Game Review: Preseason Game #7, Detroit Red Wings 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
This was an improved effort by the Maple Leafs, and a more palatable defeat than what took place in Buffalo on Tuesday.
The second period was...
Game Review: Preseason Game #6, Buffalo Sabres 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Tonight's lineup was much closer to the real thing, and there wasn’t a whole lot to like about the performances.
Among the forwards, exceptions to the...
Game Review: Preseason Game #5, Montreal Canadiens 1 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0
We’re reaching the point where, “just happy to have hockey back,” meets, “preseason can end any day now.”
After a reasonably energetic first as far...
Game Review: Preseason Game #4, Buffalo Sabres 6 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 4
A good start to game in which the Leafs took a 2-0 lead, played with structure and looked good on the breakout gave way to poor puck management...
Game Review: Preseason Game #3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs. Montreal Canadiens 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs are undefeated through three games under Mike Babcock.
Preseason is presason, but three efforts from the Leafs where they've outshot, outpossessed,...
Game Review: Preseason Game #2, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Ottawa Senators 1
In the Toronto half of the split squad games, the Maple Leafs won 4-1 on goals from PA Parenteau (2), Nick Spaling and Stuart...
Game Review: Preseason Game #1, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Ottawa Senators 3
The Maple Leafs overcame 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to win 4-3 on a Joffrey Lupul game winner 55 seconds into three-on-three overtime.
Goals: Dion Phaneuf,...
The Michael Grabner Trade: A look at asset and roster management
Looking at yesterday’s trade for Michael Grabner, a quick reaction might have been to think "wow, that’s a lot of young players to give...
The Dawn of the Lou Lamoriello Era: On Accountability, Defensive Hockey, and the Toronto...
You could have excused most Toronto Maple Leafs fans if they had forgotten the team was still looking for a GM.
The incumbents conducted a...
In The Land Of The Leafs, The One-Eyed Reporter Is King
It takes about 30 seconds for an average Toronto reporter to throw a headlock opinion on a new draft pick, drag ‘em down into...
State of the Toronto Maple Leafs — Part Two: The Phil Kessel Trade
It has been another whirlwind offseason for the Toronto Maple Leafs, with too much activity to fit into one article.
With that in mind, I am separating...
Toronto Maple Leafs 2015 Draft Review – Part 2
For part one of the draft review, click here.
4th round, 95th overall – Jesper Lindgren, 6’0 D from Modo Jrs. (Sweden)
The Maple Leafs turned...
State of the Toronto Maple Leafs—Part One: The Draft
It has been a whirlwind offseason in Leafs land yet again, with too much activity to cram into one article.
With that in mind, I...
Phil In The Pits
I never loved Phil Kessel—as a hockey player, that is. He didn’t play my style. His game wasn’t mine. Simple as that.
I grew up...
Toronto Maple Leafs 2015 Draft Review – Part 1
This 2015 NHL Draft class for the Maple Leafs provided a great deal of intrigue for a variety of reasons.
First and foremost, there was...
Katsaros: Phil Kessel Trade About Recouping Assets
Teams rarely, if ever, receive a substantial enough, or even on-par, return for elite athletes. The Phil Kessel case is no different.
A club's desire to...
Previewing the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Rebuild
The Toronto Maple Leafs front office and coaching staff have largely now been rebuilt, even though the team still lacks an official general manager (whoever...
Trading Phil Kessel: On value, timing, and the Maple Leafs rebuild
A little over a year ago Brendan Shanahan was announced as the new president of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In his introductory press conference, he...
Exploring Mike Babcock’s Systems
The common sentiment around the Toronto Maple Leafs' hiring of Mike Babcock is, “good coach, bad team”—and it is tough to argue against that.
This is not the first...
What’s next for the Leafs front office?
One of yesterday's emerging factors in the Maple Leafs winning the Babcock sweepstakes was the level of respect Mike Babcock has for Leafs Director...
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After arriving in Milan and participating in his first Team USA Practice, Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews discussed his acclimation overseas, first impressions of...
