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Leafs Notebook — March 26

Remember Alex Steen? The Leafs drafted him in the first round in 2002, 24th overall. He cracked the NHL in 2005, in part due to...

Grabovski’s Cap Hit and the Stats Surrounding It

When Grabovski got his new 5 year, $5.5 million per year contract, it was met with mixed reviews. You'd be hard pressed to find...

Game In 10: #76, Leafs 2 vs. Rangers 3 (SO)

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap 1 - The Leafs are 33-34-9 and this was another good effort against the first-placed Rangers to wrap up...

Game in 10: #75, Leafs 4 at Devils 3 (SO)

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap With a number of the opponents surrounding the Leafs in lottery territory winning the last few nights, the two...

Game In 10: Game 74, Leafs vs. Islanders

Boxscore | Ice  Time | Recap This wasn't a chance to make things right, but rather, to provide some sliver of hope in the character...

Game In 10: Game 73, Leafs at Bruins

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap Technically speaking the Leafs entered this game with a chance of winning. Technically.  1 — The Leafs are 32-33-8...

Game In 10: Game 72, Leafs at Sens

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap The St. Patrick—s Day Battle of Ontario. As is always the case in Ottawa, Leafs Nation was out in...

Game in 10: Game 71, Leafs at Lightning

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap We might be the worst team in the NHL over the last 15 games but we still have Tampa...

A Quick Note on Phil Kessel

. Three Or More 30-goal Seasons By Age 24, Post-Lockout Player 30+ Goals Range Sidney Crosby 5 2005/06 - 2006/07, 2008-09 - 2009/10 Ilya Kovalchuk * 5 2002/03 - 2007/08 Alexander Ovechkin 5 2005/06 - 2009/10 Marian Gaborik * 4 2001/02...

Game In 10: Game 70, Leafs at Panthers

Box Score | Ice Time | Recap "This is like watching that movie The Fugitive, with the train wreck in slow motion. It just doesn't...

Leafs Notebook – March 12

Right now is the easiest possible time to dump on the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brian Burke, Phil Kessel and anyone associated with the organization...
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Expected Points as a Predictive Tool

One of the more interesting dynamics in hockey is the relationship between Goals For and Goals Against, and how that relationship correlates to a...

Game In 10: Game 69, Leafs at Caps

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap Playoffs were already a stretch but in order to even have a shot at making the show, the Leafs...

Game In 10: Game 68, Leafs vs. Flyers

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap The Leafs played the Flyers in yet another must win game. With Washington winning earlier today, the pressure was...

The Hyperbolic Chamber!

February—s losses devastated the 2011-12 Toronto Maple Leafs! The NHL—s most arrogant coach ever couldn—t save the flailing squadron from amateur mistakes — and...

Game In 10: Game 67, Leafs at Pens

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap The fourth and final meeting between these two teams featured some good news and some really bad news. The...

Game In 10: Game 66, Leafs vs. Bruins

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap Good news, Grabo is a Leaf for five more years! Bad news, Grabo—s cap hit isn—t nearly what we...

Leafs Notebook – March 5

Going to cut right to it this week. This was a hard Leafs Notebook to write. Where to start? Talk about why Wilson failed? What's good...

Game In 10: Game 65, Leafs vs. Habs

Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap Throughout their history, the Leafs have made only four coaching changes after March 1st. Hopefully, this one was a...
Randy Carlyle

So begins the Randy Carlyle era

Last night, Brian Burke did what many said he never would by axing long time friend Ron Wilson, ending his coaching tenure after what...

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