Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Samsonov, Matthews, Nylander & Bunting The Old Prof | January 4, 2023 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at some of the player news from an up-and-down game last night. After the solid team…
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews: Scoring Less on Purpose? The Old Prof | January 3, 2023 Is Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews having a better season or a worse season than he did in 2021-22, or are other things going on for Matthews and his…
Maple Leafs 2022 in Review: Top-5 Players Over 7 Categories The Old Prof | January 2, 2023 The calendar year 2022 has come to a close. The NHL season is such that it encompasses two calendar years. As a result, the Toronto Maple Leafs played 52 games…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Rangers Jim Parsons | December 29, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, after a seven-point performance, there is talk about teams that have a shot at Connor Bedard in the NHL Draft Lottery. Carlo Colaiacovo wrote, “NHL…
3 Reasons Oilers’ Top 4 Is Miles Better Than the Maple Leafs’ Core Jim Parsons | December 22, 2022 In choosing to write this, I’m well aware that fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs will come across this article and take aim at my assessment in the comments section.…
Maple Leafs Play Classic Christmas Characters Kevin Armstrong | December 22, 2022 The Toronto Maple Leafs have been an early Christmas present for their fans in the 2022-23 season. They’ve given us a magical Mitch Marner point streak that set a new…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Nylander & Samsonov The Old Prof | December 18, 2022 Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs lost their second-straight road game. This time the Washington Capitals beat them 5-2. After such a good run of consecutive games collecting points, it’s…
3 Keys to a Rangers’ Win Over the Maple Leafs Scott Blair | December 15, 2022 The New York Rangers take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden (MSG) Thursday, Dec. 15. The Rangers are unbeaten in four straight, coming off of an overtime…
NHL 2022-23 Power Rankings: Week 11 Marcus Ashpaugh | December 15, 2022 Welcome to this edition of the 2022-23 weekly Power Rankings for The Hockey Writers. We’ll rank the teams from last to first. Rankings are focused on the overall record, each team’s…
Maple Leafs’ Top-6 Remix Spells Postseason Success The Old Prof | December 13, 2022 When the regular season began, Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews were on the same line. The last week of October saw the team’s horrible four-game western road trip end with…
Grading the Maple Leafs’ Matthews, Marner & Murray The Old Prof | December 4, 2022 In this first edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ report cards from the Old Prof, I’ll share grades for the Maple Leafs’ three M’s – Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Matt…
The Maple Leafs’ Core Four After 25 Games The Old Prof | December 3, 2022 My colleague Andrew Forbes shared a curious statistic with me recently, the Toronto Maple Leafs “Core Four” of John Tavares, William Nylander, Auston Matthews, and Mitch Marner have combined to…