3 Maple Leafs Trade Candidates Heading Into 2023-24 Michael DeRosa | October 11, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs made their first trade of the season on Oct. 8, moving Sam Lafferty to the Vancouver Canucks for a fifth-round pick. With this move, the Maple…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Oilers, Canadiens, Lightning Jim Parsons | October 2, 2023 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are injury updates coming out of Toronto. Meanwhile, in Edmonton, Brandon Sutter was released from his PTO and has officially retired from the NHL.…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Jones, Knies, Minten & Timmins The Old Prof | October 1, 2023 On Saturday (Sept. 30), the Toronto Maple Leafs won their third straight NHL preseason game by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on the road. Matthew Knies, Fraser Minten, and Nicholas…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Flames, Red Wings, Senators Jim Parsons | October 1, 2023 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs got bad news when it comes to defenseman Conor Timmins. How long will he be out? Meanwhile, what’s the latest on…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Timmins, Klingberg & Gregor The Old Prof | September 29, 2023 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at Conor Timmins‘ impressive performance in the Maple Leafs’ first win on Wednesday night (Sept. 27)…
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Road to the Perfect Season The Old Prof | September 29, 2023 What If the Toronto Maple Leafs could find and ride the wave of a “positive perfect storm” this season? What might the best-case scenario look like if everything could align…
3 Takeaways From Maple Leafs’ 5-2 Win Over Sabres Michael DeRosa | September 28, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs started their preseason off this week with back-to-back close losses to the Ottawa Senators. Although the games are far less circumstantial right now, the Maple Leafs…
Maple Leafs Training Camp Day 1: Hints or Surprises The Old Prof | September 22, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs had their first training camp practice today. The coaching staff has broken their training camp roster into three groups. In Day One’s training camp group structure,…
Maple Leafs’ Conor Timmins: Odd Man Out The Old Prof | September 10, 2023 At one point in time, Conor Timmins seemed a shoo-in to become an NHL-regular defenceman. Drafted just outside the first round of the 2017 Entry Draft, 32nd overall by the…
Maple Leafs Need a Couple Cheap Experienced Defensemen The Old Prof | August 4, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs have plenty of experience on the back end. The average age of their top-six defensemen is 30.6 years old. Mark Giordano is the grandfather of the…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Nylander, Klingberg & Timmins The Old Prof | July 16, 2023 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at what the team’s projected lineup might be if the season opened with the roster that…
Wild’s 2023 Offseason Trade Targets: Toronto Maple Leafs Caleb Kerney | May 17, 2023 Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Offseason Trade Targets series for the Minnesota Wild. During it, we will be looking at a handful of players from each NHL team who…