NHL Trade Deadline: SKATR Profiles of TSN’s Top 5 Trade Bait Candidates
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Analyzing Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Options: Dylan DeMelo, Jason Demers, and Brenden Dillon
If the Toronto Maple Leafs end up searching for a rental option on the right side of their defence, they may find that all...
Analyzing Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Options: Josh Manson, Anaheim Ducks
The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for a top-four defenseman who can defend, man the right side, and who has term left on his...
Analyzing Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Options: Matt Dumba, Minnesota Wild
As the Toronto Maple Leafs look to bolster their defense, trade targets are popping up everywhere, reminding me of the player-tracking demo at the...
The Surprising Play of Ilya Mikheyev and Pierre Engvall – Toronto Maple Leafs’ Second-Tier...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Defense Dilemma and Winger Trade Options – Part 1
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Toronto Maple Leafs Mid-Season Observations, Position by Position
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The early numbers on Sheldon Keefe’s impact
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The Scoring Power of Auston Matthews
"The goal is too small and the goalies are too big."
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One good line, two controversial pairs, and one goalie: Can the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Right now, the Toronto Maple Leafs have one forward line, two controversial defense pairs, and one goalie.
That's not very deep, is it?
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The Toronto Maple Leafs After 17 Games: Surprises and disappointments
With the regular season now 20% over, the Toronto Maple Leafs sport a 9-5-3 record and sit in ninth place in the league standings.
We...
John Tavares is returning: It’s a big deal
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The Toronto Maple Leafs Special Teams: How much are they holding them back?
The books are now closed on October and it's time we took a closer look at the Toronto Maple Leafs' special teams performance.
It was...
Alexander Kerfoot, the Colorado Gambit
gambit definition: "1. a clever action in a game or other situation that is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a...
Projecting the Toronto Maple Leafs November Roster & Cap Situation
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a unique predicament in the wake of the $10.893M Mitch Marner deal.
They are so stretched within the $81.5M...
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ change in playing style: Separating fact from fiction
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and high-danger scoring chances
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