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Founded in 2008, Maple Leaf 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.

Three-Two-One

An example of how the NHL could restructure its currently farcical points allocations.

Burke’s Summer Search Story

During this year's Super Bowl, Google ran an ad telling a search story of a man finding love in Paris. They've now created a...

Leafs Defense: A Season In Review

Lots of reading today: Gus chips in an  analogical look at the NHL playoff series; Alex has your links with a look at potential...

Optimism 2.0: Leafs fans getting ready for the big O, part two

When Brian Burke became the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in November of 2008, Leafs Nation embarked on a new journey....

2010 Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions

It's that time of year again.  The most wonderful time of the year.  No, not Christmas, and no, you won't see any of those...

End of the Year Sentiments

So the curtain comes down on the 2009-2010 Maple Leafs season. I know many readers are upset because we as Leaf fans must...

One Final, Significant Game

Why we are morally obliged to throw a spanner into the Canadiens playoff party.

Maple Leafs/Rangers Preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs play their second-last game of the season tonight versus the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden (7:00 pm et,...

Stalberg: A Cautionary Tale

Why collegiate draftee Viktor Stalberg's struggles this season prove that NCAA free agents will not be enough to plug the Leafs shortcomings next season.

Measured March: A Tale of Two ‘Tenders

Submitted by Michael Stephens (a.k.a. Baumgartner) Playing 16 games in March, the Leafs iced a remarkable squad, going 9 — 5 — 2 in (one...

What’s Wrong with Kabs?

Written by Wook Unlike many veterans who were forced to pack their bags after many consecutive years of dismal play coupled to lack of passion,...

Good News: Big Picture Dept.

I know, I know, when last we met, I promised you that the next installment in these studies in positivity would focus on Nikolai...

Who Wouldn’t Want Some Tang on the Side?

Submitted by Michael Stephens (a.k.a.  Baumgartner) Apparently Sidney Crosby still lives with Mario Lemieux. Anyone else find that weird? Dude, you—re almost 23. You—ve got...

Who is to blame for this awesome PK?

Submitted by Michael Stephens (a.k.a. Baumgartner) The Toronto Maple Leafs have the League—s worst penalty kill, sporting a 73.0% success rate. They have been...

Good News: Tyler Bozak Edition.

Twice in the last week - once after the Tampa Bay game, once during the first intermission of the Oilers game - we've had...

Top Seven Reasons To Watch The Rest of The Leafs Season

First and foremost, let me apologize for my absence.  As some of you may know, I am in school completing my Sports Marketing degree,...

Maple Leafs And Bruins From A to Z

Just some quick thoughts after the Maple Leafs' 4-3 overtime win over the Bruins: Assist for Phil Kessel is his first point in 5 games against...

Anaheim GM Brian Burke logs entries

From USA Today - 3/1/2007: Anaheim Ducks general manager Brian Burke has always been among the NHL's most colorful wheeler dealers. In 2005-06, he overhauled his...

What’s Next For The Toronto Maple Leafs?

In the wake of Sunday's blockbuster trades, one cannot help but wonder what's next for the Toronto Maple Leafs? Who's next to go? Who...

Churn, Churn, Churn: An Update on the Plan

Let's get one thing straight: this year is a write-off. The rest of the games scheduled for the Maple Leafs are not happening, at least not in any meaningful sense. Instead, the events you will be watching on your large-screen TVs over the course of twenty-six evenings littered throughout the next two and a half months are best considered nought but a demonstration or experiment of sorts. Brian Burke has opened up a chemistry lab; you better believe he'll be looking at team chemistry very carefully for the rest of this year. In this post, I do a kind of preliminary update on the article I wrote for the Maple Leafs Annual last summer about Brian Burke and the Maple Leafs' rebuild.

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