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Jonas Gustavsson & James Reimer – Scouting Reports

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Leafs Notebook – October 24

I wasn't really sure how to start my first post here at MLHS as half of me wanted to completely introduce myself, and the...

What to Expect in 2011-12: Dave Steckel

Last night, only two days before the Leafs' season opener against the Montreal Canadiens, Brian Burke added Dave Steckel to the roster in exchange...

Stories Going into Training Camp

Toronto Maple Leafs training camp opens today, with an enormous player base of 70 invitees. Some are guaranteed spots, some are looking to secure...

Better Know a Division: Northeast

The rivalries remain, but the faces change.  For all the substantial additions that the Leafs have made, the 29 other teams in the league...
Dave Poulin and Brian Burke

Dave Poulin Q & A

Prior to speaking with Rick Dudley for the Maple Leafs Annual, I also had the opportunity to speak with Dave Poulin, Vice-President of Hockey...

Season in Review: Defencemen

Defence is a lot more multi-faceted than is the forward position. It requires more finesse and more all around ability in order to rise...

Tempered Expectations for Reimer

After an impressive run of games to close out the season, it's hard not to get giddy and optimistic about the Maple Leafs' chances...

What to Expect in 2011-12: Tim Connolly

Leafs Nation was parked outside Brad Richards' agents' office on July 1st, singing songs they hoped would sway him to our little corner of...

Season in Review: Bottom 6 Forwards

Please read the preceding article in this series on top 6 forwards here. For this article, the bottom 6 forwards on the Leafs...

What to Expect in 2011-12: John-Michael Liles

All of Leafs Nation was elated to finally have a first round pick in what seemed like forever on draft day this year. However,...

Random Thoughts: A shocking start to silly season, and more.

The excitement never ends, does it? Days after the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup, the NHL Awards capped off the season with a...

What has to give in Philly?

The Flyers have decided to make a move amidst a controversial ruling in the Stanley Cup Final. Perhaps the hit by Aaron Rome...

Puck Moving `D` Part 3: Trade Options Cont`d

(Part 1) (Part 2) Now for the (not-so) thrilling conclusion to my blog series on the Leafs trade targets on the back end. ...

Puck Moving ‘D’ Part 2: Trade Options

In part one of this blog we looked at possible unrestricted free agent options for the Leafs. Burke has always been proficient at...

The Book on Bozak

Plus minus is a very deceptive statistic when a team struggles, and he—s been put in a tough situation. If you look at...

Cleanout Day Input

The locker cleanout day offered many interesting pieces of information that occupied me to the point of having to write about it. These are...

Player Performance Before, Under and After Wilson

Brian Burke's endorsement of Ron Wilson's work behind the bench this season and his confirmation of Wilson's return next season sparked some debate in...

Captain’s Log – Dion Phaneuf at 82 Games

Dion Phaneuf has played some of his best hockey as a Toronto Maple Leaf over the past few months and it appears he is...

Colby Armstrong, Intangibles and Measuring Hidden Value

While the NHL and game of hockey in general is harder to quantify overall player value than an almost purely numbers based game such...

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