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Founded in 2008, Maple Leafs Hotstove (MLHS) has grown to be the most visited independent team-focused hockey website online (Quantcast). Independently owned and operated, MLHS provides thorough and wide-ranging content, varying from news, opinion and analysis, to pre-game and long-form game reviews, and a weekly feature piece entitled "Leafs Notebook." MLHS has been cited by: ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBC News, USA Today, Fox Sports, Yahoo! Sports, NBC Sports, TSN, Sportsnet, Grantland, CTV News, CBSSports, The Globe & Mail, The National Post, The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun, Global News, Huffington Post, and many more.

Game Day #74: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 26, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (27-35-11, 30th in NHL) vs. Boston Bruins (39-28-8, 14th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. ET Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: CBC Game Day Notes - Classic spoiler opportunity for the Leafs...

Game Day #73: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Anaheim Ducks

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 24, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (26-35-11, 30th in NHL) vs. Anaheim Ducks (40-23-9, 7th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. ET Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: Sportsnet Ontario Game Day Notes The quick rundown: - Tyler...

Game Day #72: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Calgary Flames

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 21, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (25-35-11, 30th in NHL) vs. Calgary Flames (31-35-6, 24th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. ET Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: TSN4 Game Day Notes - Leo Komarov's lower body injury...

Game Day #71: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 19, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (24-35-11, 30th in NHL) vs. Buffalo Sabres (29-33-10, 24th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. ET Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: CBC HNIC Game Day Notes - Slightly surprising that, with Peter...

Game Day #70: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 17, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (24-34-11, 30th in NHL) vs. Florida Panthers (40-24-5, 8th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. ET Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: Sportsnet-Ontario Game Day Notes - The Maple Leafs hit the...

The Leaf: Blueprint Episode Seven

Videos MLHS Staff - Mar 15, 2016

MapleLeafs.com: Episode 7 of ‘The Leaf: Blueprint’ chronicles the dramatic changes made to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lineup at the trade deadline. As a...

Game Day #69: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 15, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (23-34-11, 30th in NHL) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (40-24-5, 8th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. ET Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: TSN4 Who's Hot -- Who's Cold Peter Holland: 0 points in...

Tuesday Mashup: Auston Watch, Marlies slumping, Should Willy Stay?

MLHS Mashup MLHS Staff - Mar 15, 2016

As we've talked about ad nauseam here, the important part of the above question is the 40-game mark, not the 10-game mark. The key...

Game Day #68: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 13, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (22-34-11, 30th in NHL) vs. Detroit Red Wings (34-23-11, 15th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. ET Arena: Joe Louis Arena Watch: Sportsnet, NBCSN Matchup Stats Mike Babcock Game Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UilR6fs7s20 Toronto Maple...

Game Day #67: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 12, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (21-33-11, 30th in NHL) vs. Ottawa Senators (31-30-8, 21st in NHL) Puck drop: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Canadian Tire Centre Watch: CBC HNIC Who's Hot Zach Hyman: 2 goals in his last 2...

2016 NHL Draft Aggregate Player Rankings — March 12

2016 NHL Draft MLHS Staff - Mar 12, 2016

No huge "risers and fallers" in this month's NHL draft rankings. Minor changes to the rankings this month: Bob McKenzie's rankings were added. They were originally...

Thursday Mashup: The kids are crushing it

Leafs News MLHS Staff - Mar 10, 2016

Nylander, Soshnikov and Hyman continue to impress, the Leafs will again play the Red Wings in an outdoor game on New Year's Day 2017,...

Game Day #66: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 9, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (21-33-11, 30th in NHL) vs. New York Islanders (37-20-7, 10th in NHL) Puck drop: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: Sportsnet Who's Hot Nikita Soshnikov: 3 points (2g,1a) in his...

Game Day #65: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 7, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (21-31-10, 30th in NHL) vs. Buffalo Sabres (26-31-9, 25th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. EST Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: TSN4 Greatest Tank Battles Who's Hot Nikita Soshnikov: 2 goals in his last...

Game Day #64: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 5, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (21-31-10, 30th in NHL) vs. Ottawa (30-28-7, 20th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. EST Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: CBC HNIC Dion Phaneuf Tribute Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwnvPmTXUQQ Who's Hot Nazem Kadri: Seven points...

William Nylander scores the first of many

Leafs News MLHS Staff - Mar 5, 2016

You couldn't have scripted a more poetic first period for tonight's Leafs vs. Senators matchup: Leafs fans said goodbye to the past with a touching tribute...

Game Day #63: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 3, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (21-30-10, 30th in NHL) vs. Minnesota Wild (29-25-10, 17th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. EST Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: Sportsnet Ontario The two pieces of lineup info...

Game Review #62: Washington Capitals 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Game Reviews MLHS Staff - Mar 3, 2016

When you’re bottom of the standings with one of the youngest rosters, playing against the runaway Presidents Trophy favorites, a chart like this should lend...

Game Day #62: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals

Game Day MLHS Staff - Mar 2, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs (21-30-10, 30th in NHL) vs. Washington Capitals (46-12-4, 1st in NHL) Puck drop: 7 p.m. EST Arena: Verizon Centre Watch: Sportsnet, CSN-DC, NHL-TV - William Nylander, Nikita Soshnikov,...