Analysis

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

Back To Excited Hockey Podcast: Episode 15 - Another Walk Around the Atlantic

Fulemin and I discuss the bipolar nature of the rest of the division

Six in Five: We all saw that streak coming

The Maple Leafs put the lie to anyone’s calculation of their points pace by going on a tear through some top teams.

Has Yegor Korshkov hit the proverbial wall in the KHL?

At one time, Andreas Johnsson looked like a long-shot prospect who had plateaued, but now he’s third in the AHL in goals. Can Yegor Korshkov follow that same path?

Six in Five: Back in the black

With the win last night, the Maple Leafs are back on pace, with an extra point for good measure.

Narratives and Random Number Generators

Ordering and it’s impact on how we view our team

Six in Five: So close, we might have to review this one

The Leafs won a couple of games and they are nearly back on track.

Back to Excited Hockey Podcast: Are you happy with Babcock?

Are we still satisfied with the Leafs coach?

Why bother to win when you can’t lose?

The unusual state of affairs in the Atlantic is making for can’t-lose or can’t-win scenarios, and it seems to be affecting everyone but the Bruins.

Mike Babcock needs to stop playing Roman Polak so much

Why are the defensive players on the Leafs playing so many minutes?

Maple Leafs have 24 healthy players for 23 roster spots

How do you keep Travis Dermott on the roster, now that he’s here?

The only stat that matters is goals

Not that old line! But what if you <em>do</em> look at NHL teams through the lens of goals for and against?

Six in Five: Bye week blues

The Leafs have hit the skids lately. They’re merely five in five in their recent set of games.

Maple Leafs 2017 second quarter report: half good, half bad, all fun

The season is approximately half over, so it’s time to examine the Leafs record to date.

What do waivers have to do with Travis Dermott’s callup?

One thing about signing older free agents is that their waiver exemption disappears fast.

The Leafs as candidates for The Bachelor, ranked

Goldenhawk asked, we delivered

Six in Five: The Maple Leafs are in an unexpected place

Was that road trip good or bad? Are the Leafs in freefall or ticking along?

Back to Excited Podcast - Episode 12: New Year’s Resolution

Trade talk to spice up your holiday season.

How is Mike Babcock filling the Z-shaped hole on defence?

Who is taking over: Roman Polak or Connor Carrick, or is it more complicated than that?

Six in Five: No matter how many goals were scored, that last game only counted for two points

This has been the second worst five-game segment, but overall, things are okay.

Nobody loves Leo Komarov right now

How has he been used, and how has he performed?

Back To Excited Hockey Podcast - Episode 11: Optimist/Pessimist

Same great format, now in podcast form

Scouting Jeremy Bracco, Timothy Liljegren, and the Toronto Marlies

The Marlies are dominating the American Hockey League and have won eighty percent of their games.

PPP Fixes The Leafs’ Lines

Our gang tries to put together the best possible forward combinations.
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