurgeon out of Minnesota, there is a report by Elliotte Friedman that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mitch Marner may…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marner, Switzerland, Russia & More The Old Prof | August 22, 2019 As I reported in my latest post, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mitch Marner saga took a new turn on Aug. 20 when the Marner camp leaked news that they…