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Talking Points

31 games and a 12-15-4 record into the season, the struggling Maple Leafs find themselves the subject of several hotly-contested debates over many facets...
Clarke MacArthur

At the Half: A Look at Pre-Season Expectations vs Current Pace

The Maple Leafs have reached the halfway point of the season on a tear, winning five of six games to kick off 2011 in...

MLHS Notebook: Wednesday Edition

A dozen thoughts, observations, or interesting stats for your Wednesday night: 1) Can Armstrong catch a break in Toronto? He played 79 and 82 game...

Exploring Mike Babcock’s Systems

The common sentiment around the Toronto Maple Leafs' hiring of Mike Babcock is, “good coach, bad team”—and it is tough to argue against that. This is not the first...

Closing Thoughts

While most Leafs fans are content to sweep the 2009-10 season aside and look ahead to greener pastures, we're nevertheless forced to look on...

Game In 10: Game 52, Leafs at Sens

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap In a Battle of Ontario with a playoff feel, two very important two points were on the line. Coming...

Game #72 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 2

The Toronto Maple Leafs took over third place in the Atlantic Division with a statement win in Columbus on Wednesday night. Your game in ten: 1....
Morgan Rielly

What to look for as focus shifts to Marlies, junior Leafs

With the NHL lockout in full force and not looking as if it is going to end anytime soon, fans are rightfully turning their...

Game 22 Scoring Chances: Penguins 4 vs. Maple Leafs 3 (OT)

Toronto finished its season series with Pittsburgh, ending up clearly second-best in chances in all three games. In this one, though, they managed to earn...

Cleanout Day Input

The locker cleanout day offered many interesting pieces of information that occupied me to the point of having to write about it. These are...

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...
Mike Babcock, head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Compete: Defining and Illustrating a Nebulous Hockey Concept

I often have difficulty deciphering what coaches mean by “compete.” Here is an example from Mike Babcock. In the quote below, my focus is on...

Nazem Kadri and the Misconceptions Around Defense

Nazem Kadri has become quite the hockey player. He exhibits an excellent mix of physical persistence and belligerence that makes him difficult to play...

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...

Toronto Maple Leafs Systems: What to look for vs. Washington

An overview of the Maple Leafs' systems in each zone ahead of their first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals. Even Strength Defensive Zone The Leafs' preferred...

How Mitch Marner Shatters the Size Myth

Mitch Marner, the highly-touted prospect soon to graduate to full-blown NHLer, falls under hockey’s definition of "small" – even if he’s listed at six...

Video Analysis: The Toronto Maple Leafs dump the puck out a lot

About a month ago, analytics tracking company SportsLogIQ tweeted out some compelling information on the Toronto Maple Leafs' ability to break out of their...
Brendan Shanahan Leafs

Brendan Shanahan: He’s Changed – Part VII

So, let's take Brendan Shanahan in 1987 in Piestany — whaling away on some Russian kid in the dark — and freeze him in...

2017 NHL Draft: On Mark Hunter, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ needs, and Best Player...

As we approach the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs fan base has its sights set on the Liljegrens, Brannstroms, Footes and Hagues...
Auston Matthews and Zach Hyman of the Toronto Maple Leafs playing against the Arizona Coyotes

Game #22 Review: Arizona Coyotes 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1

Despite a valiant late push, Toronto Maple Leafs had their six-game winning streak snapped by the last-placed -- but recently-surging -- Arizona Coyotes on...

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