Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Sandin, Nylander, Kerfoot & Spezza The Old Prof | August 29, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll remind fans that the Maple Leafs are not the only team who has unsigned RFAs. Second, in that same…
Maple Leafs Commentary: Kyle Dubas’ Evolving Strategy The Old Prof | August 1, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs’ General Manager Kyle Dubas has taken plenty of flack from fans and some media about his supposed tactic of doing the same thing over and over again…
Maple Leafs’ Forwards Ranked for 2022 Postseason Play The Old Prof | July 1, 2022 Our Toronto Maple Leafs forwards rankings for the regular season included the top twelve forwards. We also tracked the numbers for Colin Blackwell and Kyle Clifford as the 13th and…
Maple Leafs’ Commentary: Would P.K. Subban Be a Good Fit? The Old Prof | June 27, 2022 As readers of our posts know, sometimes Stan Smith and I collaborate to produce co-authored pieces. Although Stan and I often are on the same page, sometimes we disagree. Specifically,…
Maple Leafs’ Forwards Ranked for Offensive Play – 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 20, 2022 We previously wrote four articles ranking the play of the Maple Leafs’ defensemen in offense and defense during the regular season and playoffs. Now we turn our attention toward the forwards. …
Jason Spezza Retires a Maple Leaf, Remains a Senators’ Legend Devin Milks-Wendt | June 3, 2022 A number of kids who grew up local to Canada’s capital city have something of a shared memory. Maybe a Friday or a Saturday night, just shortly after 10:00PM. Their…
Is It Time for Maple Leafs’ Wayne Simmonds to Hang Up His Skates? The Old Prof | June 2, 2022 By now every Toronto Maple Leafs’ fan knows about Jason Spezza retiring and being rehired by Kyle Dubas in the front office. We reported recently about Spezza’s legacy with the…
Maple Leafs Fans Could See Jason Spezza On the Ice Again The Old Prof | June 1, 2022 We recently wrote about a couple of ways the Toronto Maple Leafs can maximize their player’s effectiveness by thinking out of the box. In that post, we noted that if…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Draft Picks, Spezza’s Ethos & Ethan Bear The Old Prof | May 31, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I want to share some of the news that’s emerging from the team. First, after last night’s round-two deciding game…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Barry Trotz Coaching Update Jim Parsons | May 31, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is an update on the rumors the Edmonton Oilers had COVID issues to deal with. Meanwhile, is there any news on Barry Trotz and…
Maple Leafs’ Jason Spezza Continues Legacy in Retirement The Old Prof | May 31, 2022 We were in the middle of writing a piece that asked the question, should the Toronto Maple Leafs bring back Jason Spezza when the man himself made us return to…
Maple Leafs’ Commentary: Spezza Was My Favorite Maple Leafs’ Player The Old Prof | May 30, 2022 Today, it was reported that Jason Spezza had retired as an NHL player and would be moving into the Toronto Maple Leafs’ front office to work alongside general manager Kyle…