Maple Leafs Commentary: Line Combos If the Season Started Now The Old Prof | July 20, 2022 For those counting down, there are 54 days until NHL Training Camps open for physicals on September 11th. Exactly one month later, on October 11 the regular season opens in…
Maple Leafs Need to Change Their Pattern and It Starts With Sandin The Old Prof | July 4, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans have been generally critical of what they see as their team’s – specifically general manager Kyle Dubas’ – five-step process towards doom and destruction. First, the…
Maple Leafs Commentary: Liljegren, Sandin, Engvall, Muzzin & Kase The Old Prof | June 30, 2022 It was announced earlier this week that the Toronto Maple Leafs signed 23-year-old Timothy Liljegren to a two-year bridge contract for $1.4 million per season. Related: The Maple Leafs’ Best…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Liljegren, Eeyore & Next Year’s Stanley Cup The Old Prof | June 29, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at Timothy Liljegren’s goal for the coming season after signing his new two-year contract extension. Although…
Maple Leafs Already Betting Favorites to Win East in 2022-23 Mark Scheig | June 28, 2022 Despite falling short in seven hard fought games to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the playoffs, it seems many in the hockey world believe in where…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Liljegren, Kadri, Richardson & Mikheyev The Old Prof | June 27, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at news emerging mostly from ex-Maple Leafs players. Or, in the case of Ilya Mikheyev, perhaps…
NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Lightning, Devils, Maple Leafs, Blackhawks Jim Parsons | June 27, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, what comes next for the Colorado Avalanche, who are this season’s Stanley Cup winners? They’ll take some time to enjoy the victory, but GM Joe…
The Maple Leafs’ Defensemen Ranked for Overall Play – 2022 Playoffs The Old Prof | June 17, 2022 We recently published a series of three articles ranking the Offensive play of the Maple Leafs’ defensemen, the Defensive Play of the Maple Leafs’ defensemen, and the Overall ranking of…
Maple Leafs’ Defensemen Ranked for Overall Play – 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 16, 2022 We recently wrote two posts about how the Toronto Maple Leafs’ defensemen ranked for offensive and defensive play using five-on-five on-ice stats per 60 minutes played as tracked and recorded…
Maple Leafs’ Defensemen Ranked for Defense – 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 12, 2022 We recently wrote about how the Maple Leafs’ defensemen ranked for offensive play using five-on-five on-ice stats per 60 minutes played as tracked and recorded by naturalstattrick.com. In this post,…
Maple Leafs Offensive Defensemen Ranked – 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 11, 2022 We all have opinions on how each defenseman performed for the Toronto Maple Leafs this past season. Everyone’s opinion varies to a certain degree. Take Morgan Rielly as an example.…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Paliafito, Hart, Sandin, Liljegren & Hyman The Old Prof | May 25, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll report that Jim Paliafito is no longer with the organization. He’s been an incredibly important figure in player development…