Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Nylander, Tavares, Woll, OEL & Video The Old Prof | November 14, 2024 It was one of those games where both teams showed their strengths, with the Toronto Maple Leafs coming out significantly stronger than they had in their previous night’s 3-0 loss…
Maple Leafs’ Defenseman Ekman-Larsson Appears in 1000th Career Game Michael Ostrower | November 13, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has now played in 1,000 regular season NHL games across his 15-season career. The 33-year-old was drafted in the first round (No. 6) of…
Maple Leafs’ Rielly Finding Another Gear in 2024-25 Peter Baracchini | November 8, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been the team’s top defender for a number of seasons. He has been given a heavy work load in both being the top…
Ekman-Larsson’s “Sneaky Nasty” Style Reshapes Maple Leafs’ Blue Line The Old Prof | November 2, 2024 Paul Bissonnette of Spittin’ Chiclets joined FAN Hockey Show to discuss his take on the Toronto Maple Leafs so far in the 2024-25 season, explicitly focusing on Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s transformation.…
Comparing the 2024-25 Maple Leafs to Last Season Peter Baracchini | October 29, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs are now 10 games into the 2024-25 regular season and much like the previous seasons, it’s been a mixed bag of results. With some new faces…
Maple Leafs Repeat Defensive & Power Play Mistakes in Loss to the Blues Corey Abbott | October 25, 2024 After dropping a 5-1 contest to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday (Oct. 24) night, the Toronto Maple Leafs have lost back-to-back games for the first time in the 2024-25…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Stolarz, Matthews, OEL & Knies The Old Prof | October 21, 2024 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share the team’s recent 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers, a scoreline that doesn’t tell the whole story.…
Maple Leafs’ Free Agent Signings Having Strong Impact Early On Peter Baracchini | October 19, 2024 When you’re four games into the 2024-25 regular season, you never want to jump to conclusions and think that an offseason move was the best thing to happen to a…
Are Tanev & Ekman-Larsson the Maple Leafs’ Best Free Agent Defensemen Ever? The Old Prof | October 17, 2024 JD Bunkis of Sportsnet recently analyzed two of the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ key offseason additions on defense: Chris Tanev and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (OEL). In his recent discussion, Bunkis raises whether…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Berube, Nylander, Larsson & Stolarz The Old Prof | October 10, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs opened their 2024-25 season with a frustrating 1-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Despite outshooting the Canadiens and controlling large stretches of the game, Toronto couldn’t…
Maple Leafs Depth on Defense Highlighted by Rielly’s Leadership & Liljegren’s Growth The Old Prof | September 28, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night was a showcase for the forwards and a testament to the strength and depth of the team’s…
Maple Leafs Position Battles to Keep an Eye On Spencer Lazary | September 24, 2024 Now that the Toronto Maple Leafs have a preseason game in the books, it is clear that there are a few notable position battles that. Whether it is Easton Cowan,…
