Penguins Set to Be Back Among NHL’s Best This Season Ben Wagner | September 17, 2023 The chips are really falling in the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ favor right now, only one year after their first playoff miss in nearly 20 years. They managed to entice Kyle Dubas,…
5 Must-Watch Maple Leafs Games in 2023-24 Spencer Lazary | September 15, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs had a very abrupt ending to their campaign last season, which hopefully means that they will bounce back this season stronger and hungrier than ever. We…
Kyle Dubas Has Penguins Poised to Win in 2023-24 Sylvie McCarthy | September 11, 2023 The 2022-23 season is one the Pittsburgh Penguins would rather forget. It was full of injuries and disappointing losses, and it marked the end of a 16-year playoff streak. They…
Maple Leafs’ Shanahan Took Huge Risk by Dumping Dubas The Old Prof | September 9, 2023 What’s done is done. Or, is it? This offseason’s curious and sudden decision by Toronto Maple Leafs’ team president Brendan Shanahan to not renew general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas’ contract…
Maple Leafs Need New Negotiating Strategy for Marner The Old Prof | September 2, 2023 In a recent episode of his “32 Thoughts” podcast, the ever-insightful Elliotte Friedman couldn’t resist injecting a touch of humor into the discussion surrounding Mitch Marner and his upcoming contract…
Treliving vs. Dubas: Negotiating Matthews New Contract (Video) The Old Prof | September 1, 2023 In the latest episode of The Hockey Writers Maple Leafs Lounge, Toronto Maple Leafs writers and analysts Peter Baracchini and Jim Parsons discussed the nuances of negotiating with star players.…
Penguins Are Now A Playoff Team, But are They Built for More? Reece Comfort | August 15, 2023 The months of April, May, and June were especially quiet this past spring, given that the Pittsburgh Penguins did not qualify for the postseason for the first time since 2006.…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Dubas, Karlsson, Petruzzelli & Oilers The Old Prof | August 8, 2023 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at a recent report that Kyle Dubas, who is now president and general manager (GM) of the Pittsburgh…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Dubas, Liljegren, Niemela & Knies The Old Prof | August 4, 2023 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at former Maple Leafs general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas, who will handle dual roles in his new job…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Oilers, Flames, Canadiens Jim Parsons | August 4, 2023 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins might put a big push on trading for Erik Karlsson following the news of Kyle Dubas officially taking the role of general…
Roster Rebuild: Creating Cap Space for the Penguins Mike Cranwell | July 15, 2023 Your friendly neighborhood architect is back with another edition of Roster Rebuild, and with good reason – the Pittsburgh Penguins are over the cap! To be precise, according to CapFriendly,…
Penguins’ Kyle Dubas Still Has Much Work to Do Reece Comfort | July 14, 2023 It has been only two weeks since the NHL Free Agency window opened, and the Pittsburgh Penguins roster already looks much different than it did when the 2022-23 regular season…