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.
State of the Toronto Maple Leafs — Part Two: The Phil Kessel Trade
It has been another whirlwind offseason for the Toronto Maple Leafs, with too much activity to fit into one article.
With that in mind, I am separating...
State of the Toronto Maple Leafs—Part One: The Draft
It has been a whirlwind offseason in Leafs land yet again, with too much activity to cram into one article.
With that in mind, I...
Toronto Maple Leafs acquire Martin Marincin for Brad Ross and 107th overall pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Brad Ross and the 107th overall pick to the Edmonton Oilers for 6'4 left handed defenseman Martin Marincin.
The...
Toronto Maple Leafs select Andrew Nielsen 65th overall in 2015 NHL Draft
The Toronto Maple Leafs have selected 6'3, left-handed defenseman Andrew Nielsen with the 65th overall pick in the third round.
Nielsen had 7 goals and...
NHL Free Agency Interview Period Opens
NHL free agency officially begins on July 1st, but for all intents and purposes, it begins today. The negotiation period has begun, and teams...
Trading Phil Kessel: On value, timing, and the Maple Leafs rebuild
A little over a year ago Brendan Shanahan was announced as the new president of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In his introductory press conference, he...
Exploring Mike Babcock’s Systems
The common sentiment around the Toronto Maple Leafs' hiring of Mike Babcock is, “good coach, bad team”—and it is tough to argue against that.
This is not the first...
What would the Leafs be getting in Mike Babcock?
From the moment it came out that Mike Babcock would possibly not return to Detroit, his name has been connected to the Toronto Maple...
Leafs Notebook Season Finale – April 20
If you watched Brendan Shanahan’s end of season press conference and began wondering who the next GM will be, you missed the forest for...
Leafs Notebook – April 9
One Game Left.
Notes
Interesting piece by Thomas Drance over at TLN on executive compensation and the Leafs. Essentially, if the Leafs fire Nonis and hire...
Leafs Notebook – April 1
The old saying goes that one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure, but perhaps sometimes the opposite is true.
This season the Leafs conducted a fire sale...
Leafs Notebook – March 25
One of the main questions in Toronto down the stretch has been whether or not Dave Nonis will be General Manager of the team...
Leafs Notebook – March 17
When the Maple Leafs fired Randy Carlyle 40 games into the season, their record stood at 21-16-3. They are 6-22-3 since then. On the surface,...
Leafs Notebook – March 10
On trade deadline day, it was revealed the Leafs and Red Wings were making a push to get a deal done that would send...
Leafs Notebook – March 4
A deadline of selling rentals and stockpiling depth picks was expected, until the Columbus Blue Jackets came calling with an offer too good to...
Leafs Notebook – February 23rd
The NHL is officially a week away from the NHL trade deadline. Leafs fans in seller mode rejoice.
I’ve written before about selling high and...
Leafs Notebook – February 17
The Maple Leafs completed their first trade of the season with something expected: Moving out a couple of pending UFAs they were in tough to...
Leafs Notebook – February 10
Rumour season is in fine form as the Toronto Maple Leafs, yet again, limp to the finish line.
There are a lot of big names...
Leafs Notebook – February 3
Since the hiring of Peter Horachek, the Maple Leafs have reduced their shots against, but have been ice cold offensively.
Horachek has begun implementing a...
Will NHL Teams Start Using NBA Cap Relief Ideas?
More than ever before, NHL management involves getting out of bad contracts. Always better to move a contract a year early, than a year late.
When...
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