Alex Tran

Maple Leafs Announce Another Round of Cuts

by on September 26, 2010- 225 Comments

Courtesy of the Globe's James Mirtle, the Maple Leafs trimmed the camp roster from 47 down to 30 on Sunday afternoon, as the team's opening [more…]

Preseason Game #5 – Battle in Buffalo

by on September 25, 2010- 644 Comments

Coming off a tough shootout loss against the Flyers last night, the Leafs will look to rebound on the road against the Sabres tonight at HSBC Arena. Despite blowing a late third period lead, there was a lot to like about the Leafs' performance, including a strong bounce back game from captain Dion Phaneuf and spurts of brilliance from the club's new top line of Versteeg, Bozak and Kessel. The Buds will be in tough tonight against the Sabres, who will be icing a lineup very similar to the one they will open the season with. [more…]

The Youngsters: 2010-2011 Breakout Candidates

by on September 18, 2010- 85 Comments

At this time last year, Jerry D'Amigo was a little known Maple Leafs' draftee who had been passed over 157 times by other clubs only a few months before. After a banner year at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the NCAA and a brilliant run at the World Juniors, the not even 20 year old D'Amigo currently finds himself with an NHL contract, an invite to training camp, and a legitimate shot at making his dreams come true as soon as this fall. That was last year. Now let's take a look at some of the names that could be making some serious headway up the Leafs' organizational depth charts in 2010-2011.

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Leafs Young Players’ Draft – Katsaros vs. Tran

by on September 14, 2010- 170 Comments

In the spirit of ranking the organization's top young talent (prospects + established NHLers), Gus and I will be facing off tonight at approximately 10pm [more…]

Leafs Sign Clarke MacArthur

by on August 28, 2010- 459 Comments

According to LeafsTV, the Maple Leafs have signed unrestricted free agent forward Clark MacArthur to a 1-year contract worth $1.1 million. MacArthur has been a [more…]

Leafs, Sharks in talks for Kaberle?

by on August 14, 2010- 881 Comments

The Toronto Sun reports whispers around the league of the San Jose Sharks offering defensive prospect Derek Joslin along with a first round pick in [more…]

Burke Speaks on the FAN

by on August 13, 2010- 1,544 Comments

In case you missed it, here are some of the key points from Burke's interview on the Fan590 this morning:

There have been some legitimate [more…]

Gamers: Win a Free Copy of NHL 11!

by on August 12, 2010- 43 Comments

Listen up MLHS readers, here's your chance to show the rest of the hockey world that this is the best hockey community on the net. [more…]

D’Amigo Officially Signs

by on August 11, 2010- 214 Comments

It's been rumored for a few days now, but on Wednesday afternoon, prospect Jerry D'Amigo has finally put pen to paper to sign a 3 [more…]

World Juniors Notes

by on August 8, 2010- 522 Comments

It's that time of year again. The Canadian World Junior Development Camp for the 2011 tournament in Buffalo is under way, as the Canadians try [more…]

The FanPost

by on August 1, 2010- 298 Comments

A Comparison of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Defensemen

By: Byron Nelson (aka: DefenseWinsChampionships)

Bored at work on a Monday afternoon, I found myself wondering which current Maple Leafs’ defenseman had the best season in 2009/2010. While the obvious pick would be a flashy, high point-producing player like Tomas Kaberle or Dion Phaneuf, it seemed as if a greater deal of investigation would be required to come up with an informative answer. Needless to say, investigate is exactly what I did. [more…]

Congratulations to Down Goes Brown

by on July 28, 2010- 150 Comments

Sean Mcindoe, better known as the unmistakeably hilarious voice of Down Goes Brown, has joined forces with the evil Empire that is the Toronto mainstream [more…]