Leafs Notebook: The ice-time breakdown on defense, Tyler Bertuzzi heating up, and what’s the...
Putting aside the William Nylander contract extension (my analysis can be found here), there is a lot to discuss around the Maple Leafs' three-game...
Leafs Notebook: A model game vs. LA, Mitch Marner’s ice time, power-play tweaks, David...
First and foremost, Happy New Year to the MLHS community!
I hope the holidays treated you all nicely.
For the Leafs, the holiday break was...
Leafs Notebook: What’s driving the defensive regression so far in 2023-24?
Early in the season, Joseph Woll took over the Maple Leafs’ net and was stringing quality starts together. His .916 save percentage is well...
Leafs Notebook: Takeaways from the nine-game point streak, sorting out the defense pairings, and...
After earning a least a point in 14 of their last 15 games, the Maple Leafs have climbed to sixth in the NHL in...
As the blueline gets healthy and the depth options impress, where do the Maple...
The Maple Leafs’ defense has been a major talking point throughout the 2023-24 season in part because General Manager Brad Treliving has been fairly...
Leafs Notebook: The early returns on Matthews – Nylander / Tavares – Marner, Simon...
You wouldn’t always know it based on the discourse around the team, but the Maple Leafs are 7-2-1 in their last 10 and are...
The critical timeline and fair contract parameters for William Nylander amid a (so far)...
As the numbers continued to pile up night after night during William Nylander’s season-opening 17-game point streak, it felt like his asking price in...
Leafs Notebook: Chris Tanev’s fit in Toronto, Matthew Knies & Nick Robertson’s development, and...
December has arrived, and we're now past the first quarter mark of the season.
To mark the occasion, we have an extended notes version...
Leafs Notebook: Matthews & Marner’s struggles together start with the forecheck
An offseason of change in Toronto was proceeded by an adjustment period for the players and coaches to start the 2023-24 season.
A feeling-out process...
Leafs Notebook: PK improvement, a special week for William Nylander, Jake McCabe’s transition to...
An exciting week for the Maple Leafs featured two dramatic wins during their stay in Sweden.
Only two games in a span of 12 days...
Leafs Notebook: A formidable second line, a third line that can score, the PK...
Nothing like back-to-back wins before a week off to quiet down the Toronto market.
Much more significant than the wins, though, was the recipe that...
Leafs Notebook: The Maple Leafs’ lack of secondary scoring, and Sheldon Keefe’s questionable line...
What a difference a week makes.
It was only seven days ago that the Leafs wrapped up their season-high five-game road trip, owned a winning...
Leafs Notebook: A 5-2-1 start despite Matthews & Marner’s early mediocrity together at five-on-five
Through nearly 10 percent of the season, the Maple Leafs are sitting with a 5-2-1 record and a plus-five goal differential.
Their longest road trip...
Leafs Notebook: Don’t call it a goalie controversy
This week, we’ll start with the goalie situation.
I explicitly call it a "situation" because that’s what it is. What it isn’t, to be clear,...
Leafs Notebook: Roster learning curves and early-season adjustments
It’s easy to forget given all of the Maple Leafs’ core players returned this season, but there was a lot of change this summer...
Leafs Notebook: Scrutinizing the decision to keep Fraser Minten and other thoughts on the...
After a flurry of offseason moves (while keeping the same core) and a training camp that brought some pleasant surprises, the Maple Leafs opening...
Breaking down the Maple Leafs preseason performances: Prospects, Marlies, & NHLers
Preseason is thankfully on the back nine, and the real NHL hockey is going to begin shortly.
Before then, there will be roster cuts, potential...
Preseason Storylines: Matthew Knies, Nick Robertson, Pontus Holmberg, and others with something to prove
NHL hockey is finally back, albeit preseason hockey. For most players, it means very little other than getting some touches, getting acquainted with new...
Maple Leafs 2023-24 Season Preview, Part 2: Sorting through the defense, coaching staff, and...
In Part 1 of the 2023-24 season preview, we took a look at the forward group, including the center position that is now going...
Maple Leafs 2023-24 Season Preview, Part 1: William Nylander’s shift to center, where it...
With the NHL offseason officially over and training camps underway ahead of the 2023-24 season, it’s a good time to take stock of Brad...
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Game in 10: Special-teams struggles, home-ice woes continue in Maple Leafs’...
The Maple Leafs stealing home-ice advantage was short-lived.
Despite finally scoring first against Boston, the Leafs' special-teams struggles are starting to prove too difficult to...
