Carlyle Returns
Maple Leafs fans were promised a culture change, however you may define it, when Brendan Shanahan was hired last month. A few weeks later,...
Toronto Marlies hang on for a 4-2 victory over Chicago Wolves
Going home on a high note — Marlies hold off late Wolves surge, head home with 2-0 series lead
TORONTO - On Saturday night...
Toronto Marlies win 5-2 over Chicago Wolves, take 1-0 Series Lead
Toronto Marlies open round two with a bang versus Chicago
TORONTO - On Friday night the Toronto Marlies and the Chicago Wolves kicked off their round two Calder...
Maple Leafs’ Bottom Six Forwards
A mess, but an opportunity for improvement
When a team bottoms out the way the Maple Leafs did, naturally there is going to be a...
How sweep it is! Toronto Marlies shutout Admirals for 3-0 series sweep
TORONTO - On Thursday night, the Toronto Marlies returned to Ricoh Coliseum with a chance to sweep the Milwaukee Admirals in front of the...
Maple Leafs’ Free Agents: Who stays and who goes?
We looked at options with the Maple Leafs under contract last week. Today, let's take a look at the UFAs and RFAs.
UFAs
Dave Bolland
Quick Thoughts:
Had...
Kozun scores twice, Marlies take 2-0 series lead
TORONTO - Whether it's positive or negative, the Maple Leafs are consistently the talk of Toronto. The Toronto Marlies, often left behind in all the commotion, are...
Carrick strikes twice, Toronto Marlies down Milwaukee Admirals
TORONTO - On Friday night the Toronto Marlies and Milwaukee Admirals dropped the puck on hockey's second season. The North Division champion Toronto Marlies struggled...
Toronto Maple Leafs: Buy Low, Sell High
When Brendan Shanahan came aboard, I made a quick passing comment about understanding selling low and selling high with the Toronto Maple Leafs players...
Leafs Notebook – Season Finale – April 14
When the media asked who has final say on roster decisions at today's introductory press conference for Brendan Shanahan, there was a pause followed...
So begins the Brendan Shanahan era
Who would’ve thought we would be saying those words in reference to the Maple Leafs just a week ago?
There was a palpable air of...
And that’s a wrap
So ends the three-week nightmare that derailed a promising 2014 Leaf playoff bid. So begins weeks of soul searching while the real teams...
Peter DeBoer makes some sense as the Maple Leafs’ next head coach
Head coach Peter DeBoer’s three-year contract with the New Jersey Devils is set to expire at season’s end.
(Warning: What follows is a long-winded analysis...
Game Review: Game #81, Panthers 4 vs. Leafs 2
About that pre-game talk of pride and putting in a good effort for Drew MacIntyre in his first ever start...
He’s not mad at himself,...
Game Review: Game #80, Lightning 3 vs. Maple Leafs 0
I mostly watched this one with my eyes half glazed over, dozing in and out of consciousness, with a smell of burnt toast lingering,...
Leafs Notebook – April 7
With the rest of the Leafs season boiling down to a formality, the offseason speculation is about to ramp up to (my guess) unprecedented...
Game Review: Game #79, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs Winnipeg Jets 4
This game was a fitting end to the Maple Leafs’ playoff chase,
and a fitting final home game in the Randy Carlyle era.
15 shots after...
Game Review: Game #78, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Boston Bruins 3
The Maple Leafs were done after the Red Wings loss, but would that stop them from turning it on in their final six games,...
Game Review: Game #77, Maple Leafs 3 vs. Flames 2
The Calgary Flames were just what the doctor ordered for the Leafs, at least as far as ending the losing skid goes. The 10-game...
Leafs Notebook – March 31
There is an old saying that a good coach might only help you win an extra handful games over the course of a season,...

















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