Shanahan Was Right to Veto Maple Leafs’ Fleury Trade Jesse Courville-Lynch | January 22, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs have had some interesting goaltending troubles in recent seasons. Matt Murray, Ilya Samsonov, and Petr Mrazek are just three names that come to mind when thinking…
Shanahan’s Logic: Embrace Nylander’s Record-Breaking Season The Old Prof | December 6, 2023 All Toronto Maple Leafs fans know the backstory. Forward William Nylander has been growing as a player for several seasons, but this season, in particular, he’s delivered in ways that…
Maple Leafs’ Shanahan Took Huge Risk by Dumping Dubas The Old Prof | September 9, 2023 What’s done is done. Or, is it? This offseason’s curious and sudden decision by Toronto Maple Leafs’ team president Brendan Shanahan to not renew general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas’ contract…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Knies, Hyman, Galchenyuk & Dubas The Old Prof | September 8, 2023 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at the similarities between former Maple Leaf Zach Hyman and newcomer Matthew Knies. Both Knies and…
Maple Leafs Offseason Shows Organization’s Dysfunction The Old Prof | August 18, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the most storied franchises in the NHL. With so many seasons now in the past, there have been many ups and downs not…
Present-Day Rangers Have Similarities with 1990s Red Wings Scott Blair | July 22, 2023 The New York Rangers show similarities to the 1990s Detroit Red Wings. Both teams had and have deep prospect pools with a tough lineup to crack. So far during the…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Babcock, Dubas & Shanahan The Old Prof | June 4, 2023 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I want to focus on age and what issues it might bring to leadership decision-making. To do so, I want…
Maple Leafs Will Miss Jason Spezza’s Loyalty The Old Prof | June 2, 2023 Yesterday, Brad Treliving was named to be the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also yesterday, Kyle Dubas was announced as the President of Hockey Operations with the…
Penguins Hiring Dubas Answers Questions for Maple Leafs The Old Prof | June 1, 2023 Earlier this morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that Kyle Dubas had been named President of Hockey Operations. Dubas becomes just the second person to hold this position in the history…
Ex-Maple Leafs’ GM Dubas: Symbol of Hockey’s Generation Gap The Old Prof | May 30, 2023 Kyle Dubas, the now former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has surprisingly emerged as a polarizing figure in the hockey world. His actions, decisions, and unique approach have…
Toronto Maple Leafs Don’t Need a General Manager The Old Prof | May 29, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs are in limbo right now. It has been a long ten days since Maple Leafs’ president Brendan Shanahan announced that the team would not be renewing…
Maple Leafs’ New GM Needs Craig Conroy’s Tough Approach Andrew Forbes | May 29, 2023 It may come as a tall task for whoever takes the job, but the Toronto Maple Leafs will in fact need a new general manager with some serious ‘bite’ as…
