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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 – November 18

You have to give Dave Nonis credit: The Leafs needed a center, so he went out and got one. It was only a few weeks...

Leafs Notebook – November 11

No appetizer today. Straight into the main course: - Last season, one of the biggest strengths of the Leafs penalty kill was its health and...

Leafs Notebook – November 4

It is a little ironic that Dave Nonis left Vancouver this past weekend with an eerily similar problem to the one he faced while...

Leafs Notebook – October 28

Usually I like to include a little preamble before getting into notes, but the notes went a little long this week so I decided...

Leafs Notebook (Part 2) – Notes, Quotes & 5 Things I’d Do

If you missed part one of this week's Notebook on Morgan Rielly, check it out here. Notes - Thought the JVR goal against Edmonton was a...
Morgan Rielly

Leafs Notebook (Part 1) – The looming Rielly decision

We are only six games into the regular season, but the Leafs are quickly approaching what will be one of their biggest decisions of...

Leafs Notebook – October 7

It seems like the Jake Gardiner talk just won’t go away, even though an immediate trade seems extremely unlikely. Elliotte Friedman got the ball rolling...

Leafs Notebook – Season Opener Eve: September 30th

Only three teams in the preseason had more points than the Leafs (Boston, Washington, Dallas), and you know what’s the best part about that?...

Leafs Notebook: Preseason Edition – September 23

There are so many different angles to consider when looking at last night's Leafs-Sabres brawl. Where to start? Perhaps the best place is the shift...

2013-14 Season Preview: Forwards

For the first time in a long time, the Leafs are going into the season with a well-set forward group. The top six is...

Rookie Camp Impressions, and a few thoughts on Raymond

The Leafs wrapped up what was a pretty good weekend by imploding in the third period and losing handily, but that doesn’t take away...

Opening Day of the 2013 Rookie Tournament

Hockey is officially back! Well, sort of. Today kicks off the Leafs annual rookie tournament, which is really a great opportunity for the kids in...

Production by Top 6 Wingers: How Do the Leafs Stack Up?

During my interview with Scott Gordon, the Leafs assistant coach said something that caught my attention when he noted: “This year our top six...
Dave Nonis

Revisiting the Nonis blueprint

I took a look at Dave Nonis' GM'ing history before the off season started. Since the summer has come to a crawl I thought...

Now what?

The John Michael Liles buyout watch is officially over, for this year, anyway. Nazem Kadri and Cody Franson are still RFAs, and the Leafs currently...

Dog Day Musings: Thoughts by Position and a little on the Marlies

Summer has officially entered the dog days in the hockey world and there’s little in the way of new developments to discuss. However, seeing...

With the bulk of the storm over, where do the Leafs stand?

Some will argue the Leafs have gotten better over the last few weeks, others will say they’ve gotten worse; the only thing we know...

Draft Day Recap: Leafs get deeper at center

The old saying in hockey is that defense wins championships, and defense was the theme of the day for the Leafs yesterday even though...

Bernier the Boats

The Jonathan Bernier to Toronto speculation was ongoing all week, so it wasn’t a complete surprise when the Leafs acquired him yesterday. What was...

Could the Leafs be concerned about Reimer’s workload?

Between attempts to acquire Roberto Luongo, Miikka Kiprusoff, and now reportedly Jonathan Bernier, it just doesn’t feel like Leafs management is fully behind James...

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