Toronto Maple Leafs 2023-24 Report Card: Auston Matthews JP Gambatese | May 24, 2024 Auston Matthews‘ 2022-23 season was, relative to previous seasons, somewhat disappointing. He “only” scored 40 goals and 85 points, which, although in the upper echelons of the league’s production numbers,…
John Tavares Needs to Remain Maple Leafs Captain in 2024-25 The Old Prof | May 23, 2024 In a recent post titled “Do the Maple Leafs Need to Make a Captain Change?” by my colleague Karine Hains, she expressed her belief that it might be time for…
Do the Maple Leafs Need to Make a Captain Change? Karine Hains | May 21, 2024 Once again, the Toronto Maple Leafs have fallen short of expectations. This time around, there was no “We need to try again” speech. The Maple Leafs’ front office now knows…
Best NHL Player From Each U.S. State Ryan Gagne | May 18, 2024 Hockey remains fourth among the major sports behind football, basketball, and baseball in the United States, but it has grown nationwide over the past few decades. George “Gerry” Peirce Geran,…
Stars’ Wyatt Johnston Is the Next Auston Matthews Mike Fink | May 15, 2024 On the eve of his 21st birthday, Wyatt Johnston scored two goals in a 5-1 Game 4 victory for the Dallas Stars. Both goals epitomized how he’s been making an…
Maple Leafs’ Boring, Risk-Adverse Hockey Cost Them Playoff Series The Old Prof | May 11, 2024 In a recent article for The Athletic, analytics expert Dom Luszczyszyn delivers a critical analysis of the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ playoff performance, highlighting a concerning trend that has plagued the…
John Tavares’ Future as Maple Leafs’ Captain The Old Prof | May 11, 2024 In a recent discussion between Luke Fox, Nick Kypreos, and Justin Bourne, John Tavares‘ captaincy with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the last year of his contract rose to the…
Auston Matthews’ Ted Lindsay Nomination Outweighs Hart Trophy Snub Corey Abbott | May 9, 2024 Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs did not make the cut for the Hart Memorial Trophy on Tuesday (May 7) but was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay…
MacKinnon, Matthews & Kucherov Named Ted Lindsay Award Finalists Jim Bay | May 8, 2024 On Wednesday, Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, and Auston Matthews were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award. The Ted Lindsay Award (formerly the Lester B. Pearson Award) is presented annually…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Reflections, What Ifs & Changes The Old Prof | May 7, 2024 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, we’ll take one more – and perhaps final – look at some critical moments during the team’s first-round loss to…
Matthews Gives Leaf Fans Some Details About Missing Games 5 & 6 Karine Hains | May 6, 2024 Once again, the battle between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins in the first round of the Playoffs didn’t disappoint, well aside from Leafs’ players, fans, and staff.…
The Maple Leafs Future After Game 7 Loss The Old Prof | May 6, 2024 From his hotel room after Game 7 in Boston, Nick Kypreos joined Sportsnet Central to provide a detailed breakdown of the playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the…