Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Who Hakstol Wants & Rielly as a Forward The Old Prof | July 17, 2021 Today feels like the calm before the storm. Tomorrow is a big day because the list of who’s officially exposed to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft will be…
Dave Hakstol Will Impact Kraken Expansion Draft Decisions Matt Grazel | July 3, 2021 The Philadelphia Flyers are in an offseason of transition as the franchise could be gradually moving on from the core players that have been with the team for several seasons.…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Re-signing Simmonds & Hiring Hardy The Old Prof | June 29, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll comment on two additions to the Maple Leafs’ organization. One is not so much an addition but a re-addition,…
Kraken Could Reunite Hakstol With Some North Dakota Alumni Nick Pinkerton | June 29, 2021 Last week, the Seattle Kraken announced their first head coach in franchise history, Dave Hakstol. This decision comes merely weeks before the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. Hakstol coached four seasons…
Kraken Could Reunite T.J. Oshie With Former Coach Dave Hakstol Tom Pepper | June 28, 2021 The Seattle Kraken named Dave Hakstol as their first-ever head coach on Thursday, an announcement that surprised many in the hockey world after the team chose to pass up on…
Maple Leafs Lounge: Marner, Hakstol and the Montreal Canadiens Kevin Armstrong | June 28, 2021 Despite not having any on-ice action to talk about, the writers who cover the Toronto Maple Leafs are still busy covering the team. As a result, we virtually gather in…
Maple Leafs News & Notes: Is Bruce Boudreau on the Team’s Radar The Old Prof | June 26, 2021 Over the past week, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost Dave Hakstol, the team’s assistant coach in charge of the defense, to the Seattle Kraken. Hakstol will become the first head…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Rielly’s Contract, Spezza’s Family, Hakstol’s Hiring The Old Prof | June 24, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll focus on three items of good news for the team. One is the rumor that defenseman Morgan Rielly and…
Kraken Name Dave Hakstol as First Head Coach Tom Pepper | June 24, 2021 The Seattle Kraken officially have their first head coach in franchise history, and it’s not who most people were expecting. Dave Hakstol joins the NHL’s 32nd team after serving as…
Predators Have Options if They Decide to Make Coaching Changes Alex MacLean | February 24, 2021 The Nashville Predators are off to a poor start, and the fanbase isn’t happy about it. Rightly or wrongly, a lot of the blame seems to be pointed at head…
‘Drop the Puck: Hockey Every Day, Every Way’ – Book Review Nathaniel Oliver | January 2, 2020 “Drop the Puck: Hockey Every Day, Every Way” is the fifth installment in Jayne J. Jones Beehler’s The Official Adventures series. The focus of Beehler’s work is to demonstrate that…
Maple Leafs’ Offence, Not Defence, Causing Concern Chris Faria | November 13, 2019 We’ve heard it for years: the Toronto Maple Leafs need defence; they need to bring in better defencemen and commit to playing better defensively as a team. For a while,…
