Stephen Burtch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Let's look at why...

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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

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

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

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

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