The Mitch Marner Shadow Is Already Following Gavin McKenna in Toronto The Old Prof | September 4, 2026 For nine seasons, Mitch Marner wasn’t simply a very good Toronto Maple Leafs player. He was part of the emotional experience of the Core Four era. That era brought enormous…
Maple Leafs’ 5 Best Wingers of All-Time The Old Prof | August 31, 2026 In 2015, my THW colleague Andrew Forbes wrote a series of posts on the all-time best forwards in Toronto Maple Leafs history. I wrote this during the 2019-20 NHL regular…
“Mitch Who?” Gavin McKenna Will Help Maple Leafs Fans Forget About Marner The Old Prof | August 13, 2026 There may not have been a more polarizing Toronto Maple Leafs player over the past decade than Mitch Marner. There also shouldn’t be much debate about his talent. We have…
Brad Treliving’s Worst Moves as Maple Leafs General Manager Peter Baracchini | July 29, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs firing general manager Brad Treliving came as a surprise this late into the season with seven games remaining. While it was a decision that needed to…
The Maple Leafs Pressure Cooker: Appreciation Often Comes Too Late The Old Prof | July 29, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs have missed the playoffs only once in recent years, but something interesting seems to be happening around the way fans are talking about the team’s recent…
Did the Maple Leafs Fail Mitch Marner? Darren Ferris Thinks So The Old Prof | July 23, 2026 When Mitch Marner’s agent Darren Ferris went on the PuckPedia podcast and said Marner “was never protected by his organization,” I found myself thinking about that phrase. I’m not sure…
NHL Rumors: Fantilli Watch, Marner Drama, Tkachuk Exit Obvious Jim Parsons | July 23, 2026 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Columbus Blue Jackets could be vulnerable to a major offer sheet involving Adam Fantilli, Mitch Marner’s agent sheds new light on his rocky tenure…
Top 10 Toronto Maple Leafs Players of All Time Rupert McDonald | July 12, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs are often a team that gets poked fun at by other fan bases due to their lack of playoff success in recent decades, but even their…
NHL Rumors: Giroux to Senators, Carlsson Fallout, Dach’s Odd Arb Battle Jim Parsons | July 7, 2026 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Ottawa Senators appear to be holding on to Claude Giroux despite outside interest. The former coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs spoke about Mitch…
What Mitch Marner Should Tell Gavin McKenna About Playing in Toronto The Old Prof | June 29, 2026 If Mitch Marner were to sit down with Gavin McKenna before his first real taste of Toronto Maple Leafs hockey, it probably wouldn’t look like a formal “veteran mentoring rookie”…
3 Takeaways From Golden Knights’ 3-0 Season-Ending Loss Marc Sautter | June 15, 2026 The Vegas Golden Knights saw their championship hopes fade away in a 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 6, losing the Stanley Cup Final 4-2. Carter Hart stopped…
Mitch Marner Left Toronto, But Maple Leafs Fans Haven’t Let Go The Old Prof | June 13, 2026 There’s a strange thing happening around ex-Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner right now, and it has very little to do with his actual production. It started with a simple…
