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Thursday Morning Leafs Round Table: Early Preseason Reflections
The preseason edition of the Battle of Ontario kicks-off tonight and there is a considerable amount of buzz surrounding both teams. The Leafs and...
GDT: Preseason Game #1 – Flyers at Maple Leafs (6 p.m., Leafs TV)
Expected Flyers' lineup:
Goalies: Steve Mason, Anthony Stolarz, Cal Heeter
Defensemen: Mark Alt, Bruno Gervais, Hal Gill, Erik Gustafsson, Nicklas Grossmann, Oliver Lauridsen, Andrej Meszaros,...
Training Camp 2013 – Day #3, Live from the MasterCard Center of Excellence
Thanks to Tony Ambrogio aka tips for telling me today's 10 a.m. practice was at 9 a.m. All good, he was there at...
Training Camp 2013 – Day #2, Live from the MasterCard Center of Excellence
As we filed into the arena today, it was mentioned that Lupul would be out again (back spasms) and that Phil Kessel would be...
Training Camp 2013 – Day #1, Live from the MasterCard Center of Excellence (and...
It was fun to be back at the arena again to see all of the familiar faces and some of the new ones. The...
Offer sheet speculation on Franson
Darren Dreger is reporting murmurs of offer sheet speculation on Cody Franson (for more details about the current holdout, see this earlier article).
Some offer...
Live Video: Leafs Media Day
Live streaming video from MapleLeafs.com
Some of the interviews in case you missed them during the live stream:
Bernier:
Fraser:
McLaren:
Leafs Announce Training Camp Roster
No surprises, unless inviting pretty much every member of the organization plus the rookie camp invitees and Mason Raymond is a surprise. Among the...
Leafs Rookie Tournament: Game 3 Live Blog – Leafs vs. Senators
Welcome to the Battle of Ontario edition of our Rookie Tournament coverage.
As we all know, Ottawa sucks and while I have no idea who will...
Leafs Rookie Tournament: Game 2 Wrap Up – Leafs 4 vs. Pens 3
So with Rielly, Leivo, MacWilliam, McKegg, and Sparks all sitting this game out and Finn leaving mysteriously after a period of play, you might...
Leafs Rookie Tournament: Game 2 Live Blog – Leafs vs. Penguins
Here we go again.
With Brian Burke back in the news, it's fitting that his greatest contribution to the Maple Leafs -- a rebuilt farm system...
Leafs Rookie Tournament: Game 1 Wrap up – Leafs 3 vs. Blackhawks 2
The Leafs’ rookies took the tournament opener as a result of their energy, skill, and goaltending. They outpaced a Chicago group that was forced...
Midweek Leafs News and Notes
The other thread was getting a little exhausting with those Kessel sexy eyes staring us down all day. Let's restore normal heart rate levels...
MLHS picks for the Leafs in the National Hockey League of Nations
Earlier this month, Maple Leafs Hot Stove was asked to contribute to Puck Daddy's National Hockey League of Nation Series. With the help of...
Jonathan Bernier Viewing Party
Missing hockey? Here's a good performance from Jonathan Bernier, wherein he turns aside 42 shots to win 3-2 over the Phoenix Coyotes on March...
An interview with Toronto Marlies head coach Steve Spott
MLHS’s Michael Stephens conducted an in-person interview with Steve Spott, head coach of the Toronto Marlies, at the Mastercard Centre earlier this week. Spott...
MLHS Season Preview – Goaltending: Analysis of Like-Age Goalie Tandems From 2001-2012
With training camp a little under 3 weeks away, we thought we'd get things started with the MLHS Season Preview Series. Leading up into...
Clarkson on THN Cover; Bernier’s new mask
They say don't judge a book by the cover; in the case of The Hockey News, looking at the cover is all we recommend...
Anatomy of a Game Day Banner
Turning it over to MLHS graphic designer and power user mcloki for this morning:
Hello, Gents. It’s Mcloki. Last year, I suggested to Alec and...
An interview with Leafs amateur scout Garth Malarchuk
MLHS' Anthony Petrielli chatted with Garth Malarchuk, amateur scout for the Maple Leafs, earlier this week. Topics covered include the ins and outs of...
Recent MLHS articles
Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs lock up Connor Dewar to team-friendly one-year...
The Maple Leafs announced the signing of forward Connor Dewar to a one-year, $1.18 million contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing between the two sides....
