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Maple Leafs Camp: Day Two On Ice

by on September 19, 2010- 409 Comments

Day Two of on-ice participation is now in the books .. the sessions all had a purpose, as camp not only winds down, but clear decisions need to be made on who will remain with the main roster and who will be going to the Marlies or back to their original junior team.

A breakdown of the drills and more observations from the intra squad game after the jump.

Sunday Training Camp Day 2 practice

Teams A and B practiced with Team A on the main ice. (Breakdown of teams is here.

The drills weren't very different from the previous days, they all focused on a real-game situation and the coaching staff made variations along the way. [more…]

Brady says Kadri Stays, Kats Says Um .. No

by on September 23, 2009- 48 Comments

Some different thoughts for the day, including some fantasy changes for Leafs players, another fantasy show appearance, and addressing the talk about Kadri staying in Toronto this season.
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Kessel Trade Wrap Up

by on September 21, 2009- 148 Comments

An interesting question was brought up by Dave Hodge yesterday morning on TSN's The Reporters amid the Phil Kessel whirlwind that erupted over the weekend: if Peter Chiarelli wasn't interested in matching an offer sheet at the dollar figure to which Burke eventually signed the 21-year-old, described by Sports Illustrated's Michael Farber as "a one in 500 chance," why didn't Burke submit the offer sheet and pay but a third rounder instead of an additional first round draft selection? Farber seemed convinced not only that Chiarelli wouldn't match but that Burke's decision to go the trade route instead of offer sheet avenue was to save face, anticipating the charges of hypocrisy he would encounter linking back to his response to Kevin Lowe's offer sheet submission for Dustin Penner that ultimately went unmatched while in Anaheim.
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On Kaberle

by on August 8, 2009- 714 Comments

It's been the story of the summer in Toronto, the one that just will not go away.  

What will the Maple Leafs do with Tomas Kaberle?   Will they trade him this offseason?  Will they keep him hoping his play on an improved team will up the demand for him?   Or will they keep him with the intention of building around him?

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The Big Lie

by on January 24, 2009- 4,296 Comments

When it comes to trade rumours, generally the first thing we look at is the salary cap, and how much cap space the teams in question have available.  But how important is the cap, in order for potential trades to become reality?

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MLHS Roundtable Discussion #1!

by on November 5, 2008- 14 Comments

Sorry for the delay guys.  We greatly appreciate the flood of great questions and comments, and are sorry to say we couldn't get to them all. We've all been pretty busy lately for a variety of reasons, so without any further ado, let's get started on the 1st ever Maple Leafs HotStove Hockey Panel Discussion.

Forming our panel for this session is Alec Brownscombe of Hockeybuzz and MLHS godfather, Gus Katsaros of Mckeen's and MLHS fantasy expert, and myself, Alex Tran, an MLHS blogger.

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