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 [email protected] or find him on Twitter at @APetrielli.
Game #2 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 0
In a five-game playoff series, there is no time to feel sorry for yourself or go through the motions.
Down 1-0 in the series,...
Game #1 Review: Columbus Blue Jackets 2 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0
A playoff tournament after months off for the league was music to the ears of many Toronto Maple Leafs fans. "Teams will be rusty,...
Game Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Montreal Canadiens 2
Welcome back, everyone!
On one hand, this was a weird game-watching experience. On the other, it felt so right to have hockey back.
The arena...
10 questions facing the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of the return to play
It is a little strange to be writing the words, “Welcome back,” knowing many of us are anxious about how long this will actually...
How do the Toronto Maple Leafs match up with the Columbus Blue Jackets in...
As we wait for normalcy – and hockey – to return, I have been looking back at the Toronto Maple Leafs' season and ahead...
Toronto Maple Leafs Suspended-Season Thoughts, Part 2: The Coaching Change and the Future in...
A few weeks ago, I covered some Toronto Maple Leafs questions and observations amid the suspension of the 2019-20 season.
Since then, more health regulations...
Toronto Maple Leafs Suspended-Season Thoughts: Travis Dermott’s emergence, the battle for third in the...
Let’s start with the really important stuff: I hope everyone is staying safe and taking social distancing seriously.
We all have a responsibility to...
Leafs Notebook: How much do championship teams load up their top lines with ice...
Over the past few years, fans of this team have been clamouring for the Toronto Maple Leafs to load up their top-line players with...
Game #67 Review: San Jose Sharks 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
The Toronto Maple Leafs are out West for the week with a golden opportunity in front of them to put some distance between themselves...
Leafs Notebook: A 3-0-0 week, five questions for the stretch run, Travis Dermott &...
How quickly things can change.
A week ago, it was the trade deadline, the Toronto Maple Leafs had just lost to a 42-year-old emergency backup...
Leafs Notebook: Panic in Leafs Nation & final thoughts ahead of the trade deadline
In the span of about five days, the Toronto Maple Leafs played arguably their two worst games of the season with their best game...
Game #61 Review: Pittsburgh Penguins 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
The Toronto Maple Leafs are officially below the .500 mark in the month of February (4-5-1).
Since the coaching change, it has been popular to...
Leafs Notebook: The imminent Jake Muzzin contract extension, depth issues, and trade deadline plans
As the trade deadline approaches with one eye towards summer free agency, the Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly close on a contract extension for...
Game #57 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Arizona Coyotes 2 (OT)
Nobody is going to call this one a work of art, but we are at the point where the win is what matters.
This...
Leafs Notebook: What’s next for Kyle Dubas?
It was almost inevitable that the Toronto Maple Leafs would acquire a backup goaltender of consequence. With Frederik Andersen injured, the deal with LA...
Analyzing the Jack Campbell and Kyle Clifford acquisitions: Kyle Dubas moves to save season...
After the 2017-18 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs were a young, talented team on the rise.
They had lost out in the first round of...
Leafs Notebook: 2020 Trade Deadline Preview
The saying goes that the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour, so let’s rewind to last year’s trade deadline -- GM Kyle...
Leafs Notebook: What adjustments are opponents making to Keefe’s Leafs? And other thoughts at...
The Toronto Maple Leafs enter their bye week sitting on the outside of a playoff spot.
The good news is that they are only...
Leafs Notebook: Morgan Rielly vs. Tyson Barrie on the top power play unit, the...
Let’s set the scene back to the start of the 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs season for a second.
Coaching and player animosity aside, it is...
Leafs Notebook: The playoff viability question, new faceoff plays & the red-hot Leafs offense
Over the past couple of seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been an elite offensive team.
For the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons combined, only...
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Craig Berube on the Leafs’ ugly loss in St. Louis: “We...
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team's 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues, which dropped the Maple Leafs' record to 31-30-13.
On the...
