Analysis

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Team, play and statistical analysis of the Maple Leafs, their opponents and the NHL as a whole.

Stop Trying To Trade Jake Gardiner

We’re better off with him than without him.

Player profile: Getting to know John Tavares

Get to know Toronto’s new centre by watching all the highlights that you could ever ask for

Maple Leafs trade target: Jared Spurgeon

The Leafs need to improve on the blue line you say? Hey Minnesota, let’s talk.

Maple Leafs Off-season Game Plan: Post Tavares Edition

Now that the Leafs have signed John Tavares, where do they go from here?

New Maple Leafs Depth Chart

All the new NHL-contracted players have been added.

Are the Maple Leafs done making moves?

Well that’s over, right! Now it’s time to hit the beach and wait for September. Or is it?

Maple Leafs Trade Target: David Krejci

Is the player good enough to make us overlook the contract?

Maple Leafs trade target: Jeff Skinner

The Toronto native is a high-end scorer, and the Leafs should try to add him to their long-term future.

Back To Excited Podcast - The Future is Coming

Kevin Papetti joins us to talk about the Marlies, the Leafs offseason plans, and the draft

Maple Leafs trade target: Jared McCann

Let’s celebrate McCann’s birthday by naming him a Maple Leafs trade target.

Come On, Let’s Offer Sheet Somebody, It’ll Be Fun

The league’s most underused tactic, and why the Leafs should consider it.

Post Game Seven Roundtable

With the dust settling, our masthead takes stock of the series that was, and what’s to come.

Roundtable: Can the Leafs win without Kadri?

How will the new lines and new top power play unit perform?

Taking the measure of the Maple Leafs

As we begin the playoffs, who are these guys?

Maple Leafs the only team to finish the year with zero cap space

They also will carry bonus overages into next year.

Six in Five: One last look at the Leafs regular-season points pace

They made their quota and came tantalizingly close to setting the bar a notch higher.

Much ado about Andreas Johnsson

Where should Andreas Johnsson spend the playoffs?

Six in Five: Penultimate edition

We made it to game 75, and we’re all still in one piece.

Travis Dermott is good; maybe you didn’t know that?

In which I confess how very, very wrong I was about the only Leafs defender no one ever complains about.

Scouting the Enemy: Bruins vs Lightning

The playoff opponents the Leafs will face, faced off against each other on Saturday night.

Six in Five: It’s taken weeks to get here, and the Leafs nearly made their quota

The last five games were not quite as win-filled as the five before it, but the Leafs are still on a good points pace.

The Complete Reign of Lou Lamoriello

Let’s look at what Lou Lamoriello has done in his time as Leafs GM, and evaluate it.

Third quarter report: Why have the Maple Leafs been winning so much lately?

With more than three quarters of the season over for the Leafs, what do their numbers tell us about why they keep winning?

Six in Five: It’s been weeks since the Leafs produced anywhere near that pace

How long does all this winning go on before it stops being a streak and becomes who the team is?

Tomas Plekanec is an excellent addition for the Maple Leafs

Plekanec’s arrival will make Babcock lethal in the matchup game.
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