Leafs Notebook – November 3
A 3-0 week quieted the “blow it up” talk in Toronto,
but it will inevitably rear its ugly head again.
Rebuilding the team entirely would be...
Game Review: Game 11, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2
It’s a four-point weekend for the Maple Leafs.
Among the fan base, it was ‘blow it up’ last week, ‘playoff bound’ the next.
The Leafs needed...
Game 11 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 3 vs. Blackhawks 2
Toronto was unfortunate not to be ahead after two periods, as their second period performance was excellent, putting a lot of pressure on the...
Game Review: Game #10, Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs were delivered a blow before the start of the game with the news that oft injured forward, Joffrey Lupul, was...
Game 10 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 4 vs. Blue Jackets 1
The Leafs earned a second straight win against a short-handed Blue Jackets team, getting some opportunistic third period goals to secure the victory.
The first...
Game Review: Game #9, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Buffalo Sabres 0
Buffalo is projecting as one of the worst teams in the modern era, but this win was convincing and much needed.
If you want to...
Game 9 Scoring Chances: TOR 4 vs. BUF 0
After getting a lot of media heat from Saturday night's loss, the Leafs had the perfect response.
They played what was, by the numbers, easily...
Leafs Notebook – October 28
When Kyle Dubas was named GM of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, one of the first things he did was buy every member of the...
Game 8 Scoring Chances: BOS 4 vs. TOR 1
When I had the chance to sit down and watch this game, having missed it live, I expected a Leaf performance quite a bit...
Game Review: Game #8, Boston Bruins 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
With an ugly loss to the Boston Bruins, the Maple Leafs have fallen to 1-4 on home ice, and Randy Carlyle sounds lost for answers...
Game 7 Scoring Chances: TOR 5 vs. NYI 2
The scoreline and result from Tuesday night's game was very similar to the Leafs trip to New York earlier in the season, as they...
Game Review: Game #7, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. New York Islanders 2
Sometimes all it takes is the right bounce.
The Leafs were off to a drowsy start and fell behind 1-0 before the first line got...
Leafs Notebook – October 20
Since the 2014-2015 season began, I have been tracking my own internal metrics on Leafs games.
I thought I’d take the time to explain what...
Game 6 Scoring Chances: DET 1 vs. TOR 0
This was a bit of an odd game, scoring chance wise.
The Maple Leafs had a superior possession performance to what they managed Friday night, but...
Game Review: Game #6, Red Wings 1 vs. Maple Leafs 0 (OT)
The Maple Leafs will have to settle for just one point out of four as the weekend back to back versus Detroit ended with...
Game 5 Scoring Chances: DET 4 vs. TOR 1
After getting a little momentum, winning two straight games and winning the chance count against Colorado, the Maple Leafs had a disappointing return to form...
Game Review: Game #5, Red Wings 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
Not a good first half of a back to back for the Maple Leafs, to put it lightly.
Credit where it's due, this was a...
Game 4 Scoring Chances: TOR 3 vs. COL 2
For the first time this year, the Leafs were clearly the superior team in Tuesday's game against Colorado.
They dominated the ES chances, especially in...
Game Review: Game #4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Colorado Avalanche 2 (OT)
In the clash of the Corsi outlaws, it was the Maple Leafs on the right side of a 40-24 shot count and a 3-2 final...
Leafs Notebook – October 14
The Maple Leafs were faced with a unique opportunity to keep their top prospect in Toronto playing in the AHL, yet they elected to...
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