Alex Drain
Alex Drain is a sportswriter who joined MLHS to cover the Toronto Maple Leafs in March 2022, writing analysis pieces as well as game reviews. You can follow him on Twitter at @AlexDrain_NHL or contact at alex.drain7@gmail.com.
Conor Timmins makes preseason statement with four-point game in Maple Leafs’ victory over Buffalo
Conor Timmins was the shining star tonight for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
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The Leafs got out...
Analysis: Auston Matthews commits to Toronto for four additional years on record-setting $13.25 million...
One of the Maple Leafs' most exhausting sagas is over: Auston Matthews has extended with Toronto for four years at an annual cap hit...
Projecting the current Maple Leafs defense corps and the possible holes left to fill...
As we enter the dog days of the NHL offseason, the Maple Leafs have so far waved goodbye to Justin Holl, Luke Schenn, and...
Analysis: Maple Leafs sign Max Domi to one-year contract
The Toronto Maple Leafs remain busy on day two of unrestricted free agency, adding another offensively potent forward on a one-year, prove-it deal. A...
Analysis: Maple Leafs sign Tyler Bertuzzi to one-year contract
The Toronto Maple Leafs have made their big-splash signing of the free agency period by adding LW Tyler Bertuzzi.
The agreement is a one-year deal...
Maple Leafs UFA Targets: Defense Options
Yesterday, we looked at some potential top-six forward options for the Maple Leafs among the NHL UFA class of 2023.
With Justin Holl and Luke...
Maple Leafs UFA Targets: Top-Six Forward Options
The 2023 NHL UFA class as a whole is underwhelming. A number of the higher-level UFAs were already covered in the pieces about the...
Staying or Going, Part 2: Ryan O’Reilly, Michael Bunting, David Kampf, and Alex Kerfoot
After reviewing the first half of the Maple Leafs' 2023 UFA class a few days ago, we've left a few of the biggest names...
Staying or Going, Part 1: Justin Holl, Luke Schenn, Noel Acciari, Zach Aston-Reese, and...
We're now just two weeks away from the opening of unrestricted free agency.
We'll soon take a look at the external options that might fill...
Evaluating Brad Treliving’s Candidacy for Maple Leafs GM: The Draft, Trade, and Contract History
Since Kyle Dubas was let go last week by the Maple Leafs, speculation about a replacement for the GM position has largely centered on...
Kyle Dubas is out as Maple Leafs GM: Is the sky really falling, and...
May 19, 2023 will go down as one of the most dramatic days in recent Toronto Maple Leafs history. Kyle Dubas was let go...
How the 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs fell short and what comes next for the...
The Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated by the Florida Panthers in OT of Game 5, a 3-2 defeat capped by Nick Cousins' game-winner.
Despite entering...
Game 4 Analysis: Maple Leafs avoid the sweep by finally imposing their style of...
In need of a win to extend the series, the Toronto Maple Leafs played their best defensive game of this postseason, shutting down Florida...
Game 2 Analysis: How Maple Leafs ended up 2-0 down, and why the series...
In Game 2 against the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs played a similar game to Game 1, generating more scoring chances and shots...
Game 1 Analysis: The adjustments needed and reasons for optimism ahead of Game 2
The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs saw the Toronto Maple Leafs perfect the art of losing the balance of play but winning...
How the Maple Leafs slayed the dragon vs. Tampa and ended their playoff drought
The 11th time is the charm. The Toronto Maple Leafs finally finished off a playoff series when given the chance to do so, defeating...
Game 4 Analysis: Clutch production and team resilience has the Leafs on the verge...
Why win just one playoff road game in OT after a dramatic third-period comeback when you can win two in a row?
A team best...
Game 3 Analysis: Ilya Samsonov makes his mark on the series as Maple Leafs...
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are all about finding ways to win, even on nights when you aren't dictating play. The Toronto Maple Leafs did...
Game 2 Analysis: Core Five coming alive, a ROR-led third line, and a Samsonov...
After Game 1's near-worst-case scenario, the Maple Leafs answered in Game 2 with a resounding win.
With the Tampa Bay Lightning massively shorthanded on defense,...
Game 1 Analysis: A near-worst-case scenario creates a must-win Game 2
Game 1 wasn't far off of the absolute worst-case scenario for the Maple Leafs.
If there is a silver lining, it's that the Leafs didn't...
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