Anthony Petrielli
Anthony Petrielli has been writing at MLHS since 2011. He is known for his weekly “Leafs Notebook” feature, and also writes specific analysis pieces. Anthony has been featured on GlobalTV, CBC Radio 1, Sportsnet590 and TSN 1200. You can contact him at petrielli.a@gmail.com or find him on Twitter at @APetrielli.
Weighing the potential pros and cons of the Max Pacioretty addition for the Maple...
According to Darren Dreger and Frank Seravalli, the Maple Leafs and Max Pacioretty are expected to agree to terms before training camp and preseason...
Instant Analysis: Cooler heads prevail as Maple Leafs, Nick Robertson agree to terms on...
After a summer that included a trade request, a stalemate, and Brad Treliving maintaining his desire to keep the player, the Maple Leafs and...
Instant Analysis: Steven Lorentz signs PTO to compete in the Maple Leafs’ forward mix...
Labour Day is over, and NHL training camp is mere weeks away. This means it is a professional tryout contract (PTO) season, as players...
Analysis: John Tavares passes the torch, Auston Matthews named the 26th captain in Maple...
How's this for some dog-days-of-the-offseason news content: The Toronto Maple Leafs will be naming Auston Matthews the 26th captain in franchise history this week.
TSN's...
Why the regular season still matters for the Maple Leafs – and the areas...
Now that we’ve officially hit the dog days of August, it appears the Maple Leafs’ current roster is what they’re taking to training camp.
As...
Offseason Notebook: The continued radio silence on Jani Hakanpaa, the head scout shuffle, Alex...
Welcome to the sleepiest month of the hockey calendar. Free agency has slowed to a crawl, rosters are close to complete, and no games...
Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs lock up Connor Dewar to team-friendly one-year deal
The Maple Leafs announced the signing of forward Connor Dewar to a one-year, $1.18 million contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing between the two sides....
Offseason Notebook: Assessing Treliving’s FA signings relative to the market, the remaining offseason question...
As we await for the second wave of free agency to play out – including contract negotiations with Connor Dewar, Nick Robertson, a resolution...
The remaining question marks on the Maple Leafs’ roster this offseason
Just over a week into free agency, the Maple Leafs have filled some holes, but there is still plenty of work to do.
Heading into...
Maple Leafs make a trio of depth signings: Dakota Mermis, Phillipe Myers, and Cedric...
The Maple Leafs announced three signings on the second day of free agency, coming to terms on one-year deals with Dakota Mermis, Phillipe Myers,...
Instant Analysis: Oliver Ekman-Larsson signs four-year, $3.5 million AAV contract with the Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced the signing of defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson to a four-year contract worth $3.5 million per season.
Brad Treliving will be...
Instant Analysis: Max Domi re-ups with the Maple Leafs for four years, $3.75 million...
The Maple Leafs have signed Max Domi to a four-year contract extension worth an annual average of $3.75 million per season ($15 million total).
After...
Leafs Notebook: The Chris Tanev acquisition & potential contract and other draft weekend notes
The story of the 2024 draft for the Maple Leafs is just as much about the 2023 draft before it and the 2025 draft...
The framework of a Mitch Marner trade: How could Brad Treliving fetch enough value...
As we inch closer to the draft and free agency, we've spent a lot of time poring over the Maple Leafs roster as it...
Offseason Evaluations Wrap-up: Reviewing the needs on the Maple Leafs roster by position
Over the past few weeks, we reviewed all the Maple Leafs’ players under contract as well as their pending UFAs and RFAs:
Offseason Evaluations,...
Offseason Evaluations, Part 7: Jake McCabe & Simon Benoit
In the final edition of my evaluations of under-contract Maple Leafs, we're breaking down the seasons of Jake McCabe and Simon Benoit, two defensemen...
Offseason Evaluations, Part 6: Morgan Rielly & Conor Timmins
The Offseason Evaluations series now turns to the defense position, the team's most critical area of need this summer.
Catch up on my previous five...
Offseason Evaluations, Part 5: Pontus Holmberg & Ryan Reaves
In our ongoing evaluation of the Maple Leafs' under-contract players, we round out the forward group by assessing Pontus Holmberg and Ryan Reaves' 2023-24...
Offseason Evaluations, Part 4: Bobby McMann & Matthew Knies
Next up in the Offseason Evaluations series are Matthew Knies and Bobby McMann, two left wingers coming off their first full (full-ish in McMann's...
Offseason Evaluations, Part 3: David Kampf & Calle Jarnkrok
As the Offseason Evaluations series continues, we're now assessing the Maple Leafs' secondary forwards currently under contract for the 2024-25 season, starting with David...
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In his first interview as a Maple Leaf, defenseman Jani Hakanpää discussed the protracted process of signing a contract with Toronto, the status of...
