Did the Maple Leafs Upgrade by Choosing Tanev Over Brodie? The Old Prof | July 12, 2024 The consensus this offseason was that the Toronto Maple Leafs had completely revamped their defence. But did they really? If we compare the Maple Leafs’ starting defence from October 2023…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Marner, Liljegren & Brodie The Old Prof | June 18, 2024 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look into the futures of three players on the team’s roster. First, I’ll examine Mitch Marner’s ongoing and controversial…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Nylander, Lyubushkin & Brodie The Old Prof | April 27, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to even the score in their first-round series against the Boston Bruins in Game 4 tonight. After a frustrating loss in Game 3, the…
T.J. Brodie Doesn’t Make Cut for Maple Leafs First Playoff Game Jim Parsons | April 19, 2024 According to Luke Fox of Sportsnet and Jonas Siegel of The Athletic, it appears T.J. Brodie is the odd man out on defense as the Toronto Maple Leafs get set…
3 Maple Leafs Who Won’t Return in 2024-25 Season Jesse Courville-Lynch | April 1, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs are preparing to make a deep postseason run and made their intentions to win it all known with multiple acquisitions at the 2024 Trade Deadline. They brought…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Samsonov, Rielly, Brodie & Reaves The Old Prof | February 28, 2024 Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ winning streak came to an end, losing to the Vegas Golden Knights, 6-2. Despite a strong start in the game that promised Maple Leafs…
What Can We Learn From the Maple Leafs’ Defense Plus/Minus? The Old Prof | February 23, 2024 It appears the most maligned statistic in the NHL is plus/minus. Some claim it is the worst and most useless stat in the sport. While it does have its drawbacks…
Maple Leafs Drop Battle of Ontario Season Series vs. Senators Spencer Lazary | February 11, 2024 Two Canadian teams on Hockey Night in Canada is what makes hockey so special! The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators faced off for the final matchup of the…
Grading the Maple Leafs’ Top 8 Defensemen The Old Prof | February 4, 2024 In this post, I’m going to look at the eight Toronto Maple Leafs defensemen who have played for the team this season. I’ll leave out John Klingberg, whose season was…
3 Maple Leafs Who Need to be Better in 2024 Peter Baracchini | January 2, 2024 Now that 2023 is in the rear-view mirror, it’s time for all of us to look forward to 2024. For the Toronto Maple Leafs, they definitely could use a fresh…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Kallgren, Reaves, Treliving & Brodie The Old Prof | September 11, 2023 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at where ex-Maple Leafs’ goalie Erik Kallgren landed this summer. For the past couple of seasons,…
Maple Leafs’ Defence Could Be the Team’s Achilles’ Heel Spencer Lazary | August 29, 2023 When the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that they had signed Auston Matthews to a four-year extension, it seemed like the dog days of summer in the NHL ended. It drew…