Maple Leafs in a Bad Spot With Level of Control Marner Has Karine Hains | June 9, 2024 The famous contract clauses that provide players more stability and control over their destiny appeared in the NHL when the 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement was signed. With the salary cap…
Sheldon Keefe Sparks New Maple Leafs-Devils Rivalry The Old Prof | May 29, 2024 It has been 39 years since the New Jersey Devils have existed in the National Hockey League. In that time, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Devils met in the postseason…
Penguins Start Offseason Moves by Re-Signing Valtteri Puustinen Sylvie McCarthy | May 29, 2024 The Pittsburgh Penguins are once again watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs from their living rooms after missing the postseason for the second year in a row. Pittsburgh showed glimpses of…
Maple Leafs Moving Away From Kyle Dubas’ Roster Philosophies The Old Prof | April 6, 2024 Former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas and head coach Sheldon Keefe appeared inseparable for years. Their relationship began when they worked together with the Sault Ste. Marie…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Penguins Jim Parsons | March 30, 2024 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs have placed Mitch Marner on retroactive LTIR. Meanwhile, there is more talk about how much the Vancouver Canucks are willing to…
Sheldon Keefe’s Changes Since Kyle Dubas Left the Maple Leafs The Old Prof | March 9, 2024 One notable change in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2023-24 season has been the separation of Head Coach Sheldon Keefe from the team’s former general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas. Many Maple…
Penguins’ Western Road Trip Proves It’s Time to Sell Jordan Orth | March 5, 2024 After a four-game road trip that saw the Pittsburgh Penguins go 1-3 and fail to gain much, if any, ground on teams ahead of them in the playoff race, first-year…
Permanently Solving the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Biggest Issues Sylvie McCarthy | February 22, 2024 With February halfway over, the Pittsburgh Penguins are dangerously close to missing the postseason…again. When president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas took over last June, he made…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Penguins, Oilers, Flames Jim Parsons | February 22, 2024 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the St. Louis Blues are listening to trade proposals on Pavel Buchnevich. Will the Pittsburgh Penguins take one more run at trying to sign Jake…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Flames, Maple Leafs, Penguins Jim Parsons | December 13, 2023 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the St. Louis Blues fired head coach Craig Berube late Tuesday evening. GM Doug Armstrong has spoken about his decision and one has to wonder…
NHL Rumors: Senators, Penguins, Flames, Bruins Jim Parsons | November 2, 2023 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Michael Andlauer of the Ottawa Senators had a lot to say about why the NHL’s punishment to the Ottawa Senators was so stiff and he…
Penguins Believe They Can Recover From Slow Start Ben Wagner | October 30, 2023 When the Pittsburgh Penguins lured Kyle Dubas away from the Toronto Maple Leafs, they had likely found the managerial piece they needed to recover from last season’s relative disaster. The…
