5 Pending UFAs Kraken Fans Should Watch in the 2022 Playoffs Adam Kierszenblat | April 14, 2022 With the NHL Playoffs set to start in a few weeks, there is plenty of intrigue to be had. Will the Tampa Bay Lightning be able to three-peat, or will…
Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors: Campbell, Lyubushkin, Kerfoot & Abruzzese The Old Prof | April 2, 2022 The Toronto Maple Leafs play the Philadelphia Flyers tonight on the road. The Maple Leafs are looking for their fourth victory, and the Flyers were eliminated from the playoffs after…
Maple Leafs Getting What They Need From Lyubushkin & Giordano Peter Baracchini | April 2, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas made it abundantly clear, that defense was going to a be a priority before the trade deadline. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors:…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Liljegren, Lyubushkin, Nylander & Marner The Old Prof | March 29, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at some of the play (focussing on the successes) of Maple Leafs’ players over the past…
Maple Leafs Commentary: Team Defense, Mrazek & Marner The Old Prof | March 28, 2022 Make no doubt about it. The Toronto Maple Leafs will be judged this season by how they do in the playoffs, period. In an earlier post, we wrote that, in…
Maple Leafs’ More Physical Play Hasn’t Yet Translated into Winning The Old Prof | March 26, 2022 When the Philadelphia Flyers were formed as an NHL expansion team in 1967, they became known as the Broad Street Bullies for their highly-aggressive physical style. What that team might have…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Giordano, Lyubushkin & Matthews The Old Prof | March 25, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at how the new Maple Leafs’ defenseman Mark Giordano likes playing with his new team. It’s…
Maple Leafs Trade Deadline Player Grades Peter Baracchini | March 22, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs fans were wondering when general manager Kyle Dubas would pull off a major deal to load up and go on the pursuit for a deep playoff run.…
Maple Leafs’ Commentary: Tavares, Kallgren, Lyubushkin & Giordano The Old Prof | March 19, 2022 In this edition of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Commentary, we’ll share our comments focusing on three of the team’s players as they prepare to match up against the Nashville Predators…
4 Ways the Maple Leafs Can Cement Playoff Position The Old Prof | March 17, 2022 If the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to cement themselves into a playoff position, we believe there are four things they could – and should – do to make that…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Kallgren, Sandin, Marner, Tavares & Ilya(s) The Old Prof | March 17, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, we’ll take a look at some of the news emerging from the team’s 4-0 shutout victory over the Dallas Stars.…
Answering the Maple Leafs Big Questions on Defense The Old Prof | March 5, 2022 The Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be in scramble mode in regard to which defensemen to play where and with whom. Questions arose months ago about the Justin Holl and…