Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Danford Shines, Matthews Evolves & Treliving’s Flexible The Old Prof | July 29, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs may have had a quiet offseason by blockbuster standards, but there’s no shortage of storylines heading into the 2025–26 season. From rising prospect Ben Danford making…
How the Maple Leafs Played the Long Game to Quietly Rewire Their Roster The Old Prof | July 27, 2025 As July winds down, the Toronto Maple Leafs look less like a team chasing headlines and more like one quietly reworking its foundation. This summer hasn’t brought blockbuster trades or…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Roster Logjams, Rielly’s Reset & Knies’ Aspirations The Old Prof | July 26, 2025 As the dust settles on one of the busiest offseasons in recent Toronto Maple Leafs memory, a few key storylines are starting to take shape—and not all of them are…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: 4 Big Questions, Matthews, Marner, Dubas & Shanahan The Old Prof | July 20, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs are starting this season with many questions and some fresh changes. Mitch Marner is out of the picture, which means the team needs to figure out…
4 Teams With the Best Chance to Trade for Sidney Crosby Mike Fink | July 18, 2025 The Pittsburgh Penguins are heading into a rebuild. That’s far from a secret, considering the offseason they’ve had and the moves ahead for general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas. It’s why…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies Rising, Holinka Signs & Canada’s Atlantic Shakeup The Old Prof | July 17, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs are navigating a pivotal offseason—one that might be remembered as the end of the “Core Four” era. Mitch Marner is gone. The return—while intriguing—doesn’t carry the…
The Fallout From the Maple Leafs Trading Mitch Marner The Old Prof | July 12, 2025 Trading Mitch Marner was never going to make the Toronto Maple Leafs better overnight. In fact, it’s fair to say it made them worse, at least on paper. That’s not…
3 NHL Teams That Got Free Agency Right The Old Prof | July 7, 2025 As the dust settles on the early days of NHL free agency, former NHL scout and analyst Jason Bukala joined The FAN Hockey Show to break down which teams stood…
4 Ways the Maple Leafs Can Replace Marner’s Production Peter Baracchini | July 7, 2025 Regardless of how you feel about the Mitch Marner saga coming to an end, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in a tough spot after losing him in a sign-and-trade with…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies Long-Term, Marchand’s DNA & Ekblad Raises Questions The Old Prof | June 30, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs head into July with more clarity in some areas and more speculation in others. With Mitch Marner’s exit looking increasingly inevitable, management is starting to reshape…
Maple Leafs Sign Matthew Knies to a 6-Year Extension Spencer Lazary | June 29, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed restricted free agent Matthew Knies to a six-year, $46.5 million extension, which carries a $7.75 million average annual value (AAV). Related: Tavares Takes Less…
Tavares Takes Less to Stay: What His New Deal Means for the Maple Leafs’ Future The Old Prof | June 29, 2025 John Tavares made headlines across Toronto this week—not because he’s leaving, but because he’s staying. The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ former captain signed a four-year contract extension with an average annual…