Kevin Papetti’s 2019 NHL Draft Rankings (1-62)
Welcome to my 2019 NHL Draft Rankings. This will be a top 62, but my list excludes goalies, simply because I would have no...
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...
Leafs Musings: Offseason trade ideas and a look at what’s coming on the Marlies
In the latest Leafs Musings, I'll take a look at some individual performances on the Toronto Marlies as they continue their strong playoff run...
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...
Mike Babcock to return as Toronto Maple Leafs head coach, per Kyle Dubas
After a few weeks of rampant media speculation, Kyle Dubas said on Monday what he wouldn't say directly in his end-of-season media availability: Mike...
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,...
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...
Leafs Musings: Toronto’s Defensive Effort, A Look at the Line Combinations, Addressing the Power...
The winner of Game 5 was the team that best capitalized on the breaks that the Hockey Gods gave them.
The Bruins were handed the...
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...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins – Game #4 Preview, Analysis & Projected Lines
After what was the competitive game of the series so far in Game 3, the Toronto Maple Leafs will try to take a stranglehold...
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: 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: 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)...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins – Game #1 Preview, Analysis & Projected Lines
It all begins tonight. After their third consecutive playoff berth, the Toronto Maple Leafs will start their quest for their first playoff series win...
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...
How can the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins?
Thanks to the NHL's divisional playoff format, the Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round matchup has been blatantly obvious for months now. A rematch with the...
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: 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...
Toronto Maple Leafs Musings: Bracco is NHL Ready, Sandin’s in Brannstrom Territory, Liljegren’s Strong...
In this week’s Leafs Musings, we will cover Jeremy Bracco’s NHL readiness, Rasmus Sandin’s rapid progression, and the type of ‘heaviness’ the Leafs need...
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...