Highly Anticipated Maple Leafs & Oilers Game Ends Up Underwhelming Kevin Armstrong | January 21, 2021 Boring. Underwhelming. Disconnected. Those are the words players and coaches used to describe the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 loss against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. This highly anticipated match-up was…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Stars, Panthers, More Jim Parsons | January 20, 2021 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is talk that the Florida Panthers are hoping the drama surrounding Keith Yandle’s near scratch from the lineup will act as a rallying cry.…
Keefe Changes His Mind: Maple Leafs’ Lehtonen Ready for Prime Time The Old Prof | January 20, 2021 When the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Mikko Lehtonen, the KHL’s leading defenseman for the 2019-20 season, the reaction of fans was two-fold. On one hand, many Maple Leafs fans –…
Babcock Bombs as Former Leafs Coach Tries to Clarify Marner Drama Jim Parsons | January 19, 2021 Former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock and The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun sat down for a long talk. The topic of the conversation was Babcock’s reputation as a bench…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Andersen, Marner, Spezza & Robertson The Old Prof | January 19, 2021 Finally, the Toronto Maple Leafs got a strong game from goalie Frederik Andersen. Andersen stood up to almost everything the Jets threw at him to carry his team to a…
Maple Leafs’ Takeaways: Andersen’s Back, a New Marner and More D Andrew Forbes | January 19, 2021 Well, we’re four games into the 2020-21 NHL season and while their second game was one to forget, the Maple Leafs are 3-1-0 to start the year – coming up…
Maple Leafs Go Defense First in Win Against the Jets Kevin Armstrong | January 19, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs dressed seven defensemen on Monday night. Due to roster changes, including Nick Robertson’s injury, Toronto’s forward situation was not clear. Also, when you’re playing a team…
Maple Leafs Weekly: Goalie Controversy, Injuries, Waivers and More Kevin Armstrong | January 18, 2021 We saw a few different versions of the Toronto Maple Leafs over the first three games of the 2020-21 season. While the inconsistent play has caused a lot of panic…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Oilers, Jets, Bruins, Penguins, More Jim Parsons | January 18, 2021 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is news on the seriousness of Nick Robertson’s injury and how long the Toronto Maple Leafs will be without their young forward prospect. The…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Top-Line Romp, Campbell, Holl & Spezza The Old Prof | January 18, 2021 As quickly as they were down after the Toronto Maple Leafs played a stinker in their second game of the season and their first back-to-back against the Ottawa Senators on…
Joe Thornton’s First Maple Leafs’ Goal: Just a Little Trickery Out There The Old Prof | January 17, 2021 One of the surprising Toronto Maple Leafs’ signings of the offseason was to ink long-time NHL veteran Joe Thornton to an NHL league-minimum contract. Obviously, from the Maple Leafs’ perspective,…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Thornton, Marner & Robertson The Old Prof | January 17, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share some of the news from the team’s third game of the season – a 3-2 win over the…