Leafs Notebook: Noel Acciari’s big impact, Timothy Liljegren’s dip since the trades, and is...
Yesterday, we broke down the positives and drawbacks of the Maple Leafs running an 11 forwards, seven-defensemen lineup.
Let's finish up this week's notebook with...
The pros and cons of the Maple Leafs running 11 forwards and 7 defensemen...
When the dust settled after the trade deadline and we added up the Maple Leafs' moves, it left them with a roster featuring 12...
Leafs Notebook: Taking stock of goaltending, the core, the coaching staff, and the forward...
With the trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, the heavy lifting of Kyle Dubas’ year is all but over.
This is noteworthy because –...
Leafs Notebook: Breaking down a perfect month on the penalty kill, and pondering what’s...
There is – rightfully – so much buzz around all of the Maple Leafs’ trade activity that it can be difficult to think about...
Analysis: Kyle Dubas pushes in more chips, acquires Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty from...
If it wasn’t already clear after the Maple Leafs acquired Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari (and it was), make no mistake about it now....
Leafs Notebook: With Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari in the fold, it’s now on...
It is difficult to evaluate much of anything in two games against bottom feeders in a back-to-back situation, with Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari...
Leafs Notebook: The race for home ice, 2023 ice-time trends, Rasmus Sandin’s spot in...
Between the All-star break, the bye week, and a stretch in which four of five Toronto Maple Leafs games are against Columbus and Chicago,...
Leafs Notebook: How does the Maple Leafs’ bottom six stack up against Boston and...
Last week over at Sportsnet.ca, Justin Bourne published an excellent piece on the Maple Leafs' defensive play, including some of their issues handling opposing...
Leafs Notebook: Breaking down three possible approaches Kyle Dubas could take at the trade...
Last week, we discussed the high-stakes poker game that is the NHL trade market this deadline. Between the speculated asking prices and a daunting...
Leafs Notebook: At the top of the Atlantic Division, the 2023 trade deadline is...
Three of the current top six teams in the league by point percentage reside in the Atlantic Division. Between the second-seed Maple Leafs and...
In leaving Kyle Dubas unsigned, Brendan Shanahan is wisely — and quietly — keeping...
In Kyle Dubas’ season-opening press conference, the Maple Leafs GM announced that President Brendan Shanahan told him he would not be receiving an extension...
Leafs Notebook: Re-examining the team’s center and defensive depth
In this week’s notebook: Bobby McMann’s potential as an NHL contributor, the Maple Leafs’ reputation defensively, and re-visiting the team’s defensive and center depth...
Leafs Notebook: A position-by-position evaluation at the halfway point
The Maple Leafs have officially reached the halfway point of the 2022-23 season, which makes it as good of a time as any to...
Leafs Notebook: Could Toronto realistically move Pierre Engvall or Alex Kerfoot in search of...
Last week, I examined whether the Maple Leafs' bottom six, while composed of valuable role players, offers enough scoring punch come playoff time knowing...
Leafs Notebook: Evaluating the state of the team’s bottom six & anticipating Morgan Rielly’s...
Last offseason, the Maple Leafs rightly prioritized goaltending. Unfortunately, it left little in the way of cap space to improve the roster elsewhere.
It certainly...
Leafs Notebook: Why Morgan Rielly remains critical to the team’s Cup chances
When injuries strike, it can open your eyes to all sorts of things.
For a chunk of this season, the Leafs were missing three of...
Leafs Notebook: 29 games into 2022-23, the Leafs are an incrementally improved team —...
Maybe we just have to accept this is how it goes with this Maple Leafs team to start the season: A weak October filled...
Leafs Notebook: Pontus Holmberg’s emergence, Rasmus Sandin stepping up, and the Leafs excelling through...
Over the past few seasons, General Manager Kyle Dubas has consistently emphasized the importance of evaluating his team’s response to adversity.
Here he was in...
Leafs Notebook: Nick Robertson’s development, Leafs locking it down defensively, and why 3C is...
The Maple Leafs have a busy week ahead with four games in six days.
A perfect time for an extended notes edition of Leafs Notebook.
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Leafs Notebook: At the 20% pole, where do the 2022-23 Maple Leafs stack up...
The Maple Leafs are now 16 games into the 2022-23 NHL season, or about 20 percent of the way through the schedule.
It’s not enough...