Examining Colin Miller as a potential trade target for the Toronto Maple Leafs
The protection lists have been revealed and Vegas GM George McPhee has issued a notice to the other 30 front offices that he’s open...
2017 Expansion Draft: Who out of Kerby Rychel, Josh Leivo and Brendan Leipsic should...
The Toronto Maple Leafs will emerge from the expansion draft relatively unscathed, but they will still lose an asset for nothing.
It’s looking highly likely...
Analyzing NHL Draft Pick Value: Can a draft really be “weak” after the first...
When the Toronto Maple Leafs traded for Brian Boyle at the deadline this season, I posed a question: When is buying worth it? Should...
Is Josh Manson the missing piece in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ top four?
It wasn't long ago that most Maple Leafs fans knew next to nothing about Josh Manson, but the 25-year-old Anaheim Ducks defenceman has quickly...
What are Connor Brown and Zach Hyman going to make on their next contracts?
With defenceman Nikita Zaitsev locked up long term, Connor Brown and Zach Hyman are the two remaining restricted free agents on the Maple Leafs' NHL...
ECQF Game #6 Review: Washington Capitals 2 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
There was only one way this series could be decided: elimination game overtime.
What a game. What a series. What a season.
Your game in ten:
1. On...
Playoff Notebook – Pushed to the Brink – April 22
One big reason the Leafs were successful in making the playoffs this season was their special teams. It went under the radar, but they...
ECQF Game #5 Review: Washington Capitals 2 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
In yet another game decided by overtime, the Maple Leafs are now on the brink of elimination after a hard-fought 2-1 defeat in Game 5.
Your...
Playoff Notebook – Best of Three – April 20
Frederik Andersen summed up Game 4 best: "We didn't play anywhere close to what we're capable of... We beat ourselves."
And yet the Washington Capitals...
ECQF Game #4 Review: Washington Capitals 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 4
The series is going back to Washington knotted at 2-2 after the Leafs couldn't quite climb out of another early hole in Game 4.
Your game...
Playoff Notebook – Leafs take the series lead – April 18
The Toronto Maple Leafs are leading a playoff series for the first time since beating the Ottawa Senators in game 7 on April 20th,...
ECQF Game #3 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Washington Capitals 3
In yet another thrilling extra-time decision in a series that has quickly become must-watch theatre, the Maple Leafs took Game 3 thanks to Tyler Bozak's OT winner...
Playoff Notebook – Reason to Believe – April 16
Before this series started, if I told you that each of the first two games in Washington would go to overtime and Toronto would return...
ECQF Game #2 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Washington Capitals 3
In their most dramatic victory since game 6 versus Boston in 2013, the Maple Leafs came out on top of a gruelling 92-minute battle...
Playoff Notebook – Capitals take Game 1 – April 14
You never know what you are going to get in the first period of a new playoff series.
Both teams had three full days to...
ECQF Game #1 Review: Washington Capitals 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
A missed opportunity, or an encouraging sign that the Maple Leafs could stretch this into a long series?
The Leafs went up 2-0 inside 10...
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...
Pre-scouting the Washington Capitals Power Play
The Washington Capitals again owned one of the best power plays (PP) in the regular season this year, finishing tied for third at 23.1%. Their...
Leafs Notebook – Getting Ready for Washington – April 10
The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially qualified for the playoffs after a full 82-game season for the first time since 2003-04. That sounds great.
They will...
Game #80 Review: Tampa Bay Lightning 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
The Maple Leafs will need at least 81 games to punch their playoff ticket after dropping a 4-1 decision to a hungrier, more organized...
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