How the Maple Leafs Will Deploy Easton Cowan This Season Andrew Forbes | July 24, 2025 He’s undoubtedly the next big thing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, in terms of prospects – especially after the trade that sent Fraser Minten to the Boston Bruins last season…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Growing Pains, Treliving’s Long Game & Cowan The Old Prof | July 24, 2025 As the Toronto Maple Leafs head into the 2025-26 season, it will be one defined not by certainty, but by transition, risk, and opportunity. However, many Maple Leafs fans have…
Easton Cowan’s Case for a Top-Six Role with the Maple Leafs The Old Prof | July 23, 2025 One of the stranger narratives swirling around the Toronto Maple Leafs this offseason is the assumption that Easton Cowan will start the 2025–26 season in the American Hockey League (AHL)…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Cowan Impresses, Pacioretty Waits & Reaves Responds The Old Prof | July 22, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to reshape their roster and identity as the dust settles on a turbulent offseason. With Mitch Marner’s departure behind them, management has used the available…
Maple Leafs’ Top 10 Prospects for 2025-26 Season Peter Baracchini | July 22, 2025 It’s been about a year since the last time I wrote about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top 10 prospects and there has been a lot of changes to their system.…
Maple Leafs’ Top-Six Forward Options Post-Marner Ben Fisher | July 20, 2025 Typically, by this point in the NHL offseason, teams have secured the meat of what their roster will look like for the upcoming season, with any lingering questions to answer…
The Fallout From the Maple Leafs Trading Mitch Marner The Old Prof | July 12, 2025 Trading Mitch Marner was never going to make the Toronto Maple Leafs better overnight. In fact, it’s fair to say it made them worse, at least on paper. That’s not…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Cowan Off-Limits, Lorentz Deal, Tavares & Knies Close? The Old Prof | June 27, 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs are working the phones and sharpening their strategy ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday and the opening of free agency on Tuesday. While all…
Maple Leafs Offseason Crossroads: Marner, Tavares, and Knies in Limbo The Old Prof | June 25, 2025 This is no ordinary offseason for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s a crossroads. Mitch Marner is likely on his way out, John Tavares could follow, and contract negotiations with Matthew…
What Would a McDavid to the Maple Leafs Trade Look Like? Jim Parsons | June 20, 2025 It’s the kind of idea that could shake the NHL to its core — Connor McDavid, arguably the best hockey player on the planet, being traded to the Toronto Maple…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: DNA Change, Knies, Tavares & the Other Tanev The Old Prof | June 19, 2025 As the Stanley Cup Final made clear again, winning in the playoffs takes more than stars. The Florida Panthers didn’t just ride Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk to victory—they got…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: How to Grow Grit, Past-Trade Mistakes & Cowan as Marchand The Old Prof | June 15, 2025 For the Toronto Maple Leafs, the question isn’t whether they need to get tougher. It’s how. After another playoff exit where physicality and intensity tilted key moments, change is coming.…
