Nonis’ expectations, an “exhaustive” Carlyle review
Have the goal posts started to shift?
Listen here:
Dave Nonis on expectations going into the season.
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Dave Bolland, The Leafs Rebuild & Succession Plans
Having gone through a long and painful rebuild, the Toronto Maple Leafs now find themselves right smack in the middle of a critical time...
Should Kadri have been suspended?
Nazem Kadri will attend a hearing with league discipline czar Brendan Shanahan this afternoon. The hearing is reportedly about the collision with goaltender Niklas...
Why I have become more open-minded about hockey analytics — and a blurb on...
Bear with me and read through this. I know it is a topic that has been beaten to death, but I would like...
An Addendum on Friday Morning’s Scoring Chance Post
On Friday morning, I took some shots at a particular writer at the PPP community that were misinterpreted. I will be taking the time...
On Scoring Chances and other things
So I wanted to try and bridge the many events of the Leafs off-season into a giant post – unfortunately, after I get one...
Embracing numbers or: Why I learned to watch the game AND use statistics
Anyone that follows me on twitter or that has read any of my pieces here at MLHS knows that I enjoy using possession statistics...
Damn it man, I’m a metrician, not a magician!
Well, it’s been a wild ride on twitter for the past few days. If you follow the hockey analytics crowd on twitter you probably...
Goodbye Grabovski
It's days like these where you miss Brian Burke. The straight-shooting, loyalist ex-GM of the Leafs had his faults (eg. being too loyal), but...
On whether I’m an apologist or thinking rationally about the Bernier trade
So today, a trade happened.
I don’t want to delve too deeply into a breakdown of the trade – mostly because I think this is...
Friday Morning Mashup: No No Norris
It must almost be the offseason, because NHL Awards have once again caused a stir regarding the voting structure and overall legitimacy of the...
Scattered Thoughts: Eakins, Marlies, Komarov, Lessons from Boston
Even though the Leafs haven’t played a hockey game in weeks and the Stanley Cup Finals are about to begin, there is no shortage...
“Meh”
Meh.
I wanted to avoid getting involved in what is turning out to be a pretty telling philosophical disconnect between some at PPP and MLHS....
Four for Friday
The Toronto Maple Leafs face playoff elimination tonight, but have dug their heels in against the Boston Bruins and have “done a lot of...
Can’t OutBruin the Bruins
After last night there is no shortage of critics jumping on the uselessness of the likes of Mark Fraser, Mike Kostka, Colton Orr and...
Happy Easter, Mr. Cherry
Listen, I disagree with Don Cherry a lot. Being European, I take issue with a lot of the stuff he says and does. That...
It’s Time For Grabovski to Center Kessel & Lupul
After a good comeback/confidence-building game against the Tampa Bay Lighting, the Toronto Maple Leafs have perhaps created more questions than answers. The Penalty Kill...
Time to Tweak?
I’ve been an advocate of Randy Carlyle hockey since last season, even when the results didn’t immediately improve after he replaced Ron Wilson. It...
First Line Scoring by the Numbers
No games for three days makes for very little in Maple Leafs land development. There’s Komisarek’s laughable trade request, there’s Frattin’s potential return to...
Mikhail Grabovski, Defensive Stalwart
After 22 games, the one thing Leafs fans can agree on is that Randy Carlyle’s coaching methodology can be frustrating as hell. Nowhere is...
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