Maple Leafs Must Create a Culture Where Players Want to Stay The Old Prof | August 15, 2025 Assembling a winning team is becoming increasingly challenging for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Between rising taxes, the high cost of living, and all the noise that comes with playing in…
Maple Leafs “Losing Players for Nothing” Hasn’t Always Been a Failure The Old Prof | August 14, 2025 Every NHL offseason, the cry goes up: “We can’t lose him for nothing!” It’s a mantra fans repeat, a talking point for pundits, and sometimes even a player’s rallying cry.…
Predicting How the Blackhawks’ Top Scorers Will Perform in 2025-26 Nick Haydon | August 13, 2025 Any Chicago Blackhawks writer worth his or her weight as a sports journalist has covered the team’s quiet offseason. General manager Kyle Davidson wants the younger guys to have more…
Maple Leafs’ Top-Six Forward Trade Targets: Tyler Bertuzzi Spencer Lazary | July 29, 2025 Now that the 2025 offseason has slowly died down, we’ve officially entered the dog days of the summer. And while it may be considered boring for fans, NHL general managers…
Blackhawks’ Offseason Strategy Shows Next Stage of Rebuild Has Arrived Nick Haydon | July 14, 2025 On July 1, 2024, the Chicago Blackhawks committed $59.4 million to eight players. This year, on July 1, the team signed one player for a total of $1.77 million. Now,…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Laughton, Marner’s Market & a Bertuzzi Reunion? The Old Prof | June 9, 2025 As the NHL offseason ramps up, the Toronto Maple Leafs face major decisions that could reshape their roster—and maybe even their identity. From Mitch Marner’s uncertain future to key depth…
5 Thoughts on Jeff Blashill as New Head Coach for the Blackhawks Gail Kauchak | May 29, 2025 There’s been no shortage of news surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks of late. Most notably, the organization hired Jeff Blashill as their 42nd head coach in franchise history on Thursday (May…
Several Blackhawks Hit Milestones in Impressive Late March Win Gail Kauchak | March 25, 2025 The Chicago Blackhawks desperately needed a win after seven losses in a row, and they did so in style Sunday afternoon (Mar. 23) win an impressive 7-4 victory over the…
Blackhawks’ Tyler Bertuzzi Needs to Embrace Mayhem Amid Scoring Drought Brooke LoFurno | March 17, 2025 Let’s call a spade a spade: Tyler Bertuzzi is struggling. He has gone 20 straight games without a goal. He did go through a stretch last season where he went…
Blackhawks’ Bertuzzi Beginning to Find Stride in Chicago Nick Haydon | January 29, 2025 Tyler Bertuzzi starts seasons slowly. He did when he played for the Detroit Red Wings who drafted him in 2013. He did after joining new clubs like the Boston Bruins…
3 Takeaways From Blackhawks’ 3-2 Shootout Loss to Predators Hunter Crowther | January 17, 2025 With a 3-2 lead heading into the third period, the Chicago Blackhawks allowed a late goal from Filip Forsberg to tie the game before the Nashville Predators won 4-3 in…
Blackhawks Fall Just Short in 3-2 Shootout Loss to Predators Brooke LoFurno | January 16, 2025 It has been a while since the Central Divison rivals the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators faced off. They last met in October when the Blackhawks lost 3-2 at home.…