5 Most Overrated NHL General Managers for 2025-26 Mike Fink | August 26, 2025 Building a Stanley Cup contender starts at the top. Ownership might not build the roster, but a general manager (GM) does. Bill Zito’s work with the Florida Panthers turned a…
Maple Leafs Front Office Slammed in Latest NHL Rankings Jim Parsons | August 20, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs fans have grown increasingly frustrated with their team’s front office, and The Athletic’s recent NHL management rankings paint a problematic picture. With comments like, “I have concerns…
Letting Pontus Holmberg Walk Could Bite the Maple Leafs The Old Prof | August 11, 2025 In a summer full of flashier moves and all-too-familiar roster shuffling, one decision by the Toronto Maple Leafs slid under the radar—but maybe shouldn’t have. Pontus Holmberg, a sixth-round pick…
Flames Feel Like a Lost Team With No Plan or Direction Rupert McDonald | August 6, 2025 The Calgary Flames began to head in a different direction after the 2021-22 season. They were very much a Stanley Cup contender that season, but wound up being dismantled in…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Danford Shines, Matthews Evolves & Treliving’s Flexible The Old Prof | July 29, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs may have had a quiet offseason by blockbuster standards, but there’s no shortage of storylines heading into the 2025–26 season. From rising prospect Ben Danford making…
Maple Leafs’ Top-Six Forward Trade Targets: Tyler Bertuzzi Spencer Lazary | July 29, 2025 Now that the 2025 offseason has slowly died down, we’ve officially entered the dog days of the summer. And while it may be considered boring for fans, NHL general managers…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Growing Pains, Treliving’s Long Game & Cowan The Old Prof | July 24, 2025 As the Toronto Maple Leafs head into the 2025-26 season, it will be one defined not by certainty, but by transition, risk, and opportunity. However, many Maple Leafs fans have…
4 Ways the Maple Leafs Can Replace Marner’s Production Peter Baracchini | July 7, 2025 Regardless of how you feel about the Mitch Marner saga coming to an end, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in a tough spot after losing him in a sign-and-trade with…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies Long-Term, Marchand’s DNA & Ekblad Raises Questions The Old Prof | June 30, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs head into July with more clarity in some areas and more speculation in others. With Mitch Marner’s exit looking increasingly inevitable, management is starting to reshape…
Maple Leafs Shouldn’t Invest Much in Meeting With Mitch Marner & Agent Darren Ferris The Old Prof | June 23, 2025 For weeks, it felt like Mitch Marner’s time with the Toronto Maple Leafs was quietly ticking down — a breakup waiting for the Dear John letter. After another early playoff…
3 Free Agents the Maple Leafs Should Pursue to Improve Secondary Scoring Spencer Lazary | June 23, 2025 With the 2025 NHL Draft less than a week away, NHL teams aren’t just preparing for the draft but also free agency that takes place only a few days after.…
3 Culture Changes Maple Leafs Fans Are Expecting The Old Prof | June 20, 2025 For years, Toronto Maple Leafs fans did what fans do: they trusted. They had no real say in the decisions, but most came to believe in the talent, plan, and…