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Draft Speculation: Goaltenders
Even in the days of modern technology, many still profess that meteorology is an inexact science more guess work than theory. The very same...
Stating Precedents
Celebrating a decade of squandered potential and faded dreams, the draft of 1999 turned out shallower than an infant—s paddling pool, yet despite being...
The GTR Bandwagon
Anybody who has played an EA Sports hockey title in the last decade will be familiar with the create-a-team function whereby the gamer is...
The Free Agency Bargain Bin
In the MLSE land of unreasonable expectations, even a superstar troupe like Burke and Wilson will not be afforded another record breaking season; at...
A Year On: Draft Class of 2008
Rewind a year to Ottawa, when interim GM Cliff Fletcher was preparing to make his last great splash. Trading up to secure hard hitting...
Western Conference Playoff Preview
Western Conference:
San Jose Sharks (1) vs Anaheim Ducks (8)
Preseason odds: Sharks 10/1 Ducks 12/1
Last 10: Sharks 5-4-1, Ducks 7-2-1
Season Series: Sharks win 4-2-0
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Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
While the majority of Leafs fans wrote the team off in the summer, it wasn—t until the New Year that the teams first true...
Could Emery soon be a Leaf?
So the Leafs are interested in throwing their hat into the ring as netminding bad boy Ray Emery looks for a new home? Somebody...
Would the Leafs be better off drafting a defenseman?
by Darkjester
Many Leaf fans are counting down the days until Draft Day 2009, when we anticipate that our beloved Leafs will draft the franchise...
Our Kingdom for a Goalie
Through 45 games the abject tandem of Toskala and Joseph has combined for the worst team save percentage in the NHL and by an...
Ken Campbell is Wrong
Coaches Corner maybe becoming increasingly irrelevant as the staunchly patriotic Don Cherry rambles about musings better suited to an age when every player was...
Recession, Relocation and Retraction
Just six months ago many a grapevine was carrying rumor of NHL expansion while I lamented the integrity of a revenue bound salary cap....
The Vancouver Model
Months of uncertainty and speculation are likely to come to an end in the next week when Brian Burke and his associates meet with...
The Ron Wilson Way
Ed. Note: Richard-Steven Williams, a UK-based NHL and European hockey enthusiast, will be joining the MLHS blogging team.
It's fantastic to have Richard aboard, he's...
Allow Me To Introduce Myself
>>>DISCUSS IN THE FORUMS
After several years of coaching and playing the game, and many more than that spent as a Leaf fan, I have...
Recent MLHS articles
Who exits the lineup as the Maple Leafs get healthy, and...
In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss Auston Matthews' return, the pros and cons of uniting Matthews-Marner on one line...
