Anthony Petrielli
Maple Leafs Offseason Game Plan, Part 4: The Matt Murray trade and free agency...
Entering the 2022 offseason, the Maple Leafs’ most pressing question was unquestionably goaltending. Leafs management acted accordingly.
They cleared out Petr Mrazek’s contract, they met...
Leafs Notebook: Thoughts on the 2022 draft, the goalie carousel, and the Matt Murray...
The NHL draft has now come and gone, and while we will continue the offseason gameplan series shortly, let’s pause and review the draft.
Prior...
Brandon Lisowsky drafted 218th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs
With the 218th pick in the seventh round of the 2022 NHL Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs have selected Brandon Lisowsky.
A 5’9 left winger...
Dennis Hildeby drafted 122nd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs
With their 122nd overall selection in the 2022 NHL Draft, the Maple Leafs selected a 6'6" overage Swedish goaltender in Dennis Hildeby of Färjestad...
Fraser Minten drafted 38th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs
A day after trading down, the Leafs have made their first selection in the 2022 NHL draft at 38th overall by selecting 6'1, 185-pound...
Maple Leafs Offseason Game Plan, Part 3: The Draft
In our offseason game plan series so far, we have evaluated the Maple Leafs' roster as it currently stands - both the depth and...
Maple Leafs Offseason Game Plan, Part 2: The Core
In Part 1 of our offseason game plan, we pondered some fundamental team-building questions facing the Maple Leafs this summer.
As I outlined, everything starts...
Maple Leafs Offseason Game Plan, Part 1: The secondary core and team depth
As the dust has settled following yet another short postseason for the Maple Leafs, clearer minds are starting to ask what’s next for the...
Fan favourite Jason Spezza hangs up the skates after 19 NHL seasons, transitions into...
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Sunday that Jason Spezza has officially retired from his NHL playing career and will be transitioning into a...
Game in 10: Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
I can’t believe it happened again. I mean, I can, but really, I can’t.
I am not entirely sure what to say here. Brayden Point...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs lose overtime heartbreaker as series vs. Lightning — to...
In your heart, did you really expect anything other than a Game 7?
The Leafs never do anything the easy way, and they weren’t about...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs push Lightning to the brink of elimination as core...
We can sit here and debate who should be the Leafs' sixth defenseman or who should play on their fourth line, but let’s never...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs outclassed in Game 4 as Lightning exert dominance at...
I don’t want to sit here and say this game was simply a case of everything that could have gone wrong going wrong.
That would...
Game in 10: Jack Campbell comes up huge as Maple Leafs survive late Lightning...
Before the game, Jon Cooper noted, “Usually, these odd-numbered games — Games 3 and 5 — in series are pretty pivotal games. This one...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs undone by special teams in Game 2 loss, encouraging...
If Game 1 was all about a special-teams battle won by the Maple Leafs, Game 2 was all about a special-teams battle won by...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs get off to dream start as Marner & Matthews,...
For the first time in this core’s playoff history, the Maple Leafs started at home with fans in the building. Boy, was it awesome.
The...
The key matchups that will determine the Maple Leafs vs. Lightning series winner
It almost seems a little surreal to finally be writing about the playoffs. After last season’s first-round exit, Leafs fans have waited a full...
Leafs Notebook: Weighing up a Bruins vs. Lightning round-one matchup, the recent special teams...
It could be purely academic at this point, but with three games remaining for each of Boston and Tampa Bay, the Bruins still have...
Leafs Notebook: Line tinkering in the final six games, the Leafs’ physical play, and...
The Maple Leafs officially hit 50 wins and set a franchise record in points with 106. They currently sit third overall in the league...
Game in 10: Three-point night for Mark Giordano includes OT winner as Maple Leafs...
Every team has a few opponents where it doesn’t really matter where either club is in the standings, you know anything is possible when...