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...
Leafs Playoff Notebook: Pushed to the Brink
We almost exclusively focus on the Toronto Maple Leafs and their perspective of things in this space, but let’s take a few minutes here...
ECQF Game #4 Review: Boston Bruins 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Despite controlling the better part of the first 40 minutes, the Toronto Maple Leafs made the costly mistakes, fell behind, and couldn't manufacture enough...
Leafs Playoff Notebook: Home Cooking
Well, we now have a series. That was closer to the Toronto Maple Leafs team fans were expecting when the series got underway.
And what...
ECQF Game #3 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Boston Bruins 2
We have ourselves a series.
Your game in ten:
1. It was the first period the Leafs needed at home in front of a raucous ACC...
Leafs Playoff Notebook: Mike Babcock under the microscope after Game 2 adjustments
After Game 1, we touched on the Leafs’ poor bench management after the team missed challenging a goal that was offside, put their fourth...
ECQF Game #2 Review: Boston Bruins 7 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3
It went from bad to worse in Game 2 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who will be glad to get out of Boston for...
Leafs Playoff Notebook: Special Teams Swing Game 1
Game 1 will be remembered for the Nazem Kadri hit, and the score will show that it was a blowout, but the real story...
ECQF Game #1 Review: Boston Bruins 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Game 1 in Boston got away from the Toronto Maple Leafs to start their 2018 playoff campaign, and their loss might be two-fold pending...
Toronto Maple Leafs Systems: What to look for versus the Boston Bruins
Structure, not systems.
The NHL is a copycat league. Most teams implement deviations of similar systems in all three zones – variants of different formations...
Leafs vs. Bruins Round 1 Preview: Matchups, Special Teams, Players to Watch
The media narrative for the Maple Leafs vs. Bruins round one series is going to revolve around whether the Leafs can redeem the infamous...
Season Wrap-Up: Leafs finish strong, Andersen sets franchise record, Power Play Rolling, Marleau elevating
The Toronto Maple Leafs put the exclamation mark on a historic regular season last night by sweeping the season series against the Montreal Canadiens...
Leafs Notebook – Playoff Preparation, Fourth Line Decisions, D-Zone Draw Set Plays – April...
It’s an extended notes edition of the Leafs Notebook this week. Let’s get right to it!
Notes
- I was playing with some leading/trailing stats looking...
Game #77 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Florida Panthers 3
On a franchise record-setting night at the Air Canada Centre, the Toronto Maple Leafs ran up an early 3-0 lead and did enough to...
Leafs Notebook – The Bruins vs. Lightning Question; Andreas Johnsson’s first NHL stint; Preparing...
For at least a month – probably longer – we’ve known the Toronto Maple Leafs are making the playoffs and will finish third in...
Game #74 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. Nashville Predators 2
The Toronto Maple Leafs played a near perfect road game in Nashville, handing the President's Trophy frontrunners their first regulation loss in nearly five...
Game #73 Review: Tampa Bay Lighting 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3
The Toronto Maple Leafs built a 3-0 lead with a superb opening two periods before conceding four goals in a 13-minute span in the...
Leafs Notebook – Franchise records within reach; Marner, Kadri and JVR red hot; Power-play...
With an awkward division format in place and the team still on the rise, it has been pretty easy to lose sight of the...
Game #70 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Dallas Stars 5 (OT)
The Toronto Maple Leafs kept the good times rolling on home ice with a thrilling back-and-forth win over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.
Your...
Leafs Notebook – On line balance, measuring Nikita Zaitsev’s impact, scheduling madness – ...
Since signing a seven-year deal last summer, Nikita Zaitsev has been one of the most polarizing players on the Toronto Maple Leafs roster.
This season,...
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