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Game in 10: Game 79, Leafs 4 vs. Sabres 3

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap One team entered the game 7-2-1 in their last ten, and tied for the final playoff spot with four...

Leafs Notebook – Special Edition

Sometimes, there's really just nothing left to say. After the Leafs 7-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, they officially hit that point. You can only...

Game in 10: Game 80, Sabres (6) vs. Leafs (5) [OT]

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap With tonight's loss, the Leafs are 34-36-10. Writing a Game in 10 at this point - and after a...

Game In 10: Game 81, Leafs vs. Lightning

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap It was the first game back in the ACC for Keith Aulie and that was about it. Game with...

Kats Krunch: Leafs 2011-12 Goals For & Against Trends

Some more charts coming your way. I'll let these charts paint the picture .. after all, if a picture is worth 1000 words, then consider...

Game in 8.1%: Game 82, Leafs 1 vs. Habs 4

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap You've just watched your final 60 minutes of Leaf hockey until next September, and spent it half-hoping the Habs...

Leafs Notebook – Final Wrap up

How many notable Brian Burke quotes has he unleashed for our constant reiteration? Too many to count. You have your pugnacity, testosterone, and truculent quote,...

2011-12 Season in Review: Bottom 6 Forwards

Another year, another disappointing season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. A fantastic start was soured completely by a late season collapse from top to...

2011-12 Season in Review: Top 6 Forwards

Last week we reviewed the bottom 6 forwards for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2011-12. There were some good observations, but let's be honest:...

Planning Beyond Next Season

We're ecstatic to welcome Jon Steitzer to the MLHS blogging team. He formerly blogged at Bloguin's Leafs site Puckin' Eh and now runs his...

2011-12 Season in Review: Defencemen

Last week's review focused on the Leafs' top 6 forwards, while the week before that saw us take a peek at the bottom 6's...
Glenn Healy sees this in his dreams

2011-12 Season in Review: Goalies

2011-12 Season in Review: Top 6 Forwards | Bottom 6 Forwards | Defence | Goalies A new year, same as the old one. Goaltending has...
Randy Carlyle

Burke, Carlyle and the Top Six-Bottom Six Model

Can we all agree right from the top that the hiring of Randy Carlyle signals the Leafs are back to following the top six,...

2012 Draft Strategy: What to do with #5?

Even if you whole-heartedly buy into the "take the best player available" theory when it comes to draft strategy, I think the odds are...

Burke, Carlyle and the Defense

"We shoot for a top four group that has a high skill level, bottom two guys who look to do the plumbers work....

James Van Riemsdyk is (Finally) a Leaf

The worst kept secret in all of hockey finally became a reality. Luke Schenn is now a Philadelphia Flyer, and James Van Riemsdyk is finally...
James Van Riemsdyk is finally a Toronto Maple Leaf.

Schenn reflections; JVR Scouting Report

While I had begun to sour somewhat on Schenn's potential last season, it was a little odd to wake up this morning and remember #2...

Where the Leafs stand after day one

The Leafs have added some strength down the middle by signing Jay McClement to a two-year deal worth $3 million total. They were also able...

Targets to be Acquired

NHL Free Agency was, originally, to be a major component of the Brian Burke 'rebuild' model - or 'retool,' whatever you want to call...

Toronto’s tending tandem, and AHL-to-NHL transitional success

As we approach the dog days of hockey, more and more Leafs fans are coming to the conclusion that there's a strong chance we...

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