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Analysis of the Toronto Maple Leafs 2014 NHL Entry Draft and picks from the leading Maple Leafs website, Maple Leafs Hotstove.

2014 NHL Draft Lottery – Harnessing the Power of 3.6%

This event gets its own TSN broadcast for reasons of hockey and Canada, especially given the audience this year. It's a sad indictment of...

Morning Mashup: Drafting in the 8 spot

No miracles in yesterday's draft lottery. Here's the history of the eighth overall pick dating back to 1990: The top 20 prospects per the March ISS...
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First Line Centers & Trading For Florida’s First Overall Pick

Why it makes more sense than usual for the Leafs to move up for the #1 pick In 2012, Dave Poulin gave an under the...
Aaron Ekblad

Aaron Ekblad Draft Profile

The race between Aaron Ekblad and Sam Bennett is incredibly close and either one could go first overall. Both have their fans. At different...

Nick Ritchie Scouting Report

When on top of his game, Nick Ritchie is a monstrosity that wrecks havoc on opposing defenses. Nick Ritchie has battled injuries and consistency issues...

Sam Bennett Draft Profile

As a draft eligible player, Sam Bennett dominated this year's OHL coaches poll, winning the smartest player, best playmaker, and best stickhandler, while finishing...

Robby Fabbri Draft Profile

It's been no secret how much I like Robby Fabbri as a player. His lack of size does not scare me (5'10). I don't...

2014 NHL Entry Draft TSN 1050: The Draftcentre Podcast

Craig Button reminisces: Jamie Langenbrunner and Jeff Friesen draft stories. Plus Ho-Sang, Reinhart and scouting short lists.
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TSN 1050: The Draftcentre Podcast with Matt Cade and Craig Button

Craig Button explains his projected top 5, and Ryan Jankowski talks about building the U17, U18 and U20 Teams Canada.

Jared McCann Draft Profile

Jared McCann is one of the top two-way players available in the draft this year. How high he goes will depend on how much...
Brendan Perlini

Brendan Perlini Draft Profile

I'm not normally a fan of comparisons, but Brendan Perlini reminds me so much of Jeff Carter when I watched Carter in his draft...

Michael Dal Colle Draft Profile

Let me preface this by saying Michael Dal Colle,  Nick Ritchie and Robby Fabbri are all  interchangeable in my rankings and I think all...

Josh Ho-Sang Draft Profile

I was quite rough on Josh Ho-Sang last year, after what I would consider to be a disappointing rookie season (considering the hype he...

Jake Virtanen Draft Profile

Former first overall pick in the 2011 WHL Draft, Jake Virtanen is likely my favourite non-center forward prospect within the Leafs range come the...
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Dave Morrison from the Draft Combine

Maple Leafs Director of Amateur Scouting Dave Morrison speaks with Leafs TV from the 2014 NHL Draft Combine on Friday.

Trading Down in the 2014 NHL Draft

One of the things we try to do in our analysis at MLHS is discuss possibilities for upcoming decisions facing the Maple Leafs in...

2014 NHL Entry Draft Q&A with Brock Otten

Thanks to Brock Otten of the excellent OHL Prospects site for taking the time to answer some of our questions. Follow him on Twitter...
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Bob McKenzie’s 2014 NHL Draft Rankings + Mashup

Click on a column heading to sort by draft list Or listen on SoundCloud here: Morning Mashup Captain's log: Clark and Gilmour share their thoughts on Pat...
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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes

Some real Toronto Maple Leafs news is desperately needed, but in the meantime here is what is being said about the Leafs. From Chris Johnston at...
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TSN 2014 NHL Mock Draft with Craig Button

Or listen on SoundCloud here: TSN 2014 NHL Mock Draft with Craig Button Aaron Ekblad Sam Bennett Leon Draisaitl Sam Reinhart Michael Dal Colle Jake Virtanen Haydn Fleury Nick Ritchie Nikolaj Ehlers Kasperi Kapanen William Nylander Brendan...

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