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.
Toronto Maple Leafs Season Review, Part One: Reflecting on 2018-19, Mike Babcock’s performance, and...
First, let’s start with a thank you.
Thank you for following along with us all season, reading, commenting, sending us your emails, posting comments...
Playoff Notebook: Special teams adjustments needed as Leafs approach another Game 7 in Boston
Over the last few games, the commentary and the gameplan have been pretty straightforward: If they can start the game well and kill penalties,...
Playoff Notebook: Leafs push the Bruins to the brink with near-perfect Game 5 road...
After Game 4, I think the formula was pretty simple for the Toronto Maple Leafs, as I wrote heading into Game 5:
“They can’t start...
Playoff Notebook: Reflections on Game 4 and adjustments for Game 5
Heading into Game 4, there was a lot of discussion surrounding how hard the Boston Bruins were going to come out and the Toronto...
Playoff Notebook: The Leafs have found a winning formula versus Boston — can they...
After all of the silliness that transpired in Game 2, the Toronto Maple Leafs came back home and focused on what mattered most in...
Playoff Notebook: Lessons from Game 2 & the adjustments needed as the series heads...
Well, if you thought this was going to be easy, lesson learned.
The Bruins were tied for the second most points in the league and...
Playoff Notebook: Toronto Maple Leafs get off to dream start to Round 1
First test passed.
Heading into the series, we discussed how it would be a primarily 5v5 series (there were three total penalties in the game)...
Leafs Notebook: Leafs vs. Bruins Preview, Notes, Matchups & X-Factors
At the beginning of the season, deep down, I think we always knew we were destined for another Toronto Maple Leafs – Boston Bruins...
Leafs Notebook: On a middling March and an important final week of the regular...
A big trade for Jake Muzzin set the stage for the Toronto Maple Leafs to ice a reasonable defense. They finally had all of...
Leafs Notebook: On slow starts, Nazem Kadri’s production, the final seven games
The worst period for the Toronto Maple Leafs, by far, is the first period.
It’s really as simple as looking at the goal differential:
In their...
Leafs Notebook: Lessons from the Tampa game & the Leafs’ record against good teams
Against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, John Tavares scored a beautiful goal.
On a bad line change by the Oilers, Nikita Zaitsev made a...
Leafs Notebook: The middling penalty kill, Trevor Moore’s instant impact, Re-uniting Matthews-Nylander
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the midst of another strong campaign, currently on track to finish top five in the standings and generally...
Anthony Petrielli on Sportsnet Tonight discussing state of the Toronto Maple Leafs defense without...
Anthony Petrielli joined Sportsnet Tonight on Sunday to discuss the state of the Leafs defense without Jake Gardiner and Travis Dermott among other Leafs...
Leafs Notebook: Jake Muzzin’s ice time, trade deadline wrap up, injury bug strikes
Trade deadline day came and went with the Toronto Maple Leafs making one small move that has some minor implications.
We will get into those...
Game #57 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Las Vegas Knights 3
There were so many Toronto Maple Leafs fans in the arena, it sounded like they were playing in Buffalo.
Your game in ten.
First, the...
Leafs Notebook: Line shuffling, Jake Muzzin’s immediate impact, Is Patrick Maroon a fit?
Let’s rewind to a year ago.
On the day after the Superbowl last season, the Toronto Maple Leafs looked at the standings and found themselves...
Jake Muzzin: The Player, The Trade Value, and The Fit
Well, one day after writing about the Toronto Maple Leafs' need on defense, they went out and actually acquired a legitimately good defenseman in...
Leafs Notebook: Evaluating team needs, state of the defense at the All-Star Break
The NHL All-Star weekend is officially over, there are roughly 30 games left for each team, and the NHL trade deadline is under a...
Leafs Notebook: Fully-loaded lineup yet to find its groove
First, we start off with some… basketball.
Two summers ago in the NBA, the Boston Celtics made waves with a blockbuster summer, trading for star...
Leafs Notebook: Should Mitch Marner’s contract match Auston Matthews’?
After the William Nylander contract was signed, fans barely had time to breathe before the Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner contract talk sparked up.
GM...
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