Leafs Musings: Toronto’s Impressive Forward Depth, Shifting the Defense Pairings & Prospect Notes
The Toronto Maple Leafs went 4-0 since my last article as Mitch Marner, John Tavares and Morgan Rielly continue to put on a show...
Leafs Notebook: Taking stock at the quarter mark, anticipating Auston Matthews’ return & more
With roughly a quarter of the season now complete and American Thanksgiving upon us (Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers, by the way!), now...
Leafs Musings: A Big Weekend for Sandin and Liljegren, Standout Forwards on the Marlies,...
I wasn’t planning on writing about Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin for my second consecutive article, but they both impressed this weekend, so here...
Leafs Notebook: Kasperi Kapanen’s next contract, Power Play Adjustments, Willy Watch
As the Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander continue their stalemate and new contracts for Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews loom (and potentially Jake...
Leafs Musings: Scouting Timothy Liljegren & Rasmus Sandin, Travis Dermott’s top-pairing chances, Jeremy Bracco’s...
Editor's Note: We're pleased to welcome Kevin Papetti (@KPapetti) to the writing staff at MLHS. Kevin will be providing weekly analysis of the Leafs...
Leafs Notebook: What’s behind Toronto’s home vs. road record?
The contrast in the Toronto Maple Leafs record at home versus away is well known – they are 3-5-0 in Toronto and 6-0-0 everywhere...
Leafs Notebook: Options with Auston Matthews out, Power play Adjustments, Kasperi Kapanen’s hot start
With only two games for the Toronto Maple Leafs this past week, I thought we would get right into the notes this week.
I’d also recommend giving...
Leafs Notebook: On 5v5 play, secondary scoring & special teams after nine games
For the second straight season, the Toronto Maple Leafs got off to a 6–1–0 start, setting the league on fire by overpowering the opposition...
Leafs Notebook: Leafs outscoring a high-scoring league, thoughts on defensive pairings, Nazem Kadri’s usage
Last season, the NHL averaged 5.86 goals per game, the highest number since 2008 (5.7).
I thought that made the timing of the John Tavares...
Gus Katsaros discusses Toronto Maple Leafs’ defensive structure, forechecking scheme on TSN1200
McKeen's Hockey analyst and Maple Leafs Hot Stove's own Gus Katsaros discussed the Toronto Maple Leafs' defensive structure, blue line pairings, and forechecking scheme...
Leafs Notebook: Crunch time for the William Nylander contract, Preseason Observations & Predictions for...
It’s good to be back. Welcome to the 2018-19 NHL season.
I think it might be a good one.
Before we get to the notes...
2018 Toronto Maple Leafs Training Camp: Five Storylines to Follow
The Toronto Maple Leafs 2018 training camp roster has been released today, with camp set to open with physicals and media obligations on Thursday.
Absent...
Projecting the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2018-19 Opening Night Defense Pairings
Returning more or less the same group from last season, it’s no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ blue line is the biggest question...
Projecting the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2018-19 Opening Night Forward Lines
43 days away from opening night, a source of great excitement for fans in Toronto is the Maple Leafs' loaded forward group and the...
Leafs Notebook, John Tavares Edition: Matchup Implications, 11/7, Cap Crunching, Can More Offense Help...
For a team coming off of a 105-point season in which their best player missed 20 games, the Toronto Maple Leafs have undergone quite...
Grading the Toronto Maple Leafs’ OHL selections in the 2018 NHL Draft
With former Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds General Manager Kyle Dubas now running the show in Toronto, it should come as no surprise that nearly...
2018 Toronto Maple Leafs Draft Notebook: Analyzing the Trends & Themes with the nine...
It was a relatively quiet weekend around the league, and the Toronto Maple Leafs were no exception.
After a trade down that many expected to...
Leafs Notebook: Kyle Dubas era begins with big questions looming in 2018 offseason
After a flurry of departures, promotions and one hiring (so far), the dust is starting to clear in the Toronto Maple Leafs front office....
Toronto Maple Leafs 2017-18 Post Mortem: Reflecting on Lou Lamoriello’s tenure, Playoff Takeaways &...
When Lou Lamoriello was hired as General Manager in July 2015, it came out of nowhere. While his exit a little under three years later...
Leafs Playoff Notebook: Seven
It always felt like it was going to come down to this – Leafs versus Bruins in a Game 7 winner-takes-all. And yet it...
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