Playing Great of Late (Minus the Eight)
Just wanted to share a fantastic bit of work done by Nights, one of our many enthusiastic and intelligent readers, who evaluated how the NHL landscape would look without the first 8 games of the season...
View ArticleLeafs Take On Florida in the Shadow of the WJC
With the World Junior Championship gold medal game taking centre stage tonight (7:30pm, TSN), Leafs’ fans can be forgiven for overlooking tonight’s matchup against an inconsistent Florida Panthers...
View ArticleLeafs/Panthers & Burke Talks Trades
Tonight at 7:00, the Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the Florida Panthers in a battle against former Maple Leaf, Bryan McCabe, and his Panthers. Also, Brian Burke addressed the media regarding his...
View ArticleLeafs and Kings Preview/Rosehill Destruction
Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs play host to the Los Angeles Kings. Fortunately for the Leafs, they are back at home where they have a better record (9-10-5) than when playing as the visitors (8-16-5)...
View ArticleBlockbuster Breakdown – The Forwards
We have all had a few days to digest Sunday’s trades, but there is still a well of untapped implications. Â Here’s a closer look at the forwards involved: both the outgoing Leafs and our lone newcomer....
View ArticleLeafs sign T.J. Brennan to a one-year deal worth $600,000
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed left-handed defenceman TJ Brennan to a 1-way, 1 year deal worth $600,000 dollars. Brennan spent the majority of the 2012-13 season with the Rochester Americans in...
View Article(Sunday Mashup) Corey Pronman on TSN 1050
Corey Pronman talking draft prospects for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oiler and Florida Panthers on TSN 1050. Morning Mashup Links Maple Leafs host Canadiens on opening night Spend Money, Get...
View ArticleWhat’s Ailing the Maple Leafs Penalty Kill – Part 2
In the 2005-06 season, the Maple Leafs had the second best power play in the league and one of the biggest reasons was Tomas Kaberle’s ability to gain the zone and set up the attack. Any Leaf fan can...
View ArticleBreaking Down the Maple Leafs ‘Moneypuck’ Additions
The Maple Leafs offseason has had a central theme of analytics and ‘Moneypuck’ due to their off-ice hirings and firings, but they have also followed this mantra with their on-ice additions. One of, if...
View ArticleGDT: Game #36, Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers (5 p.m., SNO)
This will be the third week in a row with a Sunday game for the Maple Leafs, something we should probably get used to as Rogers pushes their new Hometown Hockey Sunday night program (with poor ratings...
View ArticleLeafs Notebook – January 13
When Peter Horacek was hired in the summer, it was a reasonably safe bet that at some point the man who served as interim head coach of the Florida Panthers last season would be doing so again for the...
View ArticleLeafs Notebook – February 10
Maple Leafs Hot Stove Rumour season is in fine form as the Toronto Maple Leafs, yet again, limp to the finish line. There are a lot of big names being thrown around that carry big contracts, and while...
View ArticleGDT: Game 75, Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers (7:30pm, TSN)
Florida Panthers Projected Lines Jonathan Huberdeau – Aleksander Barkov – Jaromir Jagr Brandon Pirri – Vincent Trocheck – Brad Boyes Jussi Jokinen – Dave Bolland – Jimmy Hayes Shawn Thornton – Derek...
View ArticleGame 75 Scoring Chances: Panthers 4 vs. Maple Leafs 1
Like their last game, against the Wild, the Toronto Maple Leafs started well against the Florida Panthers, out-chancing them in the first period. Things then fell apart in the second, with two quick...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs trade Greg McKegg to the Florida Panthers for rights to...
Greg McKegg has been traded to the Florida Panthers in return for the rights to Zach Hyman and a conditional seventh round pick. From the Maple Leafs website: “The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers – Game #7 Preview & Projected Lines
The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to snap a four-game losing slump when they host the Florida Panthers on Thursday night (7:30 p.m. EST, TSN4). A blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers – Game #17 Preview & Projected Lines
Toronto Maple Leafs (7-6-3, 18th in NHL) vs. Florida Panthers (8-7-1, 17th in NHL) Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. ET Arena: Air Canada Centre Watch: TSN4 Game Day Notes – The Panthers are the first team the...
View ArticleGame #17 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Florida Panthers 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored early and often en route to a 6-1 blowout over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. After getting out to a 5-2 lead in shot attempts, the Maple Leafs grabbed the...
View ArticleVideo Analysis: The Toronto Maple Leafs dump the puck out a lot
About a month ago, analytics tracking company SportsLogIQ tweeted out some compelling information on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ ability to break out of their own zone. (3/3) @MapleLeafs are 27th in NHL...
View ArticleGame #68 Review: Florida Panthers 7 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
The Maple Leafs saw their three-game winning streak snapped in emphatic fashion in Sunrise, Florida on Tuesday night. Your game in ten: 1. 15 seconds in, the shitshow was off and running. On the 1-0...
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