Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Red Kelly, Matthews, KHL News, Babcock The Old Prof | May 3, 2019 It’s been a busy week for the Toronto Maple Leafs in terms of news and rumors. There’s also been some sad news, as former Maple Leafs coach and Hall of…
Maple Leafs Top 4 Playoff Contributors The Old Prof | April 21, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs are in an unfamiliar spot. They have a three-games-to-two-games advantage and a chance to close out the Boston Bruins in Sunday’s Game 6 on home ice.…
Maple Leafs & Matthews Looking for Redemption in Rematch With Bruins The Canadian Press | April 9, 2019 TORONTO — Leaning on his stick at the conclusion of practice, Auston Matthews did all the listening in a one-way, one-on-one exchange with Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock. “Do you think I’m going to tell you?” Matthews responded…
Tavares & Matthews: Can Centre Duo Score 50 in Same Season? Joe Felice | April 1, 2019 In the history of the NHL, there have been 194 times a player has scored 50-goals in a season. The feat was achieved by 91 different players. Mike Bossy and…
Matthews’ First 100 Goals – What the Stats Say Nathan Kanter | February 17, 2019 There is one major reason Mitch Marner will not end up making Auston Matthews’ money on his next contract: goals. This is not a knock on Marner. He is a…
Grading the Maple Leafs’ Forwards The Old Prof | February 14, 2019 On Dec. 5, with the season one-third completed, I offered my first set of grades for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ players. Now, with the regular season officially two-thirds completed (after…
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Agenda The Old Prof | February 10, 2019 In my post yesterday, I speculated about different ways the Toronto Maple Leafs might free up needed salary cap space for next season. But there’s more on the team’s agenda…
THW Podcast – Ep 10: Matthews News & One-on-One w/ Guest Lowetide Jim Parsons | February 7, 2019 On the tenth episode of The Hockey Writers Podcast, we’ll visit again with Brandon Share-Cohen to cover the news around the NHL including the big signing by the Toronto Maple…
Solid Deal for Maple Leafs and for Matthews The Old Prof | February 6, 2019 Unlike William Nylander, Auston Matthews’ signing was announced without much drama. On Tuesday, it was announced that the Toronto Maple Leafs signed their young superstar centre to a five-year contract…
NHL News & Notes: Matthews, Edler & More Brandon Share-Cohen | February 5, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, Auston Matthews has signed a new contract, Alex Edler was taken off the ice in a stretcher and Oscar Klefbom has been activated off of…
NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Matthews, Oilers, Panthers, More Jim Parsons | February 5, 2019 In our second installment of the rumor rundown for Tuesday, there are rumors about Ilya Kovalchuk’s willingness to accept a trade out of LA and the Jets unwillingness to move…
Matthews Signs Contract Extension With Maple Leafs Brandon Share-Cohen | February 5, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Auston Matthews to a five-year contract extension worth $58.17 million, the team announced Tuesday. The deal carries an annual cap hit of $11.634…
