Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marner’s “Poor” Playoffs By The Numbers The Old Prof | June 27, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’m going to once again collaborate with long-time Maple Leafs’ fan Stan Smith to take a look at the numbers…
Maple Leafs Can Learn a Few Things From the Canadiens Peter Baracchini | June 27, 2021 The Montreal Canadiens have booked their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in six games. They are set to…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Learning from the Canadiens’ Playoff Success The Old Prof | June 25, 2021 Almost every day I find something to appreciate about the THW readers who read my posts. Sure, sometimes people disagree, but mostly it’s done in a barbershop(ish) sort of way…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Two Views from a Place of Disappointment The Old Prof | June 22, 2021 It’s just over three weeks since the Toronto Maple Leafs May 31st disappointing seventh-game playoff loss to the Montreal Canadiens. During those three weeks, it seems as if the mood…
Maple Leafs’ Offseason Diary – Hyman, Spezza & the Marner-Matthews Trade Talk Andrew Forbes | June 19, 2021 We are officially 19 days removed from Game 7 of the opening round of the 2021 NHL playoffs where the Montreal Canadiens shocked the Toronto Maple Leafs to take the…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Eight Predictions for the 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 16, 2021 It was an interesting 2020-21 NHL regular season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Honestly, I enjoyed the regular season more than any during the recent past. However, similar to most…
Maple Leafs No Longer the “Safe Place” Management Wanted to Create Kevin Armstrong | June 16, 2021 The Toronto Maple Leafs’ leadership group has worked hard to make the organization a safe place where players want to be. For a short period of time, it seemed like…
Maple Leafs and the Media: Trying to Control the Narrative The Old Prof | June 4, 2021 All season long, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ young stars – Auston Matthews (23-years-old) and Mitch Marner (24-years-old) – led their team in scoring. They also placed well across the entire…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Senators, Maple Leafs, Avalanche, More Jim Parsons | June 4, 2021 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators are both open to moving their respective first-round draft picks in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. What do they…
Maple Leafs Face One Big Offseason Question With No Clear Answer Alex Hobson | June 3, 2021 For the fifth year in a row with this core, the Toronto Maple Leafs failed to get it done when it mattered. And, honestly, as much as we all love…
Maple Leafs News: Grading Playoff Production, Whose Play Didn’t Cut It? The Old Prof | June 2, 2021 Yesterday, in my Toronto Maple Leafs’ News edition column, I graded the Maple Leafs’ playoff production and looked at three players who I felt showed up for the team. Those…
Maple Leafs vs. Oilers Offseason: Similar, But Totally Different Situations Jim Parsons | June 2, 2021 The Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in similar situations after a terribly disappointing playoff run that saw neither franchise make it out of the first round. Both…