Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Hyman, Lehtonen, Barabanov & Matthews The Old Prof | July 9, 2020 Last week the NHL and NHL Players’ Association NHLPA tentatively agreed to extend the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for another four years, which means it will run through the 2025-26…
Maple Leafs’ Mailbag: Questioning Defence, Draft Picks & Will Matthews Leave Andrew Forbes | July 8, 2020 The questions keep rolling in from fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs as their play-in series draws closer and, while they don’t all have to do with their matchup with…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Kessel, Marner, Matthews & Salary Cap The Old Prof | July 7, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I want to review Phil Kessel’s time with the team. I also want to share speculation about which Maple Leafs…
Maple Leafs Banter with Forbes & Baracchini: Top Storyline from 2019-20 Andrew Forbes | July 4, 2020 A shortened NHL season didn’t stop the Toronto Maple Leafs from creating a number of storylines as a team in 2019-20. From the firing of their coach, to the debut…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Free Agents, Bonuses, Pietrangelo & Ceci The Old Prof | July 2, 2020 This season’s NHL activities are very different. In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share some of those differences. As well, I’ll note some of the…
Auston Matthews’ Impact on the Hockey World…So Far Adam Reid | June 28, 2020 Through almost four NHL seasons, it did not take long for Auston Matthews to establish himself as one of the premier goal scorers in the NHL. The 22-year-old Toronto Maple…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: HHOF, Matthews, Liljegren & Carter The Old Prof | June 25, 2020 Yesterday was a feel-good hockey day for me. The Hockey Hall of Fame announced the players who would be enshrined in 2020 and Jarome Iginla was a walk. Iginla is…
5 Best US National Team Development Program Graduates Aidan Battley | June 22, 2020 The United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) was formed in 1996 by the U.S. Hockey Federation as a way to identify top players under the age of 18 and centralize their training in…
The Implications of Auston Matthews’ COVID-19 Diagnosis The Old Prof | June 20, 2020 Yesterday, the Toronto Maple Leafs world was hit hard by the report that Auston Matthews, one of the team’s biggest stars, had become infected by COVID-19 as a result of…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Canucks, Blues, Lightning, Oilers, More Jim Parsons | June 20, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news developing around as many as 11 players testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. What does that mean for camps and why has…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: New Normal, Matthews, Liljegren & Dermott The Old Prof | June 8, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I want to help fans stay more up-to-date on what’s happening within the organization and throughout the NHL that might…
Maple Leafs Should Play Robertson with Matthews The Old Prof | June 3, 2020 In a conference call on Wednesday, May 27, Toronto Maple Leafs team president Brendan Shanahan, general manager Kyle Dubas, and team captain John Tavares updated the NHL’s Return to Play…
