Home Analysis Page 85

Analysis

In-depth analysis of the Toronto Maple Leafs from the leading Leafs-centric website.

Matt Murray, Mark Giordano, Timothy Liljegren, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: 29 games into 2022-23, the Leafs are an incrementally improved team —...

Maybe we just have to accept this is how it goes with this Maple Leafs team to start the season: A weak October filled...
Mitch Marner, Conor Tmmins, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Six different goal scorers, Ilya Samsonov’s second consecutive shutout send Maple...

The Maple Leafs ran the wounded Anaheim Ducks out of the building with a 7-0 triumph that included six different goal scorers -- only...
John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs & Marner’s streaks come to an end in tough...

All good things must come to an end. Your game in 10: 1.   There isn’t much sense in over-analyzing this one. It was one of those...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Missed opportunities, off-night from Ilya Samsonov consign Maple Leafs to second...

While they were able to prevent Alexander Ovechkin from scoring a history-making 801st career goal, the Maple Leafs' defense gave up too many high-danger...
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate

Game in 10: Auston Matthews’ line dominates, Maple Leafs end Tampa Bay’s winning streak...

This game was much closer than it should’ve been when the score was 2-1 late in the third period. The Maple Leafs should’ve been up...
Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate, Auston Matthews, John Tavares, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner

Leafs Notebook: Why Morgan Rielly remains critical to the team’s Cup chances

When injuries strike, it can open your eyes to all sorts of things. For a chunk of this season, the Leafs were missing three of...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs win a sloppy one over the Flyers in the...

Sheldon Keefe all but guaranteed a "funny game" in the final matchup before the break, and we certainly got one in this 4-3 win...
Auston Matthews, Toronto maple Leafs

Game in 10: Calle Järnkrok plays his best game as a Maple Leaf, Toronto...

You never really know what you’re going to get in the first game back after the holiday break. This one certainly fits the...
Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly, William Nylander celebrate a Toronto Maple Leafs goal

Leafs Notebook: Evaluating the state of the team’s bottom six & anticipating Morgan Rielly’s...

Last offseason, the Maple Leafs rightly prioritized goaltending. Unfortunately, it left little in the way of cap space to improve the roster elsewhere.  It certainly...
Justin Holl, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Coyotes continue to have the Maple Leafs’ number as ugly third...

For just the second time this season, the Maple Leafs' big four was completely kept off of the score sheet as the strange curse...

Game in 10: Maple Leafs win 6-2 over the Avalanche! Submit your own Game...

MLHS is giving the writers the night off tonight, but it's an opportunity for one of you to take home a belated Christmas gift. After...
Pierre Engvall, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: Could Toronto realistically move Pierre Engvall or Alex Kerfoot in search of...

Last week, I examined whether the Maple Leafs' bottom six, while composed of valuable role players, offers enough scoring punch come playoff time knowing...
John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs claw out a point despite special-teams struggles in wild...

The Maple Leafs went down by two goals on four separate occasions but still fought back to earn a point in a 6-5 shootout...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Matt Murray’s struggles, early missed opportunities sink Maple Leafs in sleepy...

In one of the more boring games of the 2022-23 Maple Leafs season, a lacklustre performance from Matt Murray and the power play sunk...
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Return to form for Maple Leafs’ defense, Ilya Samsonov in win...

After a lifeless opening period, the Maple Leafs rediscovered the sound team game that won them so many games in November and December in...
John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ defense chips in some offense, Tavares line lights up...

This was a tidy, business-like win for the Maple Leafs. The Leafs won last night, traveled south, showed up in Philly, and simply took...
Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly, Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leafs Notebook: A position-by-position evaluation at the halfway point

The Maple Leafs have officially reached the halfway point of the 2022-23 season, which makes it as good of a time as any to...
John Tavares, Juuse Saros, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators

Game in 10: Matt Murray earns first-star honours, plodding power play comes through late...

With Auston Matthews out of the lineup, the Maple Leafs struggled to figure out Juuse Saros until finally breaking through on the power play...
Ilya Samsonov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Despite Ilya Samsonov’s best efforts, the Maple Leafs fall flat in...

After a brutal opening period, the Maple Leafs never quite got on track offensively on Thursday night in Detroit. The Leafs certainly didn't have their...
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins

Game in 10: Auston Matthews returns with a bang but Maple Leafs fall just...

This HNIC rivalry game was full marks for entertainment value and probably deserved overtime.  With an 11-point gap and two games in hand for Boston...

Recent MLHS articles