Maple Leafs Will Never Replace Joe Thornton in the Locker Room The Old Prof | January 22, 2021 Critics aside, Joe Thornton has been playing at a high level as part of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. He even scored his…
Maple Leafs Have Good Vibes on Opening Night Kevin Armstrong | January 13, 2021 A few Toronto Maple Leafs took the optional morning skate, just hours before the puck drops against the Montreal Canadiens in the season opener. As always, the expectations are high.…
Maple Leafs Roundtable: Reacting to Keefe’s Line Combinations Peter Baracchini | January 5, 2021 As we approach the start of the 2020-21 season, questions have popped-up about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lineup in regards to what it will look like from here on out.…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Malgin, Robertson, Thornton & Hyman The Old Prof | January 5, 2021 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share news about Dennis Malgin, who’s currently playing in Switzerland. I’ll also talk about Nick Robertson’s determination to make…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Sparks, Hyman, Vesey & Keefe The Old Prof | December 3, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll bring up an old and perhaps almost forgotten name who recently signed an ECHL contract – Garret Sparks. I’ll…
Maple Leafs Need the Heart & Soul That Hyman Brings to the Roster The Old Prof | December 1, 2020 Zach Hyman is one of those players my honest, hard-working father would have loved. He shows up every day and he epitomizes my dad’s highest compliment: he doesn’t think the…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Lightning, Blues, Blackhawks, More Jim Parsons | November 30, 2020 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, after signing college prospect Philip Kemp, the Edmonton Oilers have finally found him a place to play overseas. In Toronto, there is some debate about…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marner, Tavares, Matthews & Hyman The Old Prof | November 28, 2020 How should one rate the contract values of the Toronto Maple Leafs forwards? That question has been spinning around in Maple Leafs nation for the past two weeks, and it’s…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Hyman, Matthews & Ballard’s Defiance The Old Prof | November 18, 2020 This morning in my email inbox, there was some good news for the world in general and for NHL hockey fans specifically. It’s been reported that now two companies (both…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Return to Play, Kapanen, Logo & Hyman The Old Prof | November 14, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll spend some time on the recent news that the NHL’s head office and the NHLPA were meeting via virtual…
Maple Leafs Must Prepare for a Zach Hyman Payday Chris Faria | November 8, 2020 For a team that has often been labeled as being in “salary cap hell,” the Toronto Maple Leafs have done a surprisingly good job of managing their money, especially as…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Assessing the Kapanen & Johnsson Trades The Old Prof | November 4, 2020 Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas headed into the offseason seeking solutions to a number of organizational problems. Because the Maple Leafs were bumping against the upper limits of…
