Do the Maple Leafs Need to Make a Captain Change? Karine Hains | May 21, 2024 Once again, the Toronto Maple Leafs have fallen short of expectations. This time around, there was no “We need to try again” speech. The Maple Leafs’ front office now knows…
Stars’ Wyatt Johnston Is the Next Auston Matthews Mike Fink | May 15, 2024 On the eve of his 21st birthday, Wyatt Johnston scored two goals in a 5-1 Game 4 victory for the Dallas Stars. Both goals epitomized how he’s been making an…
Maple Leafs’ Boring, Risk-Adverse Hockey Cost Them Playoff Series The Old Prof | May 11, 2024 In a recent article for The Athletic, analytics expert Dom Luszczyszyn delivers a critical analysis of the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ playoff performance, highlighting a concerning trend that has plagued the…
John Tavares’ Future as Maple Leafs’ Captain The Old Prof | May 11, 2024 In a recent discussion between Luke Fox, Nick Kypreos, and Justin Bourne, John Tavares‘ captaincy with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the last year of his contract rose to the…
Auston Matthews’ Ted Lindsay Nomination Outweighs Hart Trophy Snub Corey Abbott | May 9, 2024 Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs did not make the cut for the Hart Memorial Trophy on Tuesday (May 7) but was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay…
MacKinnon, Matthews & Kucherov Named Ted Lindsay Award Finalists Jim Bay | May 8, 2024 On Wednesday, Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, and Auston Matthews were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award. The Ted Lindsay Award (formerly the Lester B. Pearson Award) is presented annually…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Reflections, What Ifs & Changes The Old Prof | May 7, 2024 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, we’ll take one more – and perhaps final – look at some critical moments during the team’s first-round loss to…
Matthews Gives Leaf Fans Some Details About Missing Games 5 & 6 Karine Hains | May 6, 2024 Once again, the battle between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins in the first round of the Playoffs didn’t disappoint, well aside from Leafs’ players, fans, and staff.…
The Maple Leafs Future After Game 7 Loss The Old Prof | May 6, 2024 From his hotel room after Game 7 in Boston, Nick Kypreos joined Sportsnet Central to provide a detailed breakdown of the playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the…
Will Ilya Samsonov Be a Maple Leaf Next Season? The Old Prof | May 6, 2024 Many Toronto Maple Leafs fans blinked when they heard Joseph Woll would not be their team’s starting goalie for Game 7 of the playoffs against the Boston Bruins. After relieving…
Barkov, Matthews, and Staal Named Selke Trophy Finalists Kyle Gipe | May 5, 2024 On Sunday, May 5, the NHL and the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PWHA) announced the finalists for the 2024 Selke Trophy. The Selke Trophy is annually awarded “to the forward…
Oilers Can Shift Sham Narrative After Maple Leafs Playoff Exit Jim Parsons | May 5, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers’ stars will always be indirectly and directly linked to the stars of the Toronto Maple Leafs. With two teams loaded with offensively talented forwards, questions surround whether…
