Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Tavares, Bertuzzi, Keefe & Jones The Old Prof | January 14, 2024 The game couldn’t have started better for the Toronto Maple Leafs last night; yet, the Colorado Avalanche came back from a 3-0 first-period deficit to win the game going away.…
Maple Leafs’ Liljegren Flying Under the Radar Since Injury Peter Baracchini | January 13, 2024 It’s no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs defense has been imperfect this season. From inconsistent play within their own end, bad reads and multiple injuries resorting to a number…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Jones, Hildeby, Kampf & Keefe The Old Prof | January 2, 2024 On Tuesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Los Angeles Kings in California. Both teams are on losing streaks, and one will emerge happier than the other after the game…
Winter of Leafs’ Discontent: Sheldon Keefe’s Coaching in Question The Old Prof | January 1, 2024 Sheldon Keefe boasts an impressive coaching record with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He’s been behind the bench since 2021; and, in his tenure, he’s accumulated 156 regular-season wins, 66 losses,…
Giordano’s Return Leaves Leafs, Keefe With Tough Decisions Andrew Forbes | December 29, 2023 It’s been about a month that the Toronto Maple Leafs have played without the services of their grizzled veteran defenceman, Mark Giordano. The 40-year-old has been out of the lineup…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Keefe, Samsonov & Jarnkrok The Old Prof | December 16, 2023 Tonight (Dec. 16), the Toronto Maple Leafs face the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice. The question is whether the team can build off the momentum of a remarkable five-goal third…
Maple Leafs’ Marner Should be Motivated by Demotion Peter Baracchini | November 28, 2023 Night in and night out, the expectation– for any team– is that the star players need to be the star players. Considering the market, everyone knows that the Toronto Maple…
Maple Leafs Keefe Needs to Go if Sweden Trip Isn’t a BIG Success Spencer Lazary | November 9, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs need help. They are different this season but also similar to what we have seen in the past. Their defence is atrocious, and like the last…
The Mental Battle of NHL Goalies: Samsonov and Campbell The Old Prof | November 8, 2023 Just last night, one of my favourite Toronto Maple Leafs “people,” Joe Bowen, tweeted “I feel awful for Jack Campbell. He was so good while here in Toronto but took…
Maple Leafs’ Keefe Gets Honest About Max Domi [Video] Michael DeRosa | November 5, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs have had mixed results at the start of the 2023-24 season, posting a 5-4-2 record. Besides inconsistent play from their defence, a lack of scoring from…
Maple Leafs’ Keefe Says No Excuses For Inconsistent Play Andrew Forbes | November 2, 2023 It’s the same old storyline for the Toronto Maple Leafs kicking off the 2023-24 NHL season. There’s some good, some bad and a whole lot of inconsistency. While it’s only…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Keefe, Samsonov, Marner & Bertuzzi The Old Prof | October 20, 2023 If Thursday night’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers was about revenge, it fell far short of what the Maple Leafs hoped would happen. Given that…