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Game 40 Scoring Chances: Jets 5 vs. Maple Leafs 1

The Leafs' long road trip came to an end with a bad loss, as Winnipeg thoroughly outplayed them. The first five minutes were a...

Game 39 Scoring Chances: Wild 3 vs. Maple Leafs 1

The Leafs had a great start to the first game of 2015, as they had the bulk of the chances until a Wild powerplay...

Game 38 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 4 vs. Bruins 3 (SO)

Toronto closed out 2014 against the Bruins, one of the closest chasers for the wild cards spot the Leafs are fighting for. Toronto had a...

Game Review: Game #37, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2

This game might come as a shock to fans who decided to pick up Leaf fandom for the first time during the recent 10-1-1 hot streak;...

Game 37 Scoring Chances: Lightning 3 vs. Maple Leafs 2

The second half of Toronto's trip to Florida saw the Leafs have a solid start, given they were playing a back-to-back. They were narrowly out-chanced...

Leafs Notebook – December 29

For the first time since the 2003-04 season, the Maple Leafs won 20 games before the official NHL winter break. But, in the eight...

Game 36 Scoring Chances: Panthers 6 vs. Maple Leafs 4

Toronto's return to action after the holidays was wild, with a back-and-forth game in Florida. There actually weren't a lot of scoring chances (from the...

Maple Leafs Prospect Rankings – End of 2014

Introducing the MLHS Maple Leafs top 30 prospect rankings, complete with player-by-player scouting reports. These rankings are based on a combination of the overall talent...

What Does the Future Hold for Jake Gardiner?

And what should the Leafs do with the polarizing young defenceman? The answer isn't an instantly-gratifying one: Continue to be patient. There is currently no bigger...

Game 35 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 4 vs. Stars 0

With their long road trip in full swing, the Leafs got an important victory in their last pre-Christmas game, shutting out the Stars in...

Game Review: Game #34, Chicago Blackhawks 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0

In the game day thread before the Carolina game, we talked about how, in March of 2014, the Leafs were on a red-hot streak that...

Game 34 Scoring Chances: Blackhawks 4 vs. Maple Leafs 0

A poor start for the Leafs saw Chicago hold them to only a single ES chance in the opening period, and a goal in...

Game 33 Scoring Chances: Flyers 7 vs. Maple Leafs 4

Toronto had a familiar start to the game, as they were even in chances early, but managed a pair of goals to take the...

Nazem Kadri: Is He First Line Material?

Nazem Kadri has faced enormous expectations ever since his name was called by then-Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke at the 2009 NHL entry...

Game Review: Game #32, Carolina Hurricanes 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1

It’s not a particularly shocking revelation: The Leafs have enough talent to beat any team in this League, but they can be made to...

Game 32 Scoring Chances: Hurricanes 4 vs Maple Leafs 1

The opening period of tonight's game was similar to the Leafs' last road outing against Detroit. The difference was that the Hurricanes were able...

Game Review: Game #31, Maple Leafs 6 vs. Anaheim Ducks 2

The opponent doesn’t seem to matter; no team has an answer for the Leafs’ four-line attack at the moment. Tonight it was the League’s hottest...

Game 31 Scoring Chances: Maple Leafs 6 vs. Ducks 2

While the score line was different, there was a lot similar between the Leafs' back-to-back wins against the teams from Southern California. Much like Sunday, the...

Leafs Notebook – December 15th

With a minute left in the second period against the Los Angeles Kings, a familiar sight for Toronto Maple Leaf fans was taking place...

JVR, PDO and the Leafs Defense

I didn't have any particular topic I wanted to write about this week, so yesterday morning I asked my twitter followers what they wanted me...

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