NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Golden Knights, More Jim Parsons | December 18, 2018 In today’s rumor rundown, there is news on the Maple Leafs and their talks with defenseman Jake Gardiner, how they view the rental market prior to the trade deadline while…
Babcock’s “Ontario Guys” Evolution: Is Don Cherry Right? The Old Prof | December 18, 2018 When Don Cherry talks, people listen. Not everyone agrees, but Cherry has a platform as large as his life. And, bombastic as I sometimes find him, I do tune in…
Zaitsev & Ozhiganov: The Maple Leafs “Quiet” Russians The Old Prof | December 17, 2018 In my Dec. 8, 2018, post, I reviewed and graded the Toronto Maple Leafs’ defensemen (and goalies). In that post, I commented that I hadn’t really noticed either Nikita Zaitsev…
Maple Leafs Simply Didn’t Deserve to Beat the Panthers The Old Prof | December 16, 2018 Today’s review of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ game against the Florida Panthers will be short and simple. From what I saw, the Maple Leafs played down to their opponent. They…
Is Matthews the Best Maple Leafs’ Center Ever? The Old Prof | December 16, 2018 On March 14, 2017, on the 35th anniversary of Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, The Hockey Writers’ Andrew Forbes wrote a thoughtful…
Panthers Overcome Maple Leafs on Barkov Hat Trick The Canadian Press | December 16, 2018 SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov scored at 3:24 of overtime to complete his first NHL hat trick and give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Barkov slipped the puck past goalie Frederik Andersen from the …
Lightning Stone the Maple Leafs: Who Was That Masked Man? The Old Prof | December 14, 2018 It would be overstating it to say this was the game of the year in the Atlantic Division, but it was pretty important. The game pitted the #1 Tampa Bay…
Should the Maple Leafs Trade Mitch Marner? Not Even for Sidney Crosby The Old Prof | December 14, 2018 In Jim Parsons’ recent post titled “NHL Rumor Shootdown: Nugent-Hopkins, Marner Moves Unlikely”, Parsons wisely puts the kibosh on recent rumors attributed to Paul Gackle that suggest that the Toronto…
Lightning vs. Maple Leafs: Which Team’s Top Six Is Better? The Old Prof | December 13, 2018 The big game is coming. On December 13, the first place Tampa Bay Lightning (24-7-1) play the second-place Toronto Maple Leafs (21-9-1) in Florida. No matter what happens, the Lightning…
NHL Rumor Shootdown: Nugent-Hopkins, Marner Moves Unlikely Jim Parsons | December 12, 2018 On an almost daily basis, the Rumor Rundown looks at the biggest rumors in the NHL. Gathering buzz from some of the media’s most trusted sources, the idea behind the series…
Maple Leafs Win: What Finally Went Right? The Old Prof | December 12, 2018 Last week, one reader commented that the Toronto Maple Leafs never win games when the other team has a Staal brother playing. Perhaps it’s that simple – because last night…
Maple Leafs Drown Hurricanes – Rielly With the Winner The Canadian Press | December 12, 2018 RALEIGH, N.C. — William Nylander had two assists and Morgan Rielly scored the go-ahead goal to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. The assists were the first points of the season for Nylander, who misse…