The Maple Leafs Are Worse on Paper, But Chayka’s Plan May Actually Work The Old Prof | July 18, 2026 When a team loses nearly 170 points worth of production in one offseason, the natural reaction is to assume it has become weaker. At first glance, that appears to be…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Paul, Roslovic & a Risky Identity The Old Prof | July 7, 2026 The first real stretch of John Chayka’s tenure as Toronto Maple Leafs GM has already looked more like a roster teardown and rebuild than a typical July 1 reset. This…
Maple Leafs’ Free Agent Signings Leave One Big Question The Old Prof | July 3, 2026 Generally speaking, NHL teams try to avoid spending big money on depth and goaltending on July 1. That’s usually where value disappears fastest. This year, the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped…
Grading the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Early Offseason Moves Harrison Smajovits | July 2, 2026 Free agency on the NHL calendar is a go, and the Tampa Bay Lightning were hard at work from the jump. Pens have been put to paper on contracts, and…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Chayka’s New Way of Building & the New Forward Units The Old Prof | July 2, 2026 The dust has settled, at least for now, on the busiest stretch of the NHL offseason. Free agency has now settled into a quieter second day. The biggest trades might…
