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.
Leafs Notebook: Is Mike Babcock really putting the clamps on the offense?
While the Toronto Maple Leafs have gotten off to a — let’s call it — less-than-inspiring start, one of the narratives that has sprouted...
Game #16 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Los Angeles Kings 1
As has been the case a number of times over the past few seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs will get off easy tonight because...
Leafs Notebook: A mediocre first 15 games, penalty-killing woes, anticipating the return of Tavares...
For the first time in many seasons, October was not a fun month for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The team finished the opening month...
Leafs Notebook: Is Mike Babcock really to blame for a 6-5-2 start?
When the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that they were signing Mike Babcock in May 2015, it sent shockwaves throughout the hockey world.
The team...
Leafs Notebook: Ilya Mikheyev’s impact play, a contributing fourth line, and roster-crunch decisions
Nine games into their season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are sporting a good-but-not-great record of 5-3-1.
With so many changes to the lineup and...
Game #9 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Boston Bruins 3 (OT)
In their first game against the Boston Bruins since last season’s first-round defeat, the Toronto Maple Leafs entered shorthanded (no John Tavares) and played...
Leafs Notebook: Promising signs from the bottom six, early PK struggles & searching for...
Now that the Toronto Maple Leafs have locked in all of their stars and have no major forwards who are pending unrestricted free agents,...
Game #5 Review: Tampa Bay Lightning 7 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3
After a first-round sweep last year, it seems the public perception of Tampa Bay has taken a big hit. In this game, they served...
Leafs Notebook: Expectations for the 2019-20 season & Analyzing a 2-1-1 start
It is great to have (Toronto Maple Leafs) hockey back!
I hope everyone is as excited as I am. Taking a quick look back, I’ve...
Leafs Notebook: Storylines Worth Following at Training Camp
When it comes to the actual hockey-playing part of the discussion, there is no question that the Toronto Maple Leafs had to get Mitch...
Leafs Notebook: A Big-Picture Look at the Mitch Marner situation and other thoughts ahead...
On July 1, 2018, we announced that the Toronto Maple Leafs were signing John Tavares. For a young and upcoming team that had multiple...
2019 Hockey Coaches Conference: Review & Key Takeaways
This past weekend, the Hockey Coaches Conference came to Toronto in what is fast becoming an annual tradition.
When it first came to Toronto...
Toronto Maple Leafs 2019 Offseason: Where have they improved and where do the question...
After a second consecutive first-round playoff loss to the Boston Bruins, you knew changes were coming. After the 2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated,...
Toronto Maple Leafs Season Review, Part Two: Nazem Kadri, William Nylander and the latest...
Leading up to the NHL Draft, I will be reviewing all aspects of the Toronto Maple Leafs 2018-19 season. Part Two will take a...
2019 Hockey Coaches Conference: An Amazing Lineup of Speakers
This July, the Hockey Coaches Conference is coming to Toronto from July 18-20.
I’ve written about this conference before and how much I enjoy...
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...
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Game #20 Review: New York Islanders 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs...
The Toronto Maple Leafs' special teams sunk their ship again in a 5-4 loss to the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.
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