Analysis

Face offs are one opportunity for the coaching staff to implement set plays. Unfortunately, in a crucial time in last night's game, the play didn't really seem up to snuff...

David Clarkson was signed by the Leafs to much fanfare on July 5th, 2013. Things were going so well by December that Chemmy wrote a post about the cost of buying out the Monster from Mimico after his first season. I happened to be thinking of the very same thing

Much of what you observe while watching a game is coincidental rather than causal but that's not how much of it will be conveyed.

Well - January was almost a complete flop in terms of Expected Results - let's see how February works out

There is some good to be gleaned amidst all the statistical noise.

Another stab at predicting the Leafs upcoming results

Have things changed, or is it just me?

'Inconsistent' is one way of describing their work in this regard.

The Sharks' forwards were one reason the Leafs had a hard time gaining the offensive zone.

For a fun exercise, here's a look at the Toronto Maple Leafs' projected results using the log5 method first devised by Bill James.

The problem of late with the Toronto Maple Leafs' penalty kill isn't necessarily that it is struggling but that our expectations may have been out of line.

A look at which defencemen are exceeding defensive expectations after a quarter of the 2013-14 season has been played with a focus on the Toronto Maple Leafs' defence

The Bruins' aggressive forecheck is just one reason the Leafs are out-matched against the Bruins, but let's take a closer look.

In response to demand for more systems analysis, what follows is a look at the most popular power play system in the NHL.

The Leafs are known for defensive collapses and collapsing defensively. Both may be the result of coaching strategies. I promise that this post contains no advanced stats.

The Leafs (and Randy Carlyle) may have the worst top 6 C selection of any NHL franchise - but Nazem Kadri could be the solution to that problem. *Updated with FANCY NEW NUMBERS*

The Leafs goaltending is the main reason they're winning hockey games (so far).

If you don't like the look of the Leafs' Corsi and Fenwick numbers from last season, the Leafs' actual time on attack is unlikely to impress you.

What trends can we draw out of the SV% data we have since 1984

An attempt to fix a fundamental flaw in a counting stat the advanced stat community has looked down on a for a while

What did Ricardo uncover with his Grit Index? Let's find out!

What sort of range of production makes sense for the Leafs incoming $5.25 mill a year "saviour"?

How can dCorsi help us identify player comparables?

The 2nd part of the analysis of SDI v2.1 discusses specific outcomes for the Leafs, shows you the top players from the past 6 years, and links to the data set for the entire NHL for you to explore for yourself.

The continuing evolution of the Shut Down Index is broken down in this series of postings explaining the analytics at work in assessing defenders.