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Catching up with Maple Leafs Director of Player Development Jim Hughes

MLHS' Alec Brownscombe recently caught up with Director of Player Development Jim Hughes to check in on the progress of the younger Maple Leafs. Hughes...

Mason Raymond: Hold On or Sell High?

Gold is Canada's and the players are on flights back home.  The NHL season starts up again on Tuesday with just nine days remaining...

Game Review: Game #60, Leafs 3 vs. Canucks 1

Ten games above .500 (32-22-6), 70 points on the year, and the first win over Vancouver since November of 2003. That’s the way to...
David Clarkson

Game in 10: Game #11, Blue Jackets 5 vs. Maple Leafs 2

Ugly start to the first leg of the weekend's back-to-back, and a spoiled debut for David Clarkson, as the Leafs drop to 7-4-0 with...
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Game #35 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 8 vs. Carolina Hurricanes 1

The Maple Leafs rang in the “Next Century” in style with their biggest win of the season on Tuesday afternoon. Your game in ten: 1.  These...
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Leafs Playoff Notebook: Kadri returns, Andersen steps up, Johnsson earning trust, Hyman providing spark...

The bottom line when it came to Game 5 was this: The Maple Leafs needed to win, and it didn’t matter how. This was a...
James Reimer

Game Recap: Game #54, Jets 5 vs. Leafs 4 (OT)

It was 4-1! Half way through this one, it looked to be a continuation of the Dallas game, where uncharacteristically poor goaltending ensured every Leaf...

Game #26 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Calgary Flames 1

The Toronto Maple Leafs started their Western Canada road trip off on a high with one of their most complete efforts of the season...
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ECQF Game #6 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Boston Bruins 1

We're going 7. Your game in ten: 1.  Ron Hainsey says it better than we ever could here: https://twitter.com/timandsid/status/988555968890851328 Thoughts and prayers to victims, the victims’ families, and...
Peter Horachek

10 Midsummer Thoughts on the Maple Leafs

Rosters are not set in stone yet, but the dust is starting to clear on the summer moves and we are starting to get...

Dave Bolland, The Leafs Rebuild & Succession Plans

Having gone through a long and painful rebuild, the Toronto Maple Leafs now find themselves right smack in the middle of a critical time...

Game in 10: 2014 Winter Classic, Game #42, Leafs 3 at Red Wings 2

Usually, HBO's 24/7 beats the actual Winter Classic in fanfare and expectation. This year, it has simply been a welcomed preview. The Big House...

Game in 10: Game #23, Leafs 2 vs. Capitals 1 (SO)

Lower scoring than one might have expected, this game was more entertaining than the scoreline suggests. The Leafs won the special teams battle and...
Jay McClement

What’s Ailing the Maple Leafs’ Penalty Kill – Part 1

One of the more head-scratching themes of the Toronto Maple Leafs' 2013-14 season was their penalty kill dropping from second best in the league...

Leafs Notebook – Observations at the All-Star Break, Early returns on lineup changes, Jake...

With All-Star weekend complete, the start of the stretch drive now begins. The trade deadline is under a month away. From there, it’s a...
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Maple Leafs Systems – The Penalty Kill

There isn’t much I can add to the powerplay analysis that wasn’t in the write up by JP Nikota describing the Leafs use of...

Leafs Notebook – Season Finale – April 14

When the media asked who has final say on roster decisions at today's introductory press conference for Brendan Shanahan, there was a pause followed...
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Leafs Notebook – Depth line issues, Travis Dermott settling in, Power Play struggles –...

Last season, the Toronto Maple Leafs stormed into the playoff scene with a historic rookie class leading their high-flying offense. The team has looked and...

Game in 10: Game #40, Leafs 4 vs. Sabres 3 (SO)

Better than one point or zero, but all we can do is exhale and move on after this one. This was way too much...

Leafs Notebook – January 8

Heading into 2013 training camp, Dave Nonis had two massive clouds hanging over his head as his best forward and best defenseman were both...

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