Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Thornton, Semyonov & Marner The Old Prof | August 13, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll share the good news for fans of Jumbo Joe Thornton that he’s signed a one-year contract with the Florida…
Maple Leafs’ Lack of Big Moves Signify Trust in Core Alex Hobson | August 12, 2021 When free agency comes around, the Toronto Maple Leafs always have some extra eyes on them. When you’re one of the biggest markets the league has to offer, let alone…
Maple Leafs’ Two-Year Stanley Cup Window Has Begun The Old Prof | August 11, 2021 It seems like only yesterday that the Toronto Maple Leafs won the 2016 NHL Draft Lottery, and used the pick to draft superstar Auston Matthews. That same season, a 20-year-old…
Maple Leafs’ Biggest Problem Is Not the Core Four The Old Prof | August 7, 2021 When the Toronto Maple Leafs were ousted yet again during the 2020-21 playoff’s first round, there was anger and disappointment among Maple Leafs’ fans. Fingers first pointed at Mitch Marner…
Maple Leafs 2021-22 Line Combos Starting to Take Shape The Old Prof | August 4, 2021 The Seattle Kraken expansion draft has come and gone. So too has the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The first week of free-agency is now water under the bridge, as well. At…
Maple Leafs’ Fans Need to Temper Expectations for 2021-22 The Old Prof | July 31, 2021 As every Toronto Maple Leafs’ fan knows, the last five seasons have been frustrating. It’s been regular-season success and playoff failure. The Maple Leafs haven’t been able to move past…
Maple Leafs Are a Victim of Their Own Success The Old Prof | July 27, 2021 Once again, I’m privileged to be collaborating with long-time Toronto Maple Leafs’ fan Stan Smith to write this post. In it, we trace the recent history of the team in…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Mitch Marner’s Salary vs. Production & More The Old Prof | July 6, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs polarizing right-winger Mitch Marner has had an up-down-and-up-again season. The first “up” was that he had a great regular season. The “down” was his performance during…
How Do Current Maple Leafs’ Players Stack Up Against the All-Timers? The Old Prof | July 5, 2021 I’ve always admitted that many of the readers of my THW’s Toronto Maple Leafs’ posts have (a) been Maple Leafs’ fans much longer than I have and (b) know so…
Maple Leafs’ Marner Can Find Success to Excel in Playoffs Peter Baracchini | July 5, 2021 Things were going very well for Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner during the regular season. He matched his previous season point total with 67 points in four fewer games and…
Marner Continues to Face Irrational Backlash Over Maple Leafs Contract Shaun Filippelli | July 3, 2021 It was a disappointingly early departure from the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Fortunately, fans have since found some sense of comfort after familiar veterans agreed…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Marner, Andersen & Hyman Too? The Old Prof | July 1, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll share the news that the team’s great duo of young forwards – Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner – just…