Anthony Petrielli
Anthony Petrielli has been writing at MLHS since 2011. He is known for his weekly “Leafs Notebook” feature, and also writes specific analysis pieces. Anthony has been featured on GlobalTV, CBC Radio 1, Sportsnet590 and TSN 1200. You can contact him at petrielli.a@gmail.com or find him on Twitter at @APetrielli.
How Tyler Bertuzzi and Max Domi change the Maple Leafs’ lineup mix, and the...
Day one of NHL free agency was a relatively quiet one for the Maple Leafs, but on day two, Brad Treliving made his mark.
In...
Offseason Analysis: The Reaves, Klingberg, and Kampf contracts, and the needs remaining
At the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Maple Leafs started with the following opening-night lineup:
Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Nylander - Tavares - Malgin
Engvall...
The “Core Four” Offseason Series: Anticipating Mitch Marner’s next contract and whether the Leafs...
The final player we’re going to discuss in our Core Four Offseason Series is Mitch Marner, who we left for last for a number...
The “Core Four” Offseason Series: The William Nylander Contract and Trade Scenarios
Part three of the Core Four series takes a look at William Nylander -- the first core player we have discussed in this space...
The “Core Four” Offseason Series: The Auston Matthews Contract
In part one of the “Core Four” Offseason Series we looked at John Tavares, who has a high annual salary that will be difficult...
The “Core Four” Offseason Series: How can the Maple Leafs optimize John Tavares’ remaining...
When the Maple Leafs moved on from GM Kyle Dubas a few weeks ago, the next question was obvious: Who else of significance might...
On Brad Treliving’s first week, and the possibility of “running it back” with the...
Whenever there is a change at the head of the front office, a new voice almost always provides a breath of fresh air.
That was...
The big questions facing new Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving, the loss of Spencer...
The Stanley Cup Finals matchup is set, the draft is under a month away, and the Maple Leafs are reportedly honing in on their...
Kyle Dubas’ unceremonious exit, the profile of a GM replacement, and the path moving...
The dust has begun to settle since Brendan Shanahan called a Friday afternoon press conference ahead of a long weekend and announced that Kyle...
Previewing the big questions facing the Maple Leafs this offseason — the GM, the...
The NHL draft and free agency periods are roughly a month and a half away, but the Maple Leafs have all sorts of questions...
Game in 10: Different but the same
In the end, the biggest problem when you find yourself in an 0-3 series hole is that you need everything to break just right...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs dig in defensively, Mitch Marner breaks through with GWG...
The Maple Leafs live to fight another day.
There was so much talk about the 0-3 deficit the past few days, which -- from a...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ core MIA as Toronto falls 3-0 down to Florida
One Kyle Dubas quote has always stood out to me as the Maple Leafs have lived and died by their core players for many...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs shoot themselves in the foot, get rope-a-doped into a...
For years now, the common belief has been that if the Maple Leafs could just get past the first round, the pressure would be...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs sucked into the Panthers’ style of game en route...
For years now, the prevailing thought was that if the Maple Leafs could just get over the hump of winning in the first round,...
Series Preview: The Florida Panthers are not to be underestimated, but there are clear...
The second-round matchup is set. In a bit of a shocker, the Toronto Maple Leafs have retained home-ice advantage and will play the Florida...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs slay the dragon, defeat Tampa Bay Lightning in OT...
Maple Leafs Hot Stove launched on September 3, 2008, and for the first time ever we can officially write the words:
The Toronto Maple Leafs...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs still searching for their ‘A’ game in the series...
If we are going to be completely honest about this playoff series, the Maple Leafs really didn’t deserve to be up 3-1 based on...
Game in 10: It was 4-1! Maple Leafs pull off a Game 4 miracle
This was the fifth time since 2017 that the Maple Leafs went into Game 4 of a series up 2-1. In three of their...
Game in 10: Rielly, O’Reilly come through in the clutch as Maple Leafs steal...
Good teams find ways to win, and that’s what the Maple Leafs did in Game 3.
It was not a picture-perfect game or one they...
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