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.
Analysis: Kyle Dubas pushes in more chips, acquires Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty from...
If it wasn’t already clear after the Maple Leafs acquired Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari (and it was), make no mistake about it now....
Leafs Notebook: With Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari in the fold, it’s now on...
It is difficult to evaluate much of anything in two games against bottom feeders in a back-to-back situation, with Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari...
Game in 10: Noel Acciari breathes new life into the bottom six, Ryan O’Reilly...
Habs vs. Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada after a big deadline acquisition by the Maple Leafs. You can’t ask for any better than...
With the additions of Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari, the Maple Leafs are justifiably...
In a go-for-it year, Kyle Dubas just went for it.
The Maple Leafs are yet again a top-five team in the league this season, but...
Leafs Notebook: The race for home ice, 2023 ice-time trends, Rasmus Sandin’s spot in...
Between the All-star break, the bye week, and a stretch in which four of five Toronto Maple Leafs games are against Columbus and Chicago,...
Game in 10: John Tavares leads the way offensively, Ilya Samsonov records third shutout...
It was nice to have Leafs hockey back, even if it was a bit of a boring game against a bad hockey team.
Two points...
Leafs Notebook: How does the Maple Leafs’ bottom six stack up against Boston and...
Last week over at Sportsnet.ca, Justin Bourne published an excellent piece on the Maple Leafs' defensive play, including some of their issues handling opposing...
Leafs Notebook: Breaking down three possible approaches Kyle Dubas could take at the trade...
Last week, we discussed the high-stakes poker game that is the NHL trade market this deadline. Between the speculated asking prices and a daunting...
Auston Matthews out for three weeks: The lineup questions to monitor in #34’s absence
The Maple Leafs announced this morning that Auston Matthews will be out of the lineup for a minimum of three weeks due to a...
Leafs Notebook: At the top of the Atlantic Division, the 2023 trade deadline is...
Three of the current top six teams in the league by point percentage reside in the Atlantic Division. Between the second-seed Maple Leafs and...
In leaving Kyle Dubas unsigned, Brendan Shanahan is wisely — and quietly — keeping...
In Kyle Dubas’ season-opening press conference, the Maple Leafs GM announced that President Brendan Shanahan told him he would not be receiving an extension...
Leafs Notebook: Re-examining the team’s center and defensive depth
In this week’s notebook: Bobby McMann’s potential as an NHL contributor, the Maple Leafs’ reputation defensively, and re-visiting the team’s defensive and center depth...
Leafs Notebook: A position-by-position evaluation at the halfway point
The Maple Leafs have officially reached the halfway point of the 2022-23 season, which makes it as good of a time as any to...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ defense chips in some offense, Tavares line lights up...
This was a tidy, business-like win for the Maple Leafs.
The Leafs won last night, traveled south, showed up in Philly, and simply took...
Leafs Notebook: Could Toronto realistically move Pierre Engvall or Alex Kerfoot in search of...
Last week, I examined whether the Maple Leafs' bottom six, while composed of valuable role players, offers enough scoring punch come playoff time knowing...
Leafs Notebook: Evaluating the state of the team’s bottom six & anticipating Morgan Rielly’s...
Last offseason, the Maple Leafs rightly prioritized goaltending. Unfortunately, it left little in the way of cap space to improve the roster elsewhere.
It certainly...
Game in 10: Calle Järnkrok plays his best game as a Maple Leaf, Toronto...
You never really know what you’re going to get in the first game back after the holiday break. This one certainly fits the...
Leafs Notebook: Why Morgan Rielly remains critical to the team’s Cup chances
When injuries strike, it can open your eyes to all sorts of things.
For a chunk of this season, the Leafs were missing three of...
Leafs Notebook: 29 games into 2022-23, the Leafs are an incrementally improved team —...
Maybe we just have to accept this is how it goes with this Maple Leafs team to start the season: A weak October filled...
Leafs Notebook: Pontus Holmberg’s emergence, Rasmus Sandin stepping up, and the Leafs excelling through...
Over the past few seasons, General Manager Kyle Dubas has consistently emphasized the importance of evaluating his team’s response to adversity.
Here he was in...
Recent MLHS articles
Sheldon Keefe on the argument between Nylander, Matthews, and Marner on...
After Sunday's off day, Sheldon Keefe discussed the letdown of Game 4, the team's mindset heading out on the road to Boston, the argument...
