Leafs Notebook: Jake Muzzin’s ice time, trade deadline wrap up, injury bug strikes
Trade deadline day came and went with the Toronto Maple Leafs making one small move that has some minor implications.
We will get into those...
Leafs Notebook: The middling penalty kill, Trevor Moore’s instant impact, Re-uniting Matthews-Nylander
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the midst of another strong campaign, currently on track to finish top five in the standings and generally...
Leafs Notebook: Lessons from the Tampa game & the Leafs’ record against good teams
Against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, John Tavares scored a beautiful goal.
On a bad line change by the Oilers, Nikita Zaitsev made a...
Leafs Notebook: On slow starts, Nazem Kadri’s production, the final seven games
The worst period for the Toronto Maple Leafs, by far, is the first period.
It’s really as simple as looking at the goal differential:
In their...
Leafs Notebook: On a middling March and an important final week of the regular...
A big trade for Jake Muzzin set the stage for the Toronto Maple Leafs to ice a reasonable defense. They finally had all of...
Leafs Notebook: Leafs vs. Bruins Preview, Notes, Matchups & X-Factors
At the beginning of the season, deep down, I think we always knew we were destined for another Toronto Maple Leafs – Boston Bruins...
Playoff Notebook: Toronto Maple Leafs get off to dream start to Round 1
First test passed.
Heading into the series, we discussed how it would be a primarily 5v5 series (there were three total penalties in the game)...
Playoff Notebook: Lessons from Game 2 & the adjustments needed as the series heads...
Well, if you thought this was going to be easy, lesson learned.
The Bruins were tied for the second most points in the league and...
Playoff Notebook: The Leafs have found a winning formula versus Boston — can they...
After all of the silliness that transpired in Game 2, the Toronto Maple Leafs came back home and focused on what mattered most in...
Playoff Notebook: Reflections on Game 4 and adjustments for Game 5
Heading into Game 4, there was a lot of discussion surrounding how hard the Boston Bruins were going to come out and the Toronto...
Playoff Notebook: Leafs push the Bruins to the brink with near-perfect Game 5 road...
After Game 4, I think the formula was pretty simple for the Toronto Maple Leafs, as I wrote heading into Game 5:
“They can’t start...
Playoff Notebook: Special teams adjustments needed as Leafs approach another Game 7 in Boston
Over the last few games, the commentary and the gameplan have been pretty straightforward: If they can start the game well and kill penalties,...
Toronto Maple Leafs Season Review, Part One: Reflecting on 2018-19, Mike Babcock’s performance, and...
First, let’s start with a thank you.
Thank you for following along with us all season, reading, commenting, sending us your emails, posting comments...
Toronto Maple Leafs Season Review, Part Two: Nazem Kadri, William Nylander and the latest...
Leading up to the NHL Draft, I will be reviewing all aspects of the Toronto Maple Leafs 2018-19 season. Part Two will take a...
Toronto Maple Leafs 2019 Offseason: Where have they improved and where do the question...
After a second consecutive first-round playoff loss to the Boston Bruins, you knew changes were coming. After the 2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated,...
2019 Hockey Coaches Conference: Review & Key Takeaways
This past weekend, the Hockey Coaches Conference came to Toronto in what is fast becoming an annual tradition.
When it first came to Toronto...
Leafs Notebook: A Big-Picture Look at the Mitch Marner situation and other thoughts ahead...
On July 1, 2018, we announced that the Toronto Maple Leafs were signing John Tavares. For a young and upcoming team that had multiple...
Leafs Notebook: Storylines Worth Following at Training Camp
When it comes to the actual hockey-playing part of the discussion, there is no question that the Toronto Maple Leafs had to get Mitch...
Leafs Notebook: Expectations for the 2019-20 season & Analyzing a 2-1-1 start
It is great to have (Toronto Maple Leafs) hockey back!
I hope everyone is as excited as I am. Taking a quick look back, I’ve...
Leafs Notebook: Promising signs from the bottom six, early PK struggles & searching for...
Now that the Toronto Maple Leafs have locked in all of their stars and have no major forwards who are pending unrestricted free agents,...
Recent MLHS articles
Jack Roslovic on joining his buddy Auston Matthews on the Leafs:...
Jack Roslovic joined Overdrive to discuss his decision to sign with the Maple Leafs, his familiarity with Auston Matthews, what he learned playing alongside...
