William Nylander Absent From Maple Leafs’ Skate Andrew Forbes | September 26, 2025 On Thursday, the Toronto Maple Leafs took on the Montreal Canadiens in their third preseason game. While those playing took to the ice in the evening, the non-playing squad held…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Injuries, Trade Chips & Hopkins Surprises The Old Prof | September 21, 2025 Training camp is barely underway, and already the Toronto Maple Leafs are giving fans plenty to chew on. New lines are being tested, familiar faces are getting pushed, and Craig…
Appreciating Benoit & Myers – 2 Maple Leafs Defensemen With Bite The Old Prof | September 1, 2025 When you think of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ defense, it’s easy to jump to the usual suspects—Morgan Rielly, maybe Jake McCabe, or whoever’s quarterbacking the power play. But dig a…
Frustration and Faith Define a Maple Leafs Fanbase That’s Like No Other The Old Prof | August 19, 2025 Last Saturday, my friend Greg and I visited Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, as part of our ongoing quest to find the best burger on Vancouver Island. We ate at Q…
Projecting the Maple Leafs’ Opening Night Roster The Old Prof | August 8, 2025 Everyone has an opinion on what the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ opening night roster should look like. Here’s ours—a mix of projection, performance, and personal bias. Some choices were easy. Others…
Maple Leafs vs. Senators Game Day Preview: Game 4 Spencer Lazary | April 26, 2025 It’s Game Day! The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators continue their first-round series tonight with Game 4 of the Battle of Ontario. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. EST. Game 3 had…
Maple Leafs’ Killer Instinct Starts at the Faceoff Dot The Old Prof | April 26, 2025 For Toronto Maple Leafs fans, the moment felt eerily familiar. Exactly two years ago (almost to the day), Morgan Rielly scored a sudden overtime winner against the Tampa Bay Lightning…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Marner, Benoit, Trust, Dominance & Depth The Old Prof | April 25, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs are up 3–0 in their First-Round series against the Ottawa Senators after a dramatic 3-2 overtime win in Ottawa on Thursday night. While it wasn’t perfect,…
2 Takeaways From the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 OT Win Over the Senators in Game 3 Spencer Lazary | April 25, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators kicked off Game 3 in Ottawa for their first playoff game there since 2017. The Maple Leafs came into the game looking to…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Domi, Rielly, Stolarz & Tavares The Old Prof | April 23, 2025 Max Domi played the hero on Tuesday night, scoring at 3:09 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Benoit, Matthews, Marner, Woll & Robertson The Old Prof | March 30, 2025 In a game that the Toronto Maple Leafs have struggled with, they could fight through a challenging, in-the-trenches, playoff-style battle against the Los Angeles Kings. Both teams were scrapping for…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Nylander, Jarnkrok, Benoit, Matthews & Marner The Old Prof | March 11, 2025 Once again, the Toronto Maple Leafs turned a solid lead into a nail-biter. This time, however, Mitch Marner’s shootout winner saved the day to lift the team to a 4-3…
