Wednesday Mashup: Blackhawks vs. Lightning, Stanley Cup Final Game 1
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Kevin McGran: Leafs’ Hunter tries NHL combine on for size … and skill (Toronto Star)
“We’re looking at skill,” Hunter said. “Skill to us is...
Thursday Mashup: Chicago Blackhawks down Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the SCFs
As far as Game 1s of the Stanley Cup Finals go, this one was a little lacklustre; the much derided Guy Boucher 1-3-1 was...
2015 NHL Draft Analysis with Brock Otten
Brock Otten provides one of the best online resources for scouting reports and player information on the Ontario Hockey League over at his OHL Prospects blog....
Friedman on Phil Kessel Trade: “Toronto is prepared to do it”
Teams inquiring on Phil Kessel
The fact that teams are calling and asking about the pricetag on Phil Kessel is not really news, and has...
Monday Mashup: Leafs inquiring on goalie coaches, Phil Kessel & Draft Talk
A summation of Elliotte Friedman's Leafs-related passages from today's 30 Thoughts column:
Friedman's talked to scouts who wouldn't be shocked if Damien Cox's mock draft...
Friday Mashup: Leafs ‘very interested’ in Ryan O’Reilly, Red Wings out on Phaneuf?
Friedman: Leafs still hot on O'Reilly
Elliotte Friedman suggested today that the Leafs are still "very interested" in 24-year-old centerman and 2016-UFA-to be Ryan O'Reilly, with Joe...
Leafs Musings: Toronto’s Impressive Forward Depth, Shifting the Defense Pairings & Prospect Notes
The Toronto Maple Leafs went 4-0 since my last article as Mitch Marner, John Tavares and Morgan Rielly continue to put on a show...
Timothy Liljegren: Evaluating his development 18 months after his draft selection
Today's article will take a break from the regular notebook-style and instead focus solely on profiling Timothy Liljegren of the Toronto Marlies.
He's shown a...
Rasmus Sandin is turning heads in the American Hockey League
Today's article will take a look at Rasmus Sandin of the Toronto Marlies, a defenseman who is already turning heads as an 18-year-old in...
Kyle Dubas on negotiations with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner: “It’s our intention, well...
Kyle Dubas addressed the media on Monday afternoon, discussing his team's start to the season, William Nylander's play since returning, the overblown threat of...
Leafs Musings: Adding the Real Nylander to the Lineup, Shopping Brown for a Rental,...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are playing some of their best hockey right now, even though William Nylander hasn't completely found his stride.
Leafs fans can...
Exploring an Alex Pietrangelo Bidding War With Boston, Colton Parayko, Jared Spurgeon, and Other...
The St. Louis Blues were in the middle of a playoff race when they traded Paul Stastny last season. Once again this year, they...
Leafs Musings: What Makes the Leafs Successful, Sandin’s Big WJC Showing, The Case For...
We're officially at the halfway point of the NHL season, and we also just saw some pretty unusual results at the World Junior Championship.
It's...
Leafs Musings: Justin Faulk is the most realistic RHD target at the trade deadline
Justin Faulk is the realistic Toronto Maple Leafs trade deadline target no one is talking about.
While Alex Pietrangelo, Dougie Hamilton and Colton Parayko would...
Toronto Marlies 2018-19 Midseason Review & Player Grades
The Toronto Marlies passed the midway mark of the regular season with a pair of games against Rochester Americans last weekend.
A win and a...
Leafs Musings: Evaluating the Jake Muzzin Trade, Patrick Marleau’s Rough Start, and Jeremy Bracco’s...
There is no shortage of topics this week, so let's get right into it.
We'll cover the Jake Muzzin trade (of course), the departed Carl...
Leafs Notebook: Evaluating team needs, state of the defense at the All-Star Break
The NHL All-Star weekend is officially over, there are roughly 30 games left for each team, and the NHL trade deadline is under a...
Jake Muzzin: The Player, The Trade Value, and The Fit
Well, one day after writing about the Toronto Maple Leafs' need on defense, they went out and actually acquired a legitimately good defenseman in...
The Auston Matthews Contract Extension: Thoughts on the deal and the path forward
For a deal that ensured a legitimate superstar center is going to don a Leafs jersey for the next five and a half years,...
Leafs Musings: Toronto’s Trade Deadline Plans, Fixing the Power Play, and the Return of...
In this week's edition of Leafs Musings, we'll cover the team's deadline outlook less than a week away from the February 25 trade freeze,...