Leafs Notebook – Getting Ready for Washington – April 10
The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially qualified for the playoffs after a full 82-game season for the first time since 2003-04. That sounds great.
They will...
Playoff Notebook – Capitals take Game 1 – April 14
You never know what you are going to get in the first period of a new playoff series.
Both teams had three full days to...
Playoff Notebook – Reason to Believe – April 16
Before this series started, if I told you that each of the first two games in Washington would go to overtime and Toronto would return...
Playoff Notebook – Leafs take the series lead – April 18
The Toronto Maple Leafs are leading a playoff series for the first time since beating the Ottawa Senators in game 7 on April 20th,...
Playoff Notebook – Best of Three – April 20
Frederik Andersen summed up Game 4 best: "We didn't play anywhere close to what we're capable of... We beat ourselves."
And yet the Washington Capitals...
Playoff Notebook – Pushed to the Brink – April 22
One big reason the Leafs were successful in making the playoffs this season was their special teams. It went under the radar, but they...
2017 Draft Notebook: Trends, analysis and thoughts on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ strategy
When Brendan Shanahan cleaned house and began building his management team in 2015, there was a clear connection to the OHL.
Kyle Dubas was the...
Leafs Offseason Notebook: JVR Watch, Sophomore Slumps, Defence Planning
As summer enters the dog days and the Toronto Maple Leafs' offseason looks more or less complete, I can’t help but think of a...
Leafs Notebook – Roster battles and the Zach Hyman/Auston Matthews debate – September 25
When Patrick Marleau signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs this past summer, many thought it would come with an...
Leafs Notebook – Opening Day Edition – October 4
As the Toronto Maple Leafs get set to kick-off the 2017-2018 season in Winnipeg, the team and its fan base are full of hope.
They...
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...
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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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...
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