By Stan Smith The Maple Leafs Are Bleeding Defensemen The Toronto Maple Leafs are a bit shy in the defence depth department. They began the preseason short two of their top six defensemen. Timothy Liljegren underwent hernia surgery shortly before camp opening and is expected to be out for at least six weeks. With that timeline…
By Stan Smith I have to say I was thoroughly impressed by the game the Toronto Marlies ‘er Maple Leafs played against the Ottawa Senators in Belleville. When I saw the lineups for both teams I was intrigued, but I also had some worries about whether or not it was a good idea to put…
By Stan Smith & The Old Prof The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 in their third preseason game. What were the good, the bad, and the ugly from that game? The Ugly Let’s get the only ugly thing I saw from this game out of the way right off the bat. The…
By Stan Smith & The Old Prof The first two exhibition games of the 2022 preseason are in the books for the Maple Leafs as they split Saturday’s doubleheader with the Ottawa Senators, winning the first game 4-1 and losing the nightcap 4-2. While these are just two preseason games and the first time that…
By Stan Smith & The Old Prof On the opening day of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ training camp, it was announced that two roster players came into camp with health issues. First, Pierre Engvall came into camp with a knee injury that might keep him off the ice until near the end of the preseason.…
If, as a Toronto Maple Leafs’ fan, you’re interested in those players who have once played with the team, then you’re in luck. Mark November 12, 2022, on your calendars. That’s the date two former Maple Leafs’ players – Travis Dermott and Ilya Mikheyev – return to Scotiabank Centre ice. Related: FINALLY, MAPLE LEAFS’ TRAINING…
By Stan Smith and The Old Prof After what seemed to be one of the longest summers (Toronto Maple Leafs-related), the preseason training camp begins with check-in and medicals happening today. As a result, there are tidbits of information trickling out. Maple Leafs’ Injury Update Mike Augello reported an update on players coming into camp…
It seems as if Nick Robertson has been knocking on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ door for years now. He first came into note by scoring 55 goals in the junior in 2019-20 with the Peterborough Petes. He’s been widely thought to be the organization’s top prospect since that offensive explosion. However, it seems that once…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have not signed left-shooting defenseman Rasmus Sandin. But when they do, something has to give – so it seems. Right now, which is allowable during the offseason, the team is over the upper limit of the salary cap. It would seem as if, when Sandin is eventually signed, it would be…
As the Toronto Maple Leafs get ready for the regular season, there will likely be several spaces on their roster to fill. At least, that’s what Maple Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas promised. At the end of last season, Dubas invited some of the Toronto Marlies players together to talk about the fact that there…