Maple Leafs Commentary: The Need To Avoid Age-Old Mistakes The Old Prof | July 6, 2022 The Old Prof and I have been collaborating on Toronto Maple Leafs’ articles for over a year now and I can’t adequately express how much fun it has been. We…
Maple Leafs Already Betting Favorites to Win East in 2022-23 Mark Scheig | June 28, 2022 Despite falling short in seven hard fought games to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the playoffs, it seems many in the hockey world believe in where…
Maple Leafs’ Commentary: Would P.K. Subban Be a Good Fit? The Old Prof | June 27, 2022 As readers of our posts know, sometimes Stan Smith and I collaborate to produce co-authored pieces. Although Stan and I often are on the same page, sometimes we disagree. Specifically,…
Maple Leafs’ Commentary: Rasmus Sandin as a Hybrid Left-Winger? The Old Prof | June 22, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas made an excellent acquisition at the 2022 trade deadline when he traded a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, a third-round…
The Maple Leafs’ Defensemen Ranked for Overall Play – 2022 Playoffs The Old Prof | June 17, 2022 We recently published a series of three articles ranking the Offensive play of the Maple Leafs’ defensemen, the Defensive Play of the Maple Leafs’ defensemen, and the Overall ranking of…
Maple Leafs’ Defensemen Ranked for Defense – 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 12, 2022 We recently wrote about how the Maple Leafs’ defensemen ranked for offensive play using five-on-five on-ice stats per 60 minutes played as tracked and recorded by naturalstattrick.com. In this post,…
Maple Leafs Offensive Defensemen Ranked – 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 11, 2022 We all have opinions on how each defenseman performed for the Toronto Maple Leafs this past season. Everyone’s opinion varies to a certain degree. Take Morgan Rielly as an example.…
Maple Leafs Will Need Some Defensive Load Management Next Season The Old Prof | May 30, 2022 The Toronto Maple Leafs had eight NHL-caliber defensemen on their roster at the end of this past season. With cap restraints, Maple Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas probably won’t be…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Giordano, Robertson, Kadri vs Hyman The Old Prof | May 28, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at some of the news emerging from the team. First, I’ll take a look at newly-signed…
Maple Leafs Re-Signing Giordano Sends Messages to Team & League The Old Prof | May 23, 2022 Yesterday Mark Giordano inked a two-year contract for the ridiculously low amount of $800,000 per season. The statement this makes to the rest of the players on the Maple Leafs…
Maple Leafs’ Giordano Extension Could Lead to Muzzin’s Departure Alex Hobson | May 23, 2022 Only eight days after falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 1 of the 2021-22 NHL Playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off their offseason by re-signing veteran defenseman…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Maple Leafs, Bruins, Oilers Jim Parsons | May 23, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, what is next for the Pittsburgh Penguins after signing Bryan Rust to a long-term contract? Also, with the team-friendly deal the Toronto Maple Leafs signed…