Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Domi, Lorentz, Joshua, Hiller & Training Camp Moves? The Old Prof | August 6, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs will head into training camp with an advantage they haven’t had enough of in recent years: competition for jobs. General manager John Chayka has spent the…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: A New Era & Jim Hiller’s Biggest Challenges The Old Prof | August 3, 2026 What I enjoy most about August is that it gives us a chance to stop reacting to every headline and start looking at the bigger picture. The games haven’t started…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Hiller, Rielly, Matthews, McKenna & a Different Team The Old Prof | August 1, 2026 One of the things that has stood out to me about the Toronto Maple Leafs this summer is that many of the changes have not simply been about adding players.…
4 Changes That Could Decide Whether John Chayka Saved the Maple Leafs The Old Prof | July 27, 2026 When John Chayka was hired as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, few expected the pace at which he would reshape the organization. Previous Leafs general managers often spent…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Chayka, Hiller, Sundin, Alfredsson & New Philosophy The Old Prof | July 22, 2026 Every offseason brings hope to Toronto. That part never changes. New faces arrive, old frustrations get pushed aside for a while, and fans start convincing themselves that this season might…
Jim Hiller’s Hiring Reveals the Biggest Change Coming to the Maple Leafs The Old Prof | July 20, 2026 John Chayka wasted little time making his mark on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Just 10 days after being hired as general manager on May 3, 2026, he dismissed head coach…
3 Reasons the Maple Leafs Got Worse This Offseason Jesse Courville-Lynch | July 19, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs did some good things this offseason, but they did not get better. It’s easy to say that criticism follows the Maple Leafs from everywhere in the…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Nylander’s Fresh Start & Hiller’s Coaching Vision The Old Prof | July 13, 2026 There has been plenty of attention on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ roster moves this summer, but some of the organization’s biggest stories aren’t about new faces on the ice. They’re…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Chayka, Hiller, Stolarz, Rielly & Knies Questions The Old Prof | June 26, 2026 There are NHL offseasons when everything feels mapped out by this point in June. The big decisions are made, the coaching staff is aligned, and the roster picture is mostly…
A New Maple Leafs Direction, or the Same Old Cycle in Disguise? The Old Prof | June 19, 2026 This week, the Toronto Maple Leafs became a little less abstract and a lot more defined. Three separate moves — a coaching hire, a major defensive reshuffle, and a long-term…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Raddysh, Andrae, Hiller, Chayka & What’s Next? The Old Prof | June 19, 2026 For a long time, there’s been a sense around the Toronto Maple Leafs that something was missing — not talent, not effort, but clarity. A clear direction. A sense of…
NHL Rumors: Why Hiller and Maple Leafs, Trocheck Switch, Knies Trade, and Babcock Close Jim Parsons | June 17, 2026 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, it’s become evident already that this could be a busy summer. Just two days removed from the Stanley Cup being awarded, there have been two…
