Maple Leafs’ Marner Can Find Success to Excel in Playoffs Peter Baracchini | July 5, 2021 Things were going very well for Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner during the regular season. He matched his previous season point total with 67 points in four fewer games and…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Marner, Andersen & Hyman Too? The Old Prof | July 1, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll share the news that the team’s great duo of young forwards – Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner – just…
2021 Hart Award Finalists: Who Should Take Home the Trophy? Jeff Middleton | June 29, 2021 The final and most prestigious player award on the docket is the Hart Trophy. Handed out annually to the player dubbed most valuable to his team, the Hart Trophy is…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Now What? Getting More from Marner The Old Prof | June 28, 2021 Yesterday’s edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors employed advanced hockey statistics to compare the regular season and playoff performances of Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews. The specific task…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marner’s “Poor” Playoffs By The Numbers The Old Prof | June 27, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’m going to once again collaborate with long-time Maple Leafs’ fan Stan Smith to take a look at the numbers…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Learning from the Canadiens’ Playoff Success The Old Prof | June 25, 2021 Almost every day I find something to appreciate about the THW readers who read my posts. Sure, sometimes people disagree, but mostly it’s done in a barbershop(ish) sort of way…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Two Views from a Place of Disappointment The Old Prof | June 22, 2021 It’s just over three weeks since the Toronto Maple Leafs May 31st disappointing seventh-game playoff loss to the Montreal Canadiens. During those three weeks, it seems as if the mood…
Maple Leafs’ Offseason Diary – Hyman, Spezza & the Marner-Matthews Trade Talk Andrew Forbes | June 19, 2021 We are officially 19 days removed from Game 7 of the opening round of the 2021 NHL playoffs where the Montreal Canadiens shocked the Toronto Maple Leafs to take the…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Spezza & More Hyman Rumors The Old Prof | June 17, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share some of the news emerging from the Maple Leafs’ organization. As well, I’ll look at and comment about…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Eight Predictions for the 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 16, 2021 It was an interesting 2020-21 NHL regular season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Honestly, I enjoyed the regular season more than any during the recent past. However, similar to most…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marleau, Matthews & Salary-Cap Increase? The Old Prof | June 11, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at Auston Matthews’ season as noted by his multiple nominations for awards after award. I’ll also note former…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Galchenyuk & New Contracts The Old Prof | June 7, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I look back to share some insight about how great Auston Matthews’ season really was. Second, I’ll look at Alex…