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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.

Goals for Randy

Over the past week I have been hard at work on a piece that examines what needs to be done to transform the Leafs...

It—s Not All Bad

It seems that a large percentage of Leafs Nation is completely convinced that the team they saw in February and March of the 2011-12...

Mashup: Thoughts on a Player’s Perspective

Saturday morning, CBC Sports ran an opinion piece on the CBA written by an anonymous player. The article is incredibly honest, and brings to...

More contract craziness

Get ready to hear about nothing but Shea Weber for the next six days. And rightfully so. After inking what will be the biggest...

NHL lockout imminent? No. We all just need more meds

Editor's Note: We're pleased to welcome Ian Dudgeon to the MLHS blogging team. Ian was one of the co-founders of McKeen's Hockey.com. He's been...

Patience, Believing, and Plan Bs

At this point we are two weeks past the opening of NHL Free Agency, three weeks from the draft, and five weeks from when...

It begins…

With the rumoured initial offer from the NHL owners to the NHLPA hitting the internet last night, we have seen no shortage of freak...

Kulemin is goin’ for Arbys

So, Nik Kulemin is up for Club Elected Arbitration. Seems interesting, and given Burke—s statements in the past about arbitration I—d assume they—ll actually go...

Morning Mashup: Questions after an uneventful weekend

The Leafs certainly didn—t give us much to talk about over the weekend, nor did any team for that matter, so I have very...

Centers of Attention

We need a number one center. - Every Leafs Fan While it may not be seen as the organizations top priority, it is safe to assume...

More changes on the way

Though we've endured a pretty boring free agency period so far, it looks like we may still be treated to some substantial roster movement...

Good Ontario Boy

Seriously, if a player from Kingston doesn—t shut up Don Cherry, the man can—t be pleased. Other than that, what do we need to...

Leafs Prospect Camp List Released

The Maple Leafs announced the details of this year's prospect camp this afternoon. Here's some information regarding on-ice sessions in Toronto, followed by the...

Moving forward

"(We) keep the puck out of our end zone and play in their end zone, in laymen's terms, that's the best way we...

Mashup: Weekend Warriors

It was quite the big weekend. I mean, how often do get a chance to sit around all day teaching your two year old...

Goodnight, Sweet Prince

Friends, we are gathered here today to honour the man and the legacy that is Jeff Finger. It—s hard to believe it—s been...

The Kobayashi Maru

So here we are... Draft week. Five days away from our reward for being fans of what can only be considered a pretty crappy...

Morning Mashup: Quick Thoughts for a Lazy Monday

My apologies, I would have hoped that in the past week I could come up with an idea for a post. Instead, here are...

Five years of Roberto Luongo?

During TSN's regular "Insider Trading" segment last night, McKenzie, LeBrun and Dreger each had an opportunity to drop some information on us regarding Roberto...

The KHL is A-OK

There are more than a few things I—ll never understand in life. Why do Americans want sports on TV in the middle of the...

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