Maple Leafs Commentary: TJ Brodie, Great “Wrong Side” D-Man The Old Prof | September 5, 2022 Before Thomas James Brodie became a Toronto Maple Leafs’ player, we knew two things about him. First, he was Mark Giordano’s defensive partner when Giordano, at the ripe old age…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Myers, Giordano, Anderson & 4th Line The Old Prof | August 30, 2022 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at what the Tampa Bay Lightning are doing to copycat the Maple Leafs. Second, I’ll share…
Kraken Must-Watch Games For The 2022-23 Season Adam Kierszenblat | August 29, 2022 The 2022-23 season is less than two months away, and the Seattle Kraken look ready to right the ship after a tough inaugural season. After an offseason that included some…
Maple Leafs Commentary: Atlantic Division, Stronger Than Ever The Old Prof | July 25, 2022 The Toronto Maple Leafs will play the coming season in a stronger Atlantic Division. The Division has become even stronger as a result of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft and…
Maple Leafs Commentary: The Need To Avoid Age-Old Mistakes The Old Prof | July 6, 2022 The Old Prof and I have been collaborating on Toronto Maple Leafs’ articles for over a year now and I can’t adequately express how much fun it has been. We…
Maple Leafs Already Betting Favorites to Win East in 2022-23 Mark Scheig | June 28, 2022 Despite falling short in seven hard fought games to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the playoffs, it seems many in the hockey world believe in where…
Maple Leafs’ Commentary: Would P.K. Subban Be a Good Fit? The Old Prof | June 27, 2022 As readers of our posts know, sometimes Stan Smith and I collaborate to produce co-authored pieces. Although Stan and I often are on the same page, sometimes we disagree. Specifically,…
Maple Leafs’ Commentary: Rasmus Sandin as a Hybrid Left-Winger? The Old Prof | June 22, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas made an excellent acquisition at the 2022 trade deadline when he traded a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, a third-round…
The Maple Leafs’ Defensemen Ranked for Overall Play – 2022 Playoffs The Old Prof | June 17, 2022 We recently published a series of three articles ranking the Offensive play of the Maple Leafs’ defensemen, the Defensive Play of the Maple Leafs’ defensemen, and the Overall ranking of…
Maple Leafs’ Defensemen Ranked for Defense – 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 12, 2022 We recently wrote about how the Maple Leafs’ defensemen ranked for offensive play using five-on-five on-ice stats per 60 minutes played as tracked and recorded by naturalstattrick.com. In this post,…
Maple Leafs Offensive Defensemen Ranked – 2021-22 Season The Old Prof | June 11, 2022 We all have opinions on how each defenseman performed for the Toronto Maple Leafs this past season. Everyone’s opinion varies to a certain degree. Take Morgan Rielly as an example.…
Maple Leafs Will Need Some Defensive Load Management Next Season The Old Prof | May 30, 2022 The Toronto Maple Leafs had eight NHL-caliber defensemen on their roster at the end of this past season. With cap restraints, Maple Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas probably won’t be…