Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Kerfoot, Tavares & Mikheyev The Old Prof | January 3, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll share recent news items about different players on the team. In this post, I’ll look at Auston Matthews’ great…
Trades the Maple Leafs Might Make to Fit in Campbell’s Next Contract Jim Parsons | December 31, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to be hard-pressed to keep all of their players and re-sign goaltender Jack Campbell. Campbell is having an incredible season, is a pending UFA…
3 Maple Leafs Salary-Cap Sacrifices for the 2022-23 Season The Old Prof | December 22, 2021 We recently wrote about three players we thought would most likely not be returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs next season. While the NHL is on a COVID-19-enforced Christmas break,…
Maple Leafs Should Throw Their Name Into the Chychrun Sweepstakes Peter Baracchini | December 21, 2021 When it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs, they appear to be the most complete team that we’ve seen in quite some time. The stars are producing, they’re getting great…
4 Maple Leafs Plus/Minus Surprises The Old Prof | November 18, 2021 In the NHL, a plus/minus (+/-) is used to show how often a player is on the ice when a goal is scored for his team versus against his team.…
Maple Leafs’ Kerfoot Finding Consistency in Utility Role Alex Hobson | November 16, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL as of late, bringing their fans out of a panic after they had a less-than-stellar start…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Two Blips, Woll, Kampf & Rielly The Old Prof | November 14, 2021 Given the state of the two franchises over the past two seasons, when Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans looked at this game on the calendar they probably would have circled it…
Maple Leafs Can Benefit from Mikheyev Injury Kevin Armstrong | October 10, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Ilya Mikheyev is likely headed for the longer-term injury reserve list. The 27-year-old fell awkwardly, landing on his hand in the final preseason game. The Leafs…
Maple Leafs’ Early Roster Observations The Old Prof | September 25, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs are well into their training camp now. And, the media is attending. As a result, Maple Leafs’ fans are getting regular updates on what’s going on. …
Maple Leafs’ Kerfoot Can Replace Hyman’s Offensive Contributions The Old Prof | September 8, 2021 In recent articles we’ve discussed the Toronto Maple Leafs’ acquisitions of both Nick Ritchie and Michael Bunting. Specifically, we’ve suggested that the organization’s hope is that one of them might…
3 Reasons the Kraken Will Take McCann From the Maple Leafs The Old Prof | July 20, 2021 Neither general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs Kyle Dubas nor the Seattle Kraken’s general manager Ron Francis works in a vacuum. It would be naive to think these two…
Penguins and Maple Leafs Could Make Another Trade This Offseason Panagiotis Mavridis | July 20, 2021 We recently saw the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs strike a deal that sent Jared McCann away in exchange for prospect Filip Hallander and a 2023 seventh-round draft selection.…