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Undeclared
While it may not be as exciting as next week’s trade deadline, the College Free Agent signing season is now underway. At the moment...
Morgan Rielly Named WHL Eastern Conference Defenceman Of The Year
From Matt Iaboni at MapleLeafs.com:
"Maple Leafs 2012 first round pick Morgan Rielly was named the WHL Eastern Conference Defenceman Of The Year and he was...
Hungover Mashup
Kudos if you’re reading this before noon, and my condolences if the only reason you’re reading it early is because you forgot to book...
Leafs Prospect Update: March 17th
It's playoff time in the CHL.
To the surprise of nobody who follows me on Twitter or reads this column with any regularity, Morgan Rielly...
Preview and GDT: Penguins at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
You get the sense the Leafs are starting to reach a seminal point of their season. They’re inching further into the second half of...
Morning Mashup: Gardiner’s “Rogue” Agent, Nonis Evaluating, Lupul Inches Closer
Before we get to this morning's thoughts and links, I just wanted to thank everyone for the feedback and well wishes. I've been a...
One Day Free Fantasy Hockey Contest – No Signup Fee, $300 in Prizes
It's the same great fantasy hockey contest we've run two times before, now with MORE crash to be won! Draftstreet.com has filled the cash...
The Advent of Silly Season
With just over three weeks to go until the trade deadline, I feel as if I can get away with a rosterbation post without...
Morning Mashup: Leafs Win, McLaren lands KO; Trade Speculation Heats Up
Last night's 5-4 nail-biting win over the Sens further fanned the fires of the current "debate" on the role of fighting in the Leafs'...
First Line Scoring by the Numbers
No games for three days makes for very little in Maple Leafs land development. There’s Komisarek’s laughable trade request, there’s Frattin’s potential return to...
Game In 10: Game #22, Leafs 5 at Islanders 4 (OT)
The Leafs closed out February strong with a win over the New York Islanders in front of all 30 of their diehard fans. They...
Leafs Prospect Update – February 26th
Welcome to the Playoffs, Awards, and Injury Ward edition of the Leafs Prospect Update!
Starting with the bad news, Erie Captain and surprise statistical standout...
Shifting Paradigms and Realigning Conferences
The always tedious Hockey Night in Canada Hot Stove brought us a worthwhile nugget to examine this weekend, and that’s our first look at...
Preview & GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers (7:30pm, SNet)
The 9-6-0 Toronto Maple Leafs kick off their first of two games in Florida tonight vs. the 4-6-4 Panthers, who have lost their last...
Making the Most of February
The month’s half over, and after Monday’s game, the season is a third over. The Leafs are sitting three games over .500, holding 6th...
Morning Mashup: Off Day Draft Analysis
When the Leafs get a couple of days off, bloggers have a little bit of extra time to take a wider look at things....
Finally The Schenn has come back to Toronto
“When the schedule first came out, you know, you look forward to it. But I think both teams have moved on now and they’re...
Leafs Prospect Update: February 10th
If Tyler Biggs were Russian, he'd be considered an enigma. Biggs has been taken off of Oshawa's top powerplay unit (though he remains on...
Draft Schmaft – A Post Lockout Analysis
Before getting into the meat and potatoes of the blog, I (keon) want to give a shout out to Cameron. He made a post...
Accepting the fact that the Leafs will always have an enforcer
It’s painful for me to admit, but as much I will continue to bitch about how useless Colton Orr, Mike Brown, and (presumably) Frazer...
Recent MLHS articles
Sheldon Keefe on the performance of the Tavares-Marner line through two...
On an off day on Tuesday, Sheldon Keefe discussed the contributions of John Tavares & Mitch Marner's line through the first two games of...
