Stephen Burtch

Total 135 Posts

NHL Draft 2013: Antoine Bibeau - 6th Round, 172nd Overall

The Leafs have selected PEI Rocket goaltender Antoine Bibeau with their 4th selection of the 2013 Draft

NHL Draft 2013: Fabrice Herzog - 5th Round, 142nd Overall

The Leafs selected a Swiss RW who needs to fill out in the 5th round

NHL Draft 2013: Carter Verhaeghe - 3rd Round, 82nd Overall

What drove the Leafs to select unheralded youngster Verhaeghe in the 3rd round?

NHL Draft 2013: Frederik Gauthier - 1st Round, 21st Overall

With the 21st overall pick the Leafs drafted Frederik Gauthier of the Rismouski Oceanic

When Is An Upgrade Not Really An Upgrade?

The Jonathan Bernier trade is being touted as an upgrade in net. Is it one?

Maple Leafs Rumours: On Jonathan Bernier, The Oilers, Jake Gardiner, And The Trade Silly Season

Either Dave Nonis is crazy, or Nick Kypreos is, or The Fans are, or all 3.

Big Ugly Holes

This posting is a response to a comment left on another Leafs blog. If you dislike stats or numbers it might not be for you... but read it anyway.

Maple Leafs Add Gritty Defensive Liability Ryan O'Byrne At Deadline

So the Leafs added a defender at the deadline as requested. Unfortunately he's not good defensively. Let's look at why.

Shut Down Index Revisited

Another Year On - With A Slightly Different Approach - What Can We See About Defensive D?

The Randy Carlyle Coaching Myth

In some corners, Randy Carlyle's systems are being given credit for much of the Leafs defensive improvements. A closer look shows that they aren't having the impact many claim.

Picking Things Up Where He Left Off - Until He Got Injured Again

James Reimer had resumed the solid start to his early career - despite injury concerns

Phil Kessel's Scoring Drought: A Look At His Shot Choice and Shooting Percentage

Phil Kessel's early season scoring struggles may be partially due to his shot selection

Maple Leafs Prospects: Nazem Kadri and Matt Frattin Are Taking Off

Toronto Maple Leafs prospects Nazem Kadri and Matt Frattin have hit the Leafs roster in a big way so far this NHL season.

Nazem Kadri's "Struggles", Brayden Schenn "Excels"

Has Nazem Kadri really "struggled" to make the NHL? In some ways yes - but for the most part he's been right on track.

Passes - A New Analytic To Explore

Rob Vollman spent the lockout coming up with a new advanced statistic we can use to assess a player's puck distribution skills. It gives some surprising results with respect to the Leafs.

Leafs Looking Up: Hockey Prospectus 2012-13 Review

This year's Hockey Prospectus Publication indicates the Leafs 2012-13 edition may finally make the playoffs after wandering for 8 years in the wilderness.

Roberto Luongo Is The Best Option The Leafs Have In Goal

Generational Talent, Experience, Locked Up Long Term, Why All The Hand Wringing?

1992 Was The Best Season For ALL LEAFS?

No seriously... not just for the guys on the Leafs in 1992-93... it was the best season for 22 Former and Future Leafs too.

And Then Josh Leivo Woke Up (Fun With Graphs!)

Leafs prospect, and OHL Player of the Week, breaks out from his sleepy September with Sudbury to score 6 goals in 3 games. How does his production stack up vs. other prospects?

Tyler Biggs vs. Josh Leivo - Power Forwards of the Future?

Nineteen year old Leafs prospects drafted in 2011 should be able to display significant strides in the OHL during the 2012-13 season

NHL Lockout History - Futures in the AHL

What should we look for from the upcoming AHL season based on the last time a lockout happened?

2012-13 Maple Leafs Annual Ready For Order

The 2012-13 Edition of the Maple Leafs Annual - now published by Lindy's Sports - is available for on-line ordering under the title "In The Rink". It ships the next day, and will take 7-10 days for domestic delivery. It will hit news stands across the

Intro To Advanced Statistics - PDO

Editor's Note: Over the summer we're going to try to put together some primers on some of the statistical measures that fall under the "advanced statistics" umbrella in order to help lay the groundwork for a lot of the analytical discussion that takes places

Intro To Advanced Hockey Statistics - Fenwick

Editor's Note: Over the summer we're going to try to put together some primers on some of the statistical measures that fall under the "advanced statistics" umbrella in order to help lay the groundwork for a lot of the analytical discussion that takes places
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