Peter DeBoer makes some sense as the Maple Leafs’ next head coach
Head coach Peter DeBoer’s three-year contract with the New Jersey Devils is set to expire at season’s end.
(Warning: What follows is a long-winded analysis...
Game Review: Game #81, Panthers 4 vs. Leafs 2
About that pre-game talk of pride and putting in a good effort for Drew MacIntyre in his first ever start...
He’s not mad at himself,...
Game Review: Game #80, Lightning 3 vs. Maple Leafs 0
I mostly watched this one with my eyes half glazed over, dozing in and out of consciousness, with a smell of burnt toast lingering,...
Leafs Notebook – April 7
With the rest of the Leafs season boiling down to a formality, the offseason speculation is about to ramp up to (my guess) unprecedented...
Game Review: Game #79, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs Winnipeg Jets 4
This game was a fitting end to the Maple Leafs’ playoff chase,
and a fitting final home game in the Randy Carlyle era.
15 shots after...
Game Review: Game #78, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Boston Bruins 3
The Maple Leafs were done after the Red Wings loss, but would that stop them from turning it on in their final six games,...
Game Review: Game #77, Maple Leafs 3 vs. Flames 2
The Calgary Flames were just what the doctor ordered for the Leafs, at least as far as ending the losing skid goes. The 10-game...
Leafs Notebook – March 31
There is an old saying that a good coach might only help you win an extra handful games over the course of a season,...
Game Review: Game #75, Flyers 4 vs. Leafs 2
Anyone following this team in earnest over the last two seasons is familiar with a number of this young group's faults. One is their...
The Decline of Dion Phaneuf
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
“Personally, I think by a country mile he’s the best defenceman in the league. It’s not even close right...
The Maple Leafs Transition Game
This quote triggered the thought process behind this post.
This is kind of a good analogy. You could go into a zone and take three...
DOE’S DARE AMERICANS ARE TAKING ALL THE GOOD OL’ CANADIAN BOYS’ HACKEY JABS
Don Cherry said something nonsensical with no basis in fact, guys. Let's talk about this.
1) Leafs love those College guys. Signed Eric Knodel from...
Joffrey Lupul: Also confounded by Leafs’ defensive system
“We didn’t seem to be able to break the cycle, and they were using the points. We play with a lot of people down...
Game Review: Game #74, Blues 5 at Maple Leafs 3
At what point do we stop saying the next game is a “must win?”
Tonight was a must win and the Leafs came out...
Leafs Notebook – March 24
When Tim Leiweke officially took over as President of MLSE on April 2013, the Maple Leafs finally made the playoffs after a long drought,...
Game Review: Game #73, Devils 3 vs. Leafs 2
It may have been one of James Reimer's final starts as a Leaf, depending on how soon Jonathan Bernier returns. It sure has been...
Game Review: Game #72, Canadiens 4 at Leafs 3
This is may be the darkest night in Leafland since May 13, 2003. It was a crucial loss to the Montreal Canadiens that took...
Game Review: Game #71, Lightning 5 vs. Leafs 3
First off, more important than the outcome of the game, the good news is that Paul Ranger is expected to check out of the...
Leafs Notebook – March 19
Just when things were looking comfortable for the
Leafs, they had to go and make it interesting again.
Really, is there any other way this team...
Recent MLHS articles
Special teams crisis + adjustments, the heat on Marner, Nylander’s absence,...
In the latest episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne, Anthony Petrielli, and Alec Brownscombe discuss the first three games of the Boston-Toronto series,...
