Leafs Notebook – Franchise records within reach; Marner, Kadri and JVR red hot; Power-play...
With an awkward division format in place and the team still on the rise, it has been pretty easy to lose sight of the...
Leafs Notebook – On line balance, measuring Nikita Zaitsev’s impact, scheduling madness – ...
Since signing a seven-year deal last summer, Nikita Zaitsev has been one of the most polarizing players on the Toronto Maple Leafs roster.
This season,...
Leafs Notebook – Playoff brackets, Nikita Zaitsev’s play, Tomas Plekanec’s arrival – March 5
In the 2003-04 season, the NBA reorganized the league into a six-division alignment wherein the top seed in each division automatically received a top-three...
Leafs Notebook, Trade Deadline Edition – On Ryan McDonagh, Luke Glendening, Pat Maroon, and...
Happy trade deadline day eve, everyone!
There’s a lot to unpack as the deadline approaches, so let's get right to it.
Clearing Contracts
Over the past couple...
Leafs Notebook – What should the Toronto Maple Leafs do with James van Riemsdyk?...
At the intermission of Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night, the panel had a few interesting notes regarding the trade deadline and the...
Leafs Notebook – Observations at the All-Star Break, Early returns on lineup changes, Jake...
With All-Star weekend complete, the start of the stretch drive now begins. The trade deadline is under a month away. From there, it’s a...
Leafs Notebook – Depth line issues, Travis Dermott settling in, Power Play struggles –...
Last season, the Toronto Maple Leafs stormed into the playoff scene with a historic rookie class leading their high-flying offense.
The team has looked and...
Leafs Notebook – Buy, Sell or Hold at the Trade Deadline? – January 16
The season is over halfway complete, the bye week is about to end, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are firmly a playoff team at...
Leafs Notebook – Auston Matthews’ ice time, breakout struggles, Travis Dermott’s debut – January...
Since he broke into the league in 2016-17, Auston Matthews is tied for second in goals for with Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin despite...
Leafs Notebook – New Year’s Resolutions – January 2
With the NHL season about halfway done and 2018 now upon us, it's time for some New Year’s Resolutions, Toronto Maple Leafs edition.
Before we...
Leafs Notebook – First bout of adversity & the numbers and video behind why...
For the first time this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are facing some real adversity. They are 5-5-0 in their last ten, are currently...
Leafs Notebook – William Nylander at center, power play struggles, shots against – December...
It's an extended notes edition of Leafs Notebook this week. Seems fitting to do it during a week in which the Leafs don’t play...
Leafs Notebook – Mike Babcock’s line shuffles & an adjustment for the power play...
One of the constants throughout the 2016-17 season was Mike Babcock's line combinations.
At one point in the middle of the campaign, he noted that,...
Leafs Notebook – Taking stock at the quarter pole, line shuffles & breakouts –...
“You’re never as good as you think you are when you win, and you’re never as bad as you feel when you lose.”
The Toronto...
Leafs Notebook – The Nikita Zaitsev contract, Morgan Rielly’s hot start & recent adjustments...
This past Spring, before he became a restricted free agent, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Nikita Zaitsev to a seven-year, $31.5 million deal.
The $4.5...
Leafs Notebook – Adjustments needed after 2-6 stretch – November 6
The Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t the first team to eat some humble pie on a west coast road trip, nor will they be the...
Leafs Notebook – Dissecting Frederik Andersen’s slow start – October 30
Maybe October just isn’t Frederik Andersen’s month.
Last season, he was the new goalie in town and had the type of slow start that gave...
Leafs Notebook – Defence pairs, the Roman Polak signing, “trapping” the Leafs & more...
There has been a common refrain from the Toronto Maple Leafs' opponents so far this season that has gone something along the lines of:...
Leafs Notebook – An early look at ice time distribution – October 18
Six games into the season, pretty well everything is coming up roses for the 5-1-0 Toronto Maple Leafs.
They lead the league in goals per...
Leafs Notebook – A Scintillating Start – October 10
Three games into the Toronto Maple Leafs season, Joel Quenneville has summed it up best so far: "They're good. They're really good. They've got...
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