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.
Offseason Evaluations, Part 2: Mitch Marner & John Tavares
As we review the current Maple Leafs under contract for 2024-25, next up in the Offseason Evaluations series are Mitch Marner and John Tavares,...
Offseason Evaluations, Part 1: Auston Matthews & William Nylander
As we prepare for the 2024 NHL offseason, we will evaluate not only the external options available to the Maple Leafs but also the...
Evaluating Lane Lambert’s fit on the Maple Leafs’ coaching staff
We have the first official addition to Craig Berube’s coaching staff.
Elliotte Friedman and Darren Dreger each reported that Lane Lambert has been all...
Brad Treliving’s $12+ million Offseason Question: Weighing the trade or keep scenarios with Mitch...
The Maple Leafs’ first order of business this offseason was to address the head coaching position. Now that Craig Berube has been hired, the...
Leafs Notebook: Marc Savard’s fit as an AC, Kampf, Tavares & Holmberg’s showing at...
Shortly after the Maple Leafs introduced Craig Berube as their new head coach, the Calgary Flames and Marc Savard, who worked with Berube in...
New head coach Craig Berube represents a style and attitude shift behind the Maple...
Craig Berube has been named the 32nd head coach in Maple Leafs history.
According to Darren Dreger, Berube's new contract in Toronto is four years...
Leafs Notebook: The positives and ultimate failures of the Sheldon Keefe era, and the...
The dust has settled since the Maple Leafs were eliminated from the 2024 playoffs and Sheldon Keefe was subsequently dismissed as head coach. Now,...
It’s time for the Maple Leafs to be honest about the flaws in the...
“The challenge here in Toronto is not coming up with the plan. The challenge in Toronto is sticking to it.”
Those were Brendan Shanahan’s famous...
Game in 10: Same as it ever was — Maple Leafs fall in Game...
It might have felt different, but in the end, it was the same.
Game 7 in Boston goes to overtime, and the Leafs lose.
Your game...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs lock it down defensively, William Nylander delivers offensively to...
The Maple Leafs needed to break the losing streak at home to keep their season alive. They delivered.
Joseph Woll was excellent again, the Leafs...
Game in 10: Joseph Woll comes up huge, Matthews-less Maple Leafs pick up deserved...
The Toronto Maple Leafs lived to fight another day.
Amidst all the turmoil and vitriol hurled their way, the Leafs went into Boston, dug in,...
Abject Game 4 loss leads to more soul searching at playoff time for the...
Throughout the season and playoffs, we generally write post-games in a “Game in 10” format, breaking down the game into 10 digestible points that...
Leafs Notebook: Series comeback hinges on Toronto’s offensive strengths coming through
After three playoff games, the Maple Leafs are down 2-1 in the series and face some lineup uncertainty around one of their best players,...
Game in 10: Special-teams struggles, home-ice woes continue in Maple Leafs’ Game 3 loss
The Maple Leafs stealing home-ice advantage was short-lived.
Despite finally scoring first against Boston, the Leafs' special-teams struggles are starting to prove too difficult to...
Game in 10: Dominant performance from Auston Matthews and his line powers Maple Leafs...
The Maple Leafs earned their split, and we have ourselves a series.
Auston Matthews and his line were fantastic. The Leafs got a penalty kill...
Game in 10: Familiar playoff flaws haunt Maple Leafs in Game 1 loss to...
Heading into this game, the Maple Leafs were 2-6 in Game 1s under this core. Make it 2-7.
There were a lot of familiar themes...
Maple Leafs vs. Bruins Series Preview: The Matchups, Special Teams, and Storylines to Watch
Well, here we go again—another year of Leafs playoff hockey and another first-round matchup against the Boston Bruins.
At this point, you have likely heard...
Leafs Notebook: Mitch Marner’s usage since his return, PK & PP adjustments ahead of...
Nothing is better than longer spring days with Maple Leafs playoff hockey in the air.
In this week's notebook, as we enter the final few...
We’re about to find out how committed Sheldon Keefe is to his three-line attack
The final week of the regular season is finally here, and the Maple Leafs have locked themselves into third in the Atlantic Division.
We know...
Game in 10: Special teams struggle in sloppy loss to New Jersey as Maple...
A lot was going on in this game. Auston Matthews scored goals #67 and #68. The special teams were all-around awful. Ilya Samsonov allowed...
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