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Maple Leafs Are Ditching the Softness Narrative

The Old Prof | August 11, 2022

It’s time that Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans quit with the “Maple Leafs Are Soft” narrative. It no longer holds water. How many times have we read in the comments section…

Maple Leafs Who Must Be Traded – Now

Kevin Armstrong | August 11, 2022

The Toronto Maple Leafs will hit the ice with a similar roster to last year and the previous year. In fact, this lineup may be weaker than the last two…

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Bunting, Tavares, Matthews & Marner

The Old Prof | August 6, 2022

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at what might happen next season with players on the current roster. First, I’ll wonder how…

4 Maple Leafs Who Will Be Under the Microscope for 2022-23

Peter Baracchini | August 2, 2022

In any season, there are always going to be players that are going to be heavily scrutinized. With the Toronto Maple Leafs, that scrutiny is even more magnified given the…

Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors: Robertson, Tavares & Fourth Line

The Old Prof | July 29, 2022

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I speculate about what might happen with young Nick Robertson this season. Second, I look at the team’s third line…

2009 NHL Draft Top-10: Where Are They Now?

Colton Pankiw | July 24, 2022

It seems crazy to think that the 2009 NHL Draft class, one headlined by John Tavares, took place over a decade ago. Given how long ago it took place, it…

Maple Leafs Victimized Most By Flat Cap World

Mark Scheig | July 23, 2022

When the pandemic struck the NHL, we knew that there would be lasting ramifications felt by everyone. But now in looking back, no team has felt those ramifications more from…

Maple Leafs’ Matthews, Marner & Nylander Contracts Are 3 of NHL’s Best

The Old Prof | July 7, 2022

Toronto Maple Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas has been criticized left and right for the contracts he negotiated for William Nylander, Auston Matthews, and Mitch Marner. However, when these contracts…

Today in Hockey History: July 1

Matthew Zator | July 1, 2022

July 1 has been a big news day for the National Hockey League in recent years, thanks to the start of free agency. In addition to some big contracts getting…

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marner, Matthews, Tavares & Mikheyev

The Old Prof | June 24, 2022

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at why fans see Mitch Marner’s recent NHL award as different from the awards that Auston…

Maple Leafs’ Forwards Ranked for Defensive Play – 2021-22 Season

The Old Prof | June 21, 2022

In our series of articles ranking the play of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ players using five-on-five, on-ice stats tracked by naturalstattrick, we are going today to look at the defensive…

Maple Leafs Have Chance to Act on Rakell Rumours

Peter Baracchini | June 16, 2022

For some time, going back to the 2021 trade deadline, the Toronto Maple Leafs have always been rumoured in the market to add a top-six forward to push them over…

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