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Maple Leafs Panel: Defence, Trade Bait and Buyouts

Lukas Hardonk | February 25, 2013

Among the discussion on this week’s edition of Maple Leafs Panel is who the Maple Leafs should use as trade bait come the April 3 trade deadline.

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Fantasy Hockey Preview: Let’s Feast In The Northeast

Fred Poulin | September 7, 2012

The Northeast Division is viewed as a division filled with fierce and natural rivalries. Boston-Montreal, Montreal-Toronto, Toronto-Ottawa and Buffalo-Boston quickly come to mind. This summer, most of these teams…

Categories Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Fantasy, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Previews and Predictions, Toronto Maple Leafs

Leadership is Still Lacking on Toronto Maple Leafs’ Roster

Lukas Hardonk | August 27, 2012

Even though the Toronto Maple Leafs’ epic collapse of 2012 may have brought the team closer together, they still lack the necessary leadership…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

The Best Late Round Gems Of The NHL Entry Draft Since 2000 (Part I – ’00-’02 Drafts)

Anatoliy Metter | June 21, 2012

Hockey fans might know that there are some great expectations that are placed on players that come out of the first round of the NHL’s Entry Draft. However, the same…

Categories Hockey History, Top 10 Lists

Brian Burke in Toronto: His 5 Best Transactions

Mark Ascione | May 22, 2012

Brian Burke has been with Toronto since November, 2008. For many, he came to a team that had precious little desirable talent playing at the NHL level, and the franchise was lacking…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs: New Team Chant “Let’s Go Blue Jays”

Stephen Stoneman | March 30, 2012

When asked about his response to the fans heckling, Phil Kessel told TSN’s Jonas Siegel “we’re not playing well, so what do you expect?” One thing is for sure for…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs Panel: Coaching Change, Veteran Players & Aulie Traded

Mark Ascione | March 5, 2012

Maple Leafs Panel is a weekly feature that is published every Monday here on The Hockey Writers. It is a feature where THW Toronto Maple Leafs correspondents Lukas Hardonk, Mark Ascione and Alex Mamalis answer three questions that concern the…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs, Trades Contracts and Transactions, Uncategorized

Early Season Maple Leafs Awards

Lukas Hardonk | December 4, 2011

We have passed the one-quarter point of the 2011-2012 NHL regular season, which means we now have a good idea of how most players and teams will perform this season. For the Toronto Maple Leafs, certain players have stuck out more than others

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs Are Not Who we Thought They Were

Lukas Hardonk | November 23, 2011

Going into this season, everyone was saying that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes rest on the shoulders of sophomore James Reimer.

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs Veterans Must Continue to Step up After One Week Hiatus

Lukas Hardonk | October 9, 2011

The Toronto Maple Leafs are hot out of the gate for a second straight season, which could mean good or bad things depending on how you look at it.

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Top 10 Players Most Important to the Maple Leafs’ 2011-2012 Success

Lukas Hardonk | October 1, 2011

This coming Thursday, the Philadelphia Flyers will face the Boston Bruins, the Pittsburgh Penguins will play the Vancouver Canucks, the Anaheim Ducks will taken on the Buffalo Sabres and the Toronto Maple Leafs will face off against the Montreal Canadiens. In other words, hockey is right around the corner.

Categories Previews and Predictions, Top 10 Lists, Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs: Winners or Losers of the 2011 Off-Season?

Lukas Hardonk | September 11, 2011

The Toronto Maple Leafs were one of the teams that made a fair amount of moves during the summer of 2011. Now it’s time to examine if those moves helped improve the Leafs, or if they just made the team worse

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs
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