Leafs Notebook

Since 2011, Anthony Petrielli has been providing his weekly long-form breakdown of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ games and the big storylines surrounding the team.

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Leafs Notebook – Rolling into the New Year – January 2

Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all had a great holiday filled with friends, family, and good times. We know the Toronto Maple Leafs...

Leafs Notebook – Selling at the Deadline & A Holiday Wishlist – December 23

The holidays are upon us, the roster freeze is live, and the Maple Leafs are rolling with points in nine of their last 13...

Leafs Notebook – Sizing up the Atlantic Division – December 13

Now approaching mid-December, we are starting to get a lay of the land in the Atlantic Division. When the NHL switched their division and playoff...

Leafs Notebook – Who to Expose in the Expansion Draft? – December 7

The upcoming offseason will feature an expansion draft for the first time since the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild joined the NHL in 2000. Now...

Leafs Notebook – Toronto rookies on historic pace – November 28

A few months into the season, it looks increasingly likely that the 2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs are going to end the year with a...

Leafs Notebook – Taking stock at American Thanksgiving – November 21

With so many young, talented players entering the Toronto Maple Leafs roster this season, we knew this team would be exciting. We also knew it...

Leafs Notebook – November 15

The youth movement in Toronto is well underway. While the team is exciting, it is a development year and the organization has to be...

Leafs Notebook – November 7

Nearly a month into the 2016-17 season, what have we learned about the Toronto Maple Leafs so far? The team is 5-4-3 to start. Their...

The 2016 Hockey Coaches Conference: A Recap

The Hockey Coaches Conference came to Toronto for the first time this past weekend. Hosted at the Mattamy Centre (formerly Maple Leafs Garden), the venue’s...
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Leafs Notebook – Offseason Edition

While the Maple Leafs have been relatively quiet this summer, the team should look drastically different than the one that opened the 2015-16 season when...

Leafs Notebook Season Finale – April 20

If you watched Brendan Shanahan’s end of season press conference and began wondering who the next GM will be, you missed the forest for...

Leafs Notebook – April 9

One Game Left. Notes Interesting piece by Thomas Drance over at TLN on executive compensation and the Leafs. Essentially, if the Leafs fire Nonis and hire...

Leafs Notebook – April 1

The old saying goes that one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure, but perhaps sometimes the opposite is true. This season the Leafs conducted a fire sale...

Leafs Notebook – March 25

One of the main questions in Toronto down the stretch has been whether or not Dave Nonis will be General Manager of the team...
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Leafs Notebook – March 17

When the Maple Leafs fired Randy Carlyle 40 games into the season, their record stood at 21-16-3. They are 6-22-3 since then. On the surface,...

Leafs Notebook – March 10

On trade deadline day, it was revealed the Leafs and Red Wings were making a push to get a deal done that would send...

Leafs Notebook – March 4

A deadline of selling rentals and stockpiling depth picks was expected, until the Columbus Blue Jackets came calling with an offer too good to...

Leafs Notebook – February 23rd

The NHL is officially a week away from the NHL trade deadline. Leafs fans in seller mode rejoice. I’ve written before about selling high and...

Leafs Notebook – February 17

The Maple Leafs completed their first trade of the season with something expected: Moving out a couple of pending UFAs they were in tough to...
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Leafs Notebook – February 10

Rumour season is in fine form as the Toronto Maple Leafs, yet again, limp to the finish line. There are a lot of big names...

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