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.
Game in 10: Different but the same
In the end, the biggest problem when you find yourself in an 0-3 series hole is that you need everything to break just right...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs dig in defensively, Mitch Marner breaks through with GWG...
The Maple Leafs live to fight another day.
There was so much talk about the 0-3 deficit the past few days, which -- from a...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ core MIA as Toronto falls 3-0 down to Florida
One Kyle Dubas quote has always stood out to me as the Maple Leafs have lived and died by their core players for many...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs shoot themselves in the foot, get rope-a-doped into a...
For years now, the common belief has been that if the Maple Leafs could just get past the first round, the pressure would be...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs sucked into the Panthers’ style of game en route...
For years now, the prevailing thought was that if the Maple Leafs could just get over the hump of winning in the first round,...
Series Preview: The Florida Panthers are not to be underestimated, but there are clear...
The second-round matchup is set. In a bit of a shocker, the Toronto Maple Leafs have retained home-ice advantage and will play the Florida...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs slay the dragon, defeat Tampa Bay Lightning in OT...
Maple Leafs Hot Stove launched on September 3, 2008, and for the first time ever we can officially write the words:
The Toronto Maple Leafs...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs still searching for their ‘A’ game in the series...
If we are going to be completely honest about this playoff series, the Maple Leafs really didn’t deserve to be up 3-1 based on...
Game in 10: It was 4-1! Maple Leafs pull off a Game 4 miracle
This was the fifth time since 2017 that the Maple Leafs went into Game 4 of a series up 2-1. In three of their...
Game in 10: Rielly, O’Reilly come through in the clutch as Maple Leafs steal...
Good teams find ways to win, and that’s what the Maple Leafs did in Game 3.
It was not a picture-perfect game or one they...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ core answers the bell in dominant Game 2 win...
Circumstances be damned, the Maple Leafs needed to win this hockey game.
No Erik Cernak, no Victor Hedman, and no Michael Eysimmont. Down 1-0. At...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs unprepared, undisciplined, and slow to adjust in ugly Game...
After a year of talk, a bunch of trades, and different line combinations and special teams units, the new Leafs looked a lot like...
Leafs Notebook: Five questions that will decide the Leafs vs. Lightning series
It almost feels a little surreal that the playoffs are finally here.
At this point, time is basically a flat circle as most fans have...
Leafs Notebook: How Ryan O’Reilly can help the Maple Leafs win the matchup game...
The rest of the regular season can’t end soon enough, but there were two important events in the past week: clinching home ice, and...
Leafs Notebook: Are the Maple Leafs better suited to beat the Lightning this time...
We all knew the Maple Leafs were going to play the Lightning again in round one of the playoffs as far back as November,...
Leafs Notebook: Michael Bunting’s declining stock in a contract year, the playoff defense pairings,...
One of the consistent themes of the Maple Leafs’ first-round playoff exits under Sheldon Keefe has been their power play failing to produce.
Here’s the...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs manufacture good rebound win in Florida led by their...
Two points closer to home-ice advantage in round one.
After their loss to the Islanders, the Leafs came up with a good response game...
Leafs Notebook: Auston Matthews ramping up his game, Erik Gustafsson’s strong showing vs. Carolina,...
Is it playoff time yet?
Everyone has been waiting for it since the Leafs were eliminated in Game 7 last year, and it’s so close...
Game in 10: ZAR scores twice, Sam Lafferty plays his best game as a...
The St. Pat’s jerseys were on, Luke Schenn was welcomed home (with a big hit and a 'Luuuuuuke' chant to boot!), and the Maple...
Leafs Notebook: Noel Acciari’s big impact, Timothy Liljegren’s dip since the trades, and is...
Yesterday, we broke down the positives and drawbacks of the Maple Leafs running an 11 forwards, seven-defensemen lineup.
Let's finish up this week's notebook with...
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