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.
Who is Cade Webber? The 411 on the Maple Leafs’ new 6’7 defense prospect
Brad Treliving continued his spree of adding huge defenders by picking up a college prospect, Boston University's Cade Webber.
Webber, a fourth-year player for BU,...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs emerge with two points from a sleepy night vs....
Auston Matthews put an end to one of the dullest Maple Leafs games of the season, capping a sleepy 2-1 OT win over the...
Game in 10: Ugly defensive lapses, quiet night offensively halts Maple Leafs’ winning streak
The Vegas Golden Knights exacted revenge with a solid 6-2 win over Toronto, snapping the Leafs' seven-game winning streak in the process.
A sleepy first...
Game in 10: Auston Matthews, Bobby McMann keep piling up the goals as Maple...
The Toronto Maple Leafs finished the Morgan Rielly suspension 5-0-0 after a 6-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes in which Auston Matthews scored his...
Game in 10: Matthews’ natural hat trick, Nylander’s OT winner overcomes ugly first period...
Auston Matthews scored a second-period natural hat trick, but a late third-period collapse meant the Toronto Maple Leafs needed William Nylander's OT goal to...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs struggle to finish, shoot themselves in the foot defensively...
The Toronto Maple Leafs allowed a crushing late goal to former Leaf Pierre Engvall as they dropped a frustrating game by a score of...
Game in 10: Ilya Samsonov carries Maple Leafs to two points with statement first-star...
The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Winnipeg Jets 1-0 in overtime on a night when Ilya Samsonov stole the show and Toronto's top power-play...
Game in 10: Special teams sink Maple Leafs as winning streak ends on Long...
The Toronto Maple Leafs went to OT on Long Island for the second time this season and left with the same result: a loser-point...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs take care of business, obliterate Sharks to win fourth...
Facing one of the worst teams of the modern era for the second time in as many games, the Toronto Maple Leafs throttled the...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs concede nine goals for the first time since 2014...
The Maple Leafs' sloppy and careless defensive effort was compounded by a goaltending catastrophe as they let an early 2-1 lead turn into a...
Game in 10: Led by Matthews’ four points, Maple Leafs overcome adversity in impressive...
On the second night of a back-to-back on the road against a rested and elite team, the Toronto Maple Leafs stitched together one of...
Game in 10: Joseph Woll goes from first star to IR as Maple Leafs...
On a night when the Maple Leafs weren't playing their A+ game and lost their starting goalie (who was playing his A+ game), the...
Is this the year the Maple Leafs finally win the division? Eight Atlantic Division...
A new NHL season is upon us, and the Maple Leafs enter the campaign facing high expectations yet again for the 2023-24 regular season.
Most...
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.
Game Summary
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...
Recent MLHS articles
Craig Berube on Bobby McMann’s camp performance: “There is more there…...
After Monday's practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed Steven Lorentz and Max Pacioretty's finalizing their contracts, Bobby McMann practicing outside the top 12 forwards,...
