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Mike Babcock Post Game: Blue Jackets 3 vs. Leafs 2 (OT)
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 3-2 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.
On giving up a 2-0 lead...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Leafs 3 vs. Canucks 2 (SO)
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 3-2 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
On the team having some difficulty breaking...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Leafs 3 vs. Sharks 2 (SO)
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 3-2 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
On the team's performance and the...
Mike Babcock on Morgan Rielly’s first half of the 2017-18 season: “Even when we’re...
Mike Babcock addressed the media after practice on Wednesday, discussing the team's situation at the midway mark, Morgan Rielly's first-half performance, and much more.
On...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Lightning 2 vs. Leafs 0
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.
On the team's performance overall despite the...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Leafs 7 vs. Coyotes 4
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 7-4 win in Arizona on Thursday night.
On the result:
I liked the fact that we won. I...
Brendan Shanahan’s full media address on the passing of Johnny Bower
Below is Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan's full media address on the passing of Leafs Legend Johnny Bower.
Opening remarks:
We as an organization just...
Anthony Petrielli analyzes the Toronto Maple Leafs’ systems on The Leafs Geeks Podcast
MLHS' Anthony Petrielli joined The Leafs Geeks podcast over the Christmas break to discuss the team's play of late, systems adjustments, Jake Gardiner's play...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Leafs 3 vs. Rangers 2
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 3-2 win over the Rangers in New York on Saturday night.
On the successful challenge on the...
[Leafs Links] Elliotte Friedman on James van Riemsdyk’s future in Toronto: “I don’t think...
Elliotte Friedman discusses JVR's future in Toronto, Pierre McGuire weighs in on whether Mike Green is a fit for the Leafs, and more in...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Blue Jackets 4 vs. Leafs 2
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 4-2 loss in Columbus on Wednesday night.
On the struggles defensively in the opening period that made...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Leafs 8 vs. Hurricanes 1
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 8-1 win over Carolina in the "Next Century" game at the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday.
On...
Mike Babcock: “That’s the new NHL — there is not a lot of space....
Mike Babcock met with the media after practice on Monday, discussing Nylander and Marleau potentially uniting on a line, Auston Matthews' latest status, the...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Red Wings 3 vs. Leafs 1
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's third consecutive defeat on Friday night, a 3-1 loss in Detroit.
On how the game played out:
Started...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Wild 2 vs. Leafs 0
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 2-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
On the game playing out as tight-checking as...
[Leafs Links] Friedman on the Leafs: “They’re all in the next two years; if...
Auston Matthews has been ruled out for Thursday's game in Minnesota. That and more in the Wednesday links.
Leafs Links
Maple Leafs Practice: Mike Babcock -...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Flyers 4 vs. Leafs 2
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 4-2 loss in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
On the team giving up a 2-1 lead in the...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Leafs 1 vs. Oilers 0
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 1-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night, improving the Leafs' record to 20-10-1 on...
Mike Babcock Post Game: Leafs 4 vs. Penguins 3
Mike Babcock addressed the media after his team's 4-3 win in Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
On Tyler Bozak's two-goal, three-point night:
Things haven't gone as well...
[Leafs Links] Andy Chiodo: “Andersen’s season right now is trending in a direction where...
Frederik Andersen dominates the headlines after a 47-save performance that improved his post-October save percentage to .941 with a 10-3-1 record.
Leafs Links
McKenzie: At some...
Recent MLHS articles
Sheldon Keefe: “Special teams and goaltending are two areas we have...
After Monday's practice, Sheldon Keefe discussed Auston Matthews' injury status, the decision in net for Game 5, and preparation for a do-or-die game in...
