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Alex has been a part of the original MLHS team since way back in 2008. He has contributed to the 2009-12 Maple Leafs Annuals with a special interest in junior hockey and player development.

Wednesday Morning Quick Hits

Leafs Nation Live has a nice little interview with the Leafs' 2nd round selection this past June, Jesse Blacker of the Windsor Spitfires, talking...

Stralman Trade Wrapup and More

Yesterday's trade with Calgary sparked a lot of immediate negativity amongst many of our readers at the loss of Stralman. Today we try to...

Leafs acquire Wayne Primeau

After a short hiatus, Brian Burke has gotten right back on the horse. RDS and TSN are reporting that the Toronto Maple Leafs have...

Monday Blues – Update: Leafs acquire Primeau for Stralman

Kicking off the week with another update on a whole lot of nothing around the NHL: The Leafs get ripped in ESPN's Ultimate Team...

Weekend Starters

A variety of discussion points to kick off the weekend including the imminent departure of Justin Pogge and the Marlies goaltending situation going into...

Thursday Morning Bits

An article in the London Free Press explains that the reasons for the earlier 7pm ET start times for home games this season: to...

Burke on Prime Time Sports

Brian Burke was on Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown on Wednesday afternoon to discuss a variety of Leaf topics. An audio link to...

Rumor: Atlanta to offer Kovalchuk record-breaking contract

Looks like we can get ready to cross off another free agent target off the list. A few weeks after Blue Jackets sniper Rick...

Tuesday Morning Quick Hits

The Toronto Sun is reporting that Brian Burke is back from his fishing trip, and that the action is supposed to pick up over...

Hitting the Links

Let's fight off the Monday blahs with a quick look at what's happening around the NHL. A quick update on various issues that may...

Trading Partners with the Sharks?

Coming into this offseason, GM Brian Burke promised to drastically overhaul the Maple Leafs roster, and he knew that the primary asset at his...

Friday Afternoon Odds and Ends

Not a whole lot of news coming out of the NHL ranks these last few days, as the few free agents still available are...

Maple Leafs ’09-’10 Sked Released

The Toronto Maple Leafs have released their complete regular season schedule for the upcoming 2009-2010 NHL season. The Leafs will open the season at home...

More Trade Speculation

Picking up on the "defenseman for a forward" trade offer that Burke received the other day, ESPN's Al Cimaglia speculated on a possible fit...

Burke Not Done – Odds and Ends

After taking a short pause to catch his breath after the Jonas Gustavsson deal was all sewn up, GM Brian Burke got right back...

Gustavsson Update (Kinda)

Here's the lowdown on the latest installment in the epic Jonas Gustavsson saga. Earlier this afternoon during the media scrum to announce the Beauchemin...

Leafs sign Ducks’ Beauchemin

Sportsnet is reporting that the Maple Leafs have agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Francois Beauchemin on a 3 year contract, worth $11.5...

The Farjestads Maple Leafs?

First, it was the failed courtship of a talented, young Farjestads star forward named Fabian Brunnstrom, who went on to post an impressive 17...

Let’s Meet “Naz”

A small late afternoon treat for the readers of MLHS. This is a terrific compilation of various OHL highlights by Nazem Kadri, Toronto's seventh overall...

Leafs Lock up Grabovski

Nick Kypreos is reporting that the Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed to terms with C Mikhail Grabovski on a 3 year deal, worth $8.7M...

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