Revisiting Maple Leafs’ Trade of Phil Kessel to the Penguins The Old Prof | November 25, 2025 Phil Kessel was traded from the Boston Bruins to the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 18, 2009, for two first-round and a second-round draft pick. At the time, Kessel was…
Sharks Still Need to Solve Their Right-Shot Defenseman Problem Alex Hutton | July 9, 2025 Now that the initial frenzy of NHL free agency has ended, teams are taking the next step of looking at their rosters and finding supplemental moves to make. For instance,…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Stolarz, Knies, Tavares & Liljegren The Old Prof | March 4, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs’ five-game winning streak ended Monday night after a 3-2 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks. Despite leading by two goals in the third period, Toronto…
Is Toronto Too Tough for Maple Leafs’ Young Defensemen to Thrive? The Old Prof | November 1, 2024 A longstanding question hangs over the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ development of young defensemen. Can they develop, grow, and thrive in a city with fans as intense and demanding as Toronto?…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Utah, Blue Jackets, Oilers Jim Parsons | October 31, 2024 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t have many takers when it comes to Timothy Liljegren. The Leafs got what they could from a limited market and…
Maple Leafs’ Promising Era of Defence Has Fizzled Out The Old Prof | October 31, 2024 Two first-round draft picks once touted as the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ future top defensive pairing have now moved on to different teams. Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin—two young Swedish defencemen…
Liljegren Trade Brings a Bunch of Positives for the Maple Leafs Ben Fisher | October 31, 2024 On June 30, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Brad Treliving signed Timothy Liljegren to an ill-advised two-year contract extension worth $3 million per season. On Wednesday, he undid his…
Maple Leafs’ Liljegren Trade a Win for Both Sides Peter Baracchini | October 30, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving made a move last night by moving right-handed defenseman Timothy Liljegren to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2025 conditional third-round…
Maple Leafs Deal Liljegren to the Sharks for Benning & 2 Picks Jim Bay | October 30, 2024 The San Jose Sharks announced today that the club has acquired defenseman Timothy Liljegren from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Matt Benning, a 2025 conditional third-round selection,…
Insider Says Maatta Trade Gives Maple Leafs Edge in Liljegren Deal Jim Parsons | October 30, 2024 The Utah Hockey Club and the Detroit Red Wings pulled off a late-night trade on Tuesday. The Red Wings sent the veteran defenseman to Utah in exchange for a 3rd…
6 Right-Shot Defencemen Oilers Should Consider Trading for Rupert McDonald | October 29, 2024 After a shaky start to the 2024-25 season, the Edmonton Oilers appear to be back on track. Though they suffered a loss on Monday night versus the Columbus Blue Jackets,…
Injuries for Utah HC Defense Are Creating Trade Rumors William Grigsby | October 28, 2024 Losing two starting defensemen due to long-term injuries is never good for an NHL team to withstand. The injury to Sean Durzi, lasting up to four to five months, is…