An Analytical Look at the Maple Leafs’ July Acquisitions

The Maple Leafs front office was busy as the free agency flood gates opened yesterday afternoon. A day that included five signings (1 RFA, 4...

Phil In The Pits

I never loved Phil Kessel—as a hockey player, that is. He didn’t play my style. His game wasn’t mine. Simple as that. I grew up...

A Statistical Look at the Maple Leafs Defence Entering the Rebuild

I have argued a few times in the past that I think Jake Gardiner may be the Toronto Maple Leafs' best overall defenceman. When I...

2015 Draft Day: How Mark Hunter and Kyle Dubas may have outplayed the league

This article is being co-posted on Maple Leafs Hot Stove as well as on my own site, www.originalsixanalytics.com. Find me @OrgSixAnalytics on twitter. In my...

Morgan Rielly signs six-year, $5 million AAV contract

The Toronto Maple Leafs have locked in a key piece of their blueline going forward, signing 22-year-old defenceman Morgan Rielly to a six-year contract worth...

Nazem Kadri signs six-year, $4.5 million AAV contract

Maple Leafs management has moved quickly to lock up Nazem Kadri as part of their core for the foreseeable future, inking the 25-year-old centerman to a six-year,...

An early look at the Toronto Maple Leafs & the 2017 expansion draft

Sportsnet's Chris Johnston provided an update yesterday on the developing expansion draft rules heading into a likely NHL expansion scenario for 2016-17. The key takeaways: "A minimum of...
Auston Matthews

Interview: Marc Crawford on Auston Matthews and his potential in the NHL

Maple Leafs Hot Stove caught up with Marc Crawford ahead of the NHL Draft to discuss what the Toronto Maple Leafs are getting in...

Matt Martin signs four-year, $2.5 million AAV contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed depth winger Matt Martin to a four-year deal worth $2.5 million AAV. The Windsor native scored a career-high ten goals and 19...

Roman Polak signs one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs have brought back veteran defenceman Roman Polak on a one-year contract worth $2.25 million. The 30-year-old Polak is a known quantity to Mike...
Maple Leaf fans at Maple Leaf Square

Toronto Maple Leafs fans got the Bloo Bloo Blues about the 2016 Offseason

Apparently everybody’s gone sad because Brendan Shanahan’s Leafs aren’t making the decisions we’d like to see. You know, the Leafs went and picked all those...

Brendan Shanahan on centennial celebration, Mitch Marner’s weight, Matt Martin & Roman Polak signings,...

Below is the full transcript of Brendan Shanahan's radio hit on TSN 1050 Overdrive this afternoon. How do you cram 100 years of history into one...
Nazem Kadri

Leafs Notebook – Offseason Edition

While the Maple Leafs have been relatively quiet this summer, the team should look drastically different than the one that opened the 2015-16 season when...

Reliving the first 88 games of Auston Matthews – Highlights, Commentary & Analysis

I started out my Auston Matthews video series on a whim. With the palpable excitement surrounding his debut, I recorded the first few games...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Jake Gardiner

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 of the Toronto Marlies

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 of the Toronto Marlies

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...
Toronto Maple Leafs' Kyle Dubas

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...
Auston Matthews and William Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs

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...
Alex Pietrangelo: A Trade Target for the Toronto Maple Leafs?

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...

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