Analysis

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

Sheldon Keefe’s choice: Play better within the CBJ system or go Maximum Leafs

My head and my heart are at war over how to beat the trapping Blue Jackets.

FTB: Winners and Losers from the Leafs exhibition game

Who’s moving up and who’s moving out?

Revisiting a contrarian take on the Kadri-Barrie trade

Today’s Retro May post is a fresh look back at the Kadri trade.

What If: Cody Franson had re-signed

We’ve long been resigned to him leaving as a UFA, but what if he’d stayed?

2020 NHL Draft: Looking at 9 potential steals in European junior

Will the Leafs have a future star from Euro leagues fall to them this year?

Mikko Lehtonen has succeeded in 3 leagues

Is that enough to make him an NHLer?

2020 NHL Draft: Finding 9 potential steals from the WHL and AJHL

Come for Carter Savoie, stay for Tristen Robins.

2020 NHL Draft: Looking at 8 potential steals in the OHL

Can the Leafs find another Nick Robertson who will fall in their laps?

Maple Leafs have some puzzle pieces missing in next year’s rosters

The NHLers under contract for next year plus the expiring RFAs are the core of the Leafs and the Marlies. Where is the roster thin?

2020 NHL Draft: 15 interesting players who went undrafted last year

We have nothing but time ahead of the next draft, why not fall hopelessly in love with long-shot prospects?

Kyle Dubas speaks in post-deadline press conference

Dubas had some pointed remarks if you read through his optimistic PR

It’s Time to Hit the Reset Button on This Season

You don’t have to blow it all up to start preparing for next year

Can Nick Robertson make the NHL next year?

Robertson is playing like a first round pick and that might not be enough to crack the NHL

Stop Big Mistaking the Leafs Defencemen

Cody Ceci is not the anchor you all like to believe he is.

Mason Marchment continues his dominance in the AHL

Marchment has six goals in three games. Where does he go from here?

Are the Leafs trading for a defender or looking within?

Ceci is out, so is Rielly, so how are the Leafs going to manage their short-, medium- and long-term defence roster?

What it will take to get the Maple Leafs back in a playoff spot

The Leafs lost a lot before the break, so let’s have a look again at how much they have to win to fix this.

Looking at Mikhail Abramov’s remarkable transformation this season

<strong>Mikhail Abramov is a Leafs prospect to watch</strong>

Tyson Barrie fails my eye test, but does it matter?

Reconciling two views of the Leafs defenceman

Frederik Andersen is bad and he should feel bad

Face it: He’s just bad and always will be.

How does Auston Matthews score so much: It’s all in the timing

Watch how Matthews gets himself in the right place at the right time for good things to happen.

I want Rasmus Sandin in the NHL now

Am I demanding to be catered to? Maybe, but I’ve got some real reasons too.

The new Maple Leafs offensive system could change the NHL for the better

Sheldon Keefe and Kyle Dubas have made hockey fun.

Does Auston Matthews seem right to you?

And if he doesn’t, who are we blaming?

Who is Pontus Aberg?

Get to know the clever Swedish winger who will be skating with Matthews and Nylander tonight.
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