MLHS Staff
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Leafs or Oilers?
For the early part of the season, when the Leafs were still planted in the playoff picture and the Oilers began to return to...
Plenty of blame to go around for Maple Leafs
While Brian Burke deserves much of the blame for the recent woes of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it—s also fair to point out that...
Grabovski’s Cap Hit and the Stats Surrounding It
When Grabovski got his new 5 year, $5.5 million per year contract, it was met with mixed reviews. You'd be hard pressed to find...
How good is Phil Kessel?
Ever hear someone say that in hockey, the best way to really see the separation between good and great is to see the game...
Season not a total waste for young Leafs
Being a Leafs fan is never easy (being a fan born in the early 80s is even worse). Oh, we have had a few...
Now I’m a Fool
It's that rock-bottom point in the season when you officially quit, give up. The playoff talk is ramping up and now I'm looking at...
Noon Mashup: Responding to the “Trade Kessel” lunacy
Yesterday, the always attention-seeking Damien Cox published his weekly feature with the Star. To summarize, he stated that Phil Kessel should be traded while...
GDT: Leafs at Penguins (TSN)
Tonight the Lupul-less Leafs lock up with the Penguins for the fourth time this season. It's a national broadcast on TSN and will also...
Lupul likely out for remainder of season
From TSN.ca:
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul will be sidelined for three to four weeks with a separated shoulder.
Lupul suffered the injury after taking a check...
Grabovski re-signs for five years
From the Leafs official PR account:
#Leafs announce forward Mikhail Grabovski has agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension.
Elliotte Friedman reports 5.5 million per...
Brian Burke confused me on March 3rd
The Legion of Blog posts a weekly piece attempting to decipher what Don Cherry says on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. We're all aware...
League Laughingstock
The Leafs are truly a hilarious team to follow right now. A couple weeks ago it was frustrating to watch them drop some games,...
MLHS Trade Deadline Live Blog II
We're rolling over into our second thread for Trade Deadline updates. Here are some of the rumblings from earlier, and all new developments will...
MLHS Trade Deadline Day Live Blog
Trade Deadline Day is finally upon us, and here at Hot Stove we've got things covered. Today we'll run a live blog that I'll...
Deadline Primer: Rangers backing out of Nash talks
It appears as though the price for Rick Nash has climbed to an unattainable level for some clubs, including even the most aggressive of...
Boyce claimed by Jackets, Frattin recalled by Leafs
A few quick updates today; the Leafs have recalled Matt Frattin from the Marlies, Rosehill has been assigned to the AHL club, and Darryl...
Do Nash’s dollars make sense?
In addition to the trade speculation, ad nauseam analysis of what could happen is the natural side effect when the trade deadline nears. It—s never a...
Dustin Brown on every team’s wishlist
It's no surprise that after news broke of Dustin Brown's availability in the trade market, he's been the new topic of conversation heading into...
Leafs trade talks heating up?
Another quick hit in the world of trade talks as we wind down towards the deadline; Sportsnet reports that Burke is meeting with the...
Offer on the table for Grabovski
Just a quick hit here; Darren Dreger reports from Insider Trading that the Leafs have received an offer for Mikhail Grabovski.
From @DarrenDreger:
For those unable to...
Recent MLHS articles
Leafs Notebook: Taking stock of the Maple Leafs’ progress at the...
The Maple Leafs head into the Christmas break in a good spot in the standings, all things considered.
They are second in the Atlantic and...
