Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Roslovic, McKenna, Cowan, Knies & Room to Grow The Old Prof | September 11, 2026 There’s a funny thing about looking at the Toronto Maple Leafs before training camp starts. You can spend all summer putting together lines, moving players around, and trying to figure…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: McKenna, Tavares & Building a Team Culture The Old Prof | September 10, 2026 There is a little bit of everything in the latest Toronto Maple Leafs news. Gavin McKenna is getting an early lesson in what it means to be a Maple Leaf,…
Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Pyramid – Start of 2026-27 Andrew Forbes | September 9, 2026 It has been two full seasons since the last time we looked into the Toronto Maple Leafs’ prospect pyramid, back before the 2024-25 season. Having moved on from some of…
The Long, Strange Road That Led Gavin McKenna to the Maple Leafs The Old Prof | September 8, 2026 Gavin McKenna‘s journey to becoming the first overall pick in the 2026 draft has been a bit of a rollercoaster. And when you go back and look at how much…
The Mitch Marner Shadow Is Already Following Gavin McKenna in Toronto The Old Prof | September 4, 2026 For nine seasons, Mitch Marner wasn’t simply a very good Toronto Maple Leafs player. He was part of the emotional experience of the Core Four era. That era brought enormous…
The NHL’s Top 100 Prospects – Preseason Update Logan Horn | August 29, 2026 With the 2026-27 NHL season just around the corner, it’s time to update our ranking of the top 100 drafted NHL prospects. Last season, we’ve seen top prospects like Ivan…
Maple Leafs Fans Shouldn’t Expect Gavin McKenna to Be Alex Ovechkin The Old Prof | August 28, 2026 There is nothing wrong with being excited about Gavin McKenna. The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t had a first-overall pick in a very long time, and McKenna arrives in Toronto with…
Maple Leafs Fans Need to Have Realistic Expectations for Gavin McKenna’s Rookie Season The Old Prof | August 26, 2026 Gavin McKenna is walking into some pretty massive expectations. As the first overall pick in 2026, he’s been one of the most talked-about young players for years now, and Toronto…
Maple Leafs Contract Situation Creates Opportunity for New Core Andrew Forbes | August 24, 2026 Coming off what is arguably their worst season of the Auston Matthews era, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a lot of buzz and excitement around the offseason moves. Some were…
Gavin McKenna’s “Disappointing” College Season Might Be What the Maple Leafs Needed The Old Prof | August 21, 2026 For a player who had been described as a potentially generational talent, the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ rookie Gavin McKenna‘s first season at Penn State was strangely easy to criticize. McKenna…
Gavin McKenna’s Prospect Stock Takes Surprising Turn Ahead of Rookie Season Jim Parsons | August 20, 2026 There are plenty of reasons to take issue with Corey Pronman’s latest ranking. In his Athletic column, “Ranking the best NHL players and prospects under 23: Macklin Celebrini is No.…
Gavin McKenna Changed the Maple Leafs’ Timeline—and Created a New Problem The Old Prof | August 19, 2026 This offseason, the Toronto Maple Leafs went from being a team that might be heading into another difficult season to suddenly having one of the most exciting young players in…
