The Maple Leafs Will Dominate Faceoffs Again in 2019-20 Brenton Kemp | September 26, 2019 The casual NHL fan won’t pay much attention to the art known as the faceoff. After all, there’s dozens of them every game and, you know, you win some and…
Islanders’ 5 Greatest Wins Matt Rothman | September 20, 2019 The New York Islanders are definitely one of the most unique franchises in all of the NHL. They go from the last team to win four straight Stanley Cups to…
Matthews As Maple Leafs Captain Isn’t a Sure Pick The Old Prof | September 18, 2019 Let me offer a personal caveat. In this post, I’ve tried to piece together the statements that the Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock has made about team leadership…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marner, Ferris, Sandin, Spezza & Tavares The Old Prof | September 17, 2019 Training camp has arrived and the Toronto Maple Leafs are looking forward to their first preseason game on Tuesday evening. After the weekend’s signing of Mitch Marner, his agent Darren…
Analyzing the Maple Leafs’ Depth Down the Middle Brenton Kemp | September 4, 2019 There’s a handful of items that championship-caliber NHL teams have in common. Solid goaltending, sound defense and experience are a few of those items. That said, you will be hard-pressed…
Maple Leafs Must Name Matthews or Tavares Captain Ryan Szporer | August 28, 2019 There may not be an NHL regulation that states the Toronto Maple Leafs must name a captain before the 2018-19 season. There is common sense though, with Auston Matthews and…
Maple Leafs’ 2019-20 Projected Lineup Peter Baracchini | August 26, 2019 Heading into this offseason, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas had a major challenge ahead. In order to be competitive and make it past the first-round in the Stanley…
Maple Leafs’ 2018-19 Report Cards: John Tavares Brian Joyce | August 19, 2019 John Tavares made a polarizing decision to leave the New York Islanders to join his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs last summer. The decision left Islanders fans more than a little…
Maple Leafs Rumors & News: Marleau, Tavares, Rielly, Marner, Captain? The Old Prof | August 15, 2019 When you cover a team for a season, as I have with the Toronto Maple Leafs, it’s hard to avoid having favorite players. I made no bones about it during…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 47 – Tavares Tallies High in Homecoming Andrew Forbes | August 15, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Mahovlich, Marner, Tavares & More The Old Prof | August 13, 2019 It’s easy for Toronto Maple Leafs fans to get lost in the one thing that is NOT happening this summer (Mitch Marner signing), and forget about how busy the summer…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Coyotes, Oilers, Maple Leafs, More Jim Parsons | August 12, 2019 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Braden Holtby’s next contract in Washington, the Arizona Coyotes might have interest in a few free agents, and the Edmonton Oilers…
