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Leafs Have Some Bright Spots Too

During the doom and gloom of a lengthy losing streak it can be easy to focus only on the negative aspects of a hockey...

Why Not Us, Why Not Now?

It is a popular war cry teams will make when in the midst of an unlikely or unexpected championship run.  But what exactly is...

Is Ron Wilson Really To Blame?

With the typical (and expected) Fire Ron Wilson sentiment being thrown around after another tough loss (now five in a row) I thought I...

Luke Schenn’s Next Contract

Relief, that—s the feeling I get when watching our young and improving defenseman Luke Schenn night in and night out this season.  Oh admit...

Leafs Lack Of Scoring Part of Bigger Problem?

The one area of weakness that was continually mentioned in the offseason centred around the Toronto Maple Leafs lack of scoring depth and the...
Jean-Sebastien Giguere

Don’t Panic

Following an unfortunate overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Monday night, the Maple Leafs came out flat against the New York Rangers...

Maple Leafs Player Power Rankings: Week One

Week one of the Toronto Maple Leafs schedule is in the books, and while it only featured two games, there is plenty to talk...

Start Your Engines

It begins tonight - the 2010-2011 Toronto Maple Leafs season. New captain, new faces, new year, clean slate. Hope. The excitement...

More than meets the eye with latest cuts

It'll probably be labeled as a "typical Leafs fan" debate given their status as lower roster players but there has been a number of...

Kadri could force tough decisions up front

Perhaps the best part about Nazem Kadri's two-goal, three-point performance last night against the Ottawa Senators is that he can start the season with...

Maple Leafs Training Camp: Day One On Ice

The Toronto Maple Leafs held their on-ice portion of training camp today. Players have been split into three squads to accommodate the 63 players...

Now That They’re Gone: Vesa Toskala

No Leafs fan wants to be reminded of that most hated of Finnish goaltenders, Vesa Toskala. He was ushered into the organization as the...

Kessel Trade: A Perfect Full Circle

Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager, Brian Burke should have uttered one phrase to explain the situation, one simple little phrase to envelope the reasoning...

Mythbusters: Do the Leafs Have Enough Offense to Compete?

One of the key questions surrounding the upcoming 2010-11 Maple Leafs season is whether they will be able to score enough to compete for...

The NHLPA Prepare for Battle

Leagues decision to battle Kovalchuk contract gives the NHLPA incentive entering the next round of CBA negotiations.
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Parsing the CBA: the Slide Rule

There has been a certain degree of consternation among Maple Leafs fans of late regarding the number of SPCs (Standard Player Contracts) the team...

Cap and Capability

It's easy to over simplify the removal of Kaberle's and Fingers contracts, but to do so negates the overall effects such ommisions would create.

Colby—s Contract: the Great Debate

Somewhat surprisingly, there has been a fair amount of debate over yesterday's signing of Colby Armstrong. I find this interesting because  much of the criticism...

Dion’s Day

Instead of weighing the pros and cons, balancing the collective good choices of Burke and Wilson against the bad, MLHS is going to bring you into the event. Thousands of writers have provided their opinion but little time has been spent enabling the reader to form their own.

Leafs “Very Interested” in Patrick Sharp

According to the Daily Herald, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets are believed to have expressed serious interest in Chicago winger Patrick...

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