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 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.

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.
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