In the latest episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs' offseason moves signing by signing as well as the growing likelihood Mitch Marner will remain a Maple Leaf for 2024-25.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the latest episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss Craig Berube's hiring as head coach and possible shifts in approach behind the Leafs' bench compared to Berube's predecessor.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the latest episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli reflect on the series loss to Boston and Sheldon Keefe's coaching tenure, preview the search for a new head coach, and dissect Friday's press conference by Brad Treliving, Brendan Shanahan, and Keith Pelley.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the latest episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the rollercoaster ride of the Leafs vs. Bruins series, the key performances, the special teams battle, the coaching performances, and the outlook for Game 7.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the latest episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne, Anthony Petrielli, and Alec Brownscombe discuss the first three games of the Boston-Toronto series, including where the Leafs have fallen short so far, Marner's play, Nylander's absence, the special teams crisis, and reasons for optimism ahead of Game 4.…

In the first 2024 playoff edition of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss their final impressions of the regular season before diving into the minutiae of the numbers, matchups, and strengths/weaknesses of Toronto and Boston ahead of a much anticipated Leafs vs. Bruins playoff series.…

In this week's edition of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss Sheldon Keefe sticking by his balanced lineup, William Nylander shifting down to Pontus Holmberg's wing, Mitch Marner's role on the matchup line, the amazing results of Domi - Matthews - Bertuzzi, and much more.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this week's edition of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs' special teams situation ahead of the playoffs, the legitimacy of the perception that this Leafs team is worse than recent iterations, Ryan Reaves' recent surge, and much more.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this week's edition of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Leafs' ugly loss to New Jersey, the balance between Cup expectations and developmental goals, and a new approach to line configuration/matchup game versus Florida or Boston in the playoffs.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this week's edition of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss Max Domi's big game on Auston Matthews' wing in Washington, the concept of splitting up Matthews & Marner during playoff matchups, TJ Brodie's recent scratch, and the state of the defense heading down the stretch.…

In this week's edition of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss Mitch Marner and Calle Jarnkrok's injuries, the experiments/lessons we could glean from their absences, Bobby McMann's new contract, and the makeup of the blue line with Joel Edmundson added to the mix.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the post-trade deadline edition of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss Brad Treliving's first trade deadline as GM of the Maple Leafs, which included three depth adds but no major acquisitions.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this week's MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne, Anthony Petrielli, and Alex Drain tee up the NHL trade deadline with a focus on the Maple Leafs' needs and possible targets before March 8 at 3 p.m.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this week's MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the team's four-game winning streak, recent lineup developments, its 18-2-1 record without Morgan Rielly, Gary Bettman upholding Rielly's suspension, and reflect on Brad Treliving's first nine months as Leafs GM.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the fallout from the Morgan Rielly suspension, the team's secondary forward group, and the potential of a "second wave" of young forward talent in the next few seasons.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this week's MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss this week's games vs. the Islanders and Stars before checking in on the rest of the Atlantic Division as the playoff race heats up.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this week's MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli provide their midseason player grades for the Toronto Maple Leafs from top to bottom.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this week's MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Leafs 3-0-1 stretch, possible signs of defensive improvement, the secondary scoring and power play issues, and Sheldon Keefe sitting his stars in a 0-0 game vs. Winnipeg.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this week's MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss their level of concern about the Maple Leafs' four-game losing slide, the players and coach's comments after the recent losses to Colorado and Edmonton, Brad Treliving's comment about restraint around the trade deadline, and much more.…

In this week's MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the final terms of William Nylander's contract, the importance of retaining star talent, the hole on the left wing, and much more.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the recent reports of William Nylander's new contract AAV landing over $11 million, the state of the team's defense, and the demise of Ilya Samsonov/emergence of Martin Jones in net.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs' recent stretch of three regulation losses in the last four games and whether there are worrying (familiar) trends visible in the team's play.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli are joined by former Leafs assistant coach (from 2015-2020) Andrew Brewer to break down the Maple Leafs power play & penalty kill and the special-teams trends we're seeing across the league.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 49 of the MLHS Podcast, new co-host Nick Ashbourne joins Anthony Petrielli and Alec Brownscombe to discuss the early returns on Brad Treliving's first offseason as Leafs GM and other impressions of the 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs through 26 games. http://mapleleafshotstove.com/By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 48 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony Petrielli, Tiller, and Dan discuss Brad Treliving's first offseason as Maple Leafs GM and debate whether the 2023-24 Maple Leafs are a better team than last year's version.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 47 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony Petrielli and Gus Katsaros of SportsLoqIQ digest the totality of the Maple Leafs' deadline moves, the Ryan O'Reilly injury, Auston Matthews' reduced offense this season, and the team's probable first-round matchup against Tampa Bay.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/…

In Episode 45 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony Petrielli and Alec Brownscombe give their first reactions to the Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty acquisitions by the Maple Leafs as well as their thoughts on possibly moving out a contract.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 45 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony Petrielli, GoddTill, and Danny D talk about the addition of Ryan O'Reilly, line construction with ROR and Noel Acciari in the fold, if the team needs to add a defenseman before the deadline, and much more.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In the long-overdue return of the MLHS podcast, Anthony, Alec, and Alex discuss the team's first 55 games and look ahead to the available deadline targets, including their thoughts on Timo Meier, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Ryan O'Reilly, Jakob Chychrun, Vladislav Gavrikov, Ivan Barbashev, Mattias Ekholm, and more.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/…

In Episode 43 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony Petrielli is joined by @GoddTill and @dannyd1976 to discuss the new season on the horizon, the mood of the fan base entering a new regular season following yet another early playoff exit, and Kyle Dubas' make-or-break year in 2022-23.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/…

In Episode 42 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony Petrielli is joined by Alec Brownscombe and Gus Katsaros to provide their sober reflections on another first-round playoff failure and discuss the offseason question marks entering another long summer for the Maple Leafs.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 41 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony is joined by the original PPP crew (@mlse, @GoddTill, & @dannyd1976) to tee up what should be a barn burner of a series between the Leafs and the Lightning and provide their (unanimous) series predictions.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 40 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony Petrielli and Kevin Papetti break down the Maple Leafs' needs and options by position ahead of the March 21 NHL trade deadline.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 39 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony Petrielli and Alex Drain break down the team's major spike in goals against, the goaltending crisis in Toronto, forward line experimentation, and the recent shift in priorities ahead of the trade deadline.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 38 of the MLHS Podcast, Ian Tulloch and Anthony Petrielli break down Sheldon Keefe's candid comments about the loss to the Rangers, trade options on defense (Damon Severson, Connor Murphy, John Klingberg, & more), Jack Campbell's recent dip in play and workload going forward, the fourth line's ineffectiveness, and much more.…

In Episode 37 of the MLHS Podcast, Ian Tulloch and Anthony Petrielli discuss the team's uneven performances on the road trip, the demands among the fan base to remove Mitch Marner from PP1, and a series of mailbag questions.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 36 of the MLHS Podcast, Ian Tulloch and Anthony Petrielli cover Morgan Rielly's highly-impressive season to date, the excellence of the Rielly-Brodie pairing, early thoughts on trade deadline targets at forward and defense, and whether Pierre Engvall, Nick Ritchie, or Kyle Clifford is currently the final forward in the top 12 when health…

The Leafs-Jets debacle, Leafs special teams, and Holl's struggles - MLHS Podcast Episode 35 by Maple Leafs HotstoveBy Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 34 of the MLHS Podcast, Ian Tulloch and Anthony Petrielli discuss an incredible month of hockey by the Maple Leafs, the team's improvements on the penalty kill this season, early ideas on trade deadline targets, Rasmus Sandin's usage, and much more.https://mapleleafshotstove.com/By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 33 of the MLHS Podcast, Ian Tulloch, Anthony Petrielli, and Kevin Papetti discuss whether the Leafs are playing slower than in previous seasons, the bottom-six makeup, David Kampf's role, Nick Ritchie's struggles, Justin Holl's press box stint, Travis Dermott's future, and much more.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

After the Maple Leafs' 2-4-1 start to the season, Ian Tulloch and Anthony Petrielli try to sort through the confusing mess that was the team's first seven games, Mitch Marner's struggles, Sheldon Keefe's post-game comments after the loss to Carolina, the debate around the accountability and entitlement of the team's star players, and much more.…

Four games into the regular season, Ian Tulloch, Anthony Petrielli, and Gus Katsaros take a deep dive into Mitch Marner's play, all-situations role and minutes, the Leafs' power play, the Leafs underproducing in actual goals relative to expected goals, and much more.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

Ahead of the final game of preseason, Ian, Anthony, and Alec break down their thoughts on the Amazon Prime docuseries, put Sheldon Keefe under the microscope, discuss optimizing the top six, ponder how to structure the bottom six, and much more.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In this preseason edition of the MLHS Podcast, Ian and Anthony provide their thoughts on newcomers Ondrej Kase, Nick Ritchie, Josh Ho-Sang, Michael Bunting, and other impressions on the Leafs' exhibition season so far.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

In Episode 28 of the MLHS Podcast, Ian and Anthony are joined by three of the original PPP crew (@mlse, @GoddTill, & @dannyd1976)to discuss the storylines entering a new Leafs season, the challenge of getting fully reinvested into the upcoming regular season, the big question marks facing the team in 2021-22, media coverage of the Dubas-era Leafs, …

In their return from summer break, Ian and Anthony are joined by Rachel Doerrie to discuss Kyle Dubas' decision to keep Morgan Rielly and possibly leave him unsigned entering his walk year, the pressure on Dubas and the Big Four entering the new season, possible line configurations, and much more.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

On the latest MLHS Podcast, Ian Tulloch and Anthony Petrielli discuss lessons learned from past pod guests this season (Ryan Ward, Scotty Bowman, Bruce Boudreau, Elliotte Friedman), the Maple Leafs' offseason additions, the team's identity, and much more.By Maple Leafs Hotstove

On the latest MLHS Podcast, former Leafs video coach and current Director of Player Development for the USHL's Tri-City Storm Ryan Ward joined Ian Tulloch and Anthony Petrielli to discuss new Leafs prospect Matthew Knies, the Leafs organization's development program, working for Sheldon Keefe and Kyle Dubas, having Dubas as his landlord in the Soo …

In the latest MLHS Podcast, Justin Bourne of Sportsnet joined Ian Tulloch and Anthony Petrielli to discuss the first day of unrestricted free agency -- including the Leafs' additions of Petr Mrazek, Michael Bunting, David Kampf, and the movement around the league -- as well as the professional tryout for Josh Ho-Sang, the moves still to come, poten…

In Episode 23 of the MLHS Podcast, Anthony Petrielli and Ian Tulloch debate Kyle Dubas’ decision to protect Justin Holl in the expansion draft, the acquisition and exposure of Jared McCann, moving on from Alex Kerfoot, the ice-time distribution and third-line makeup of past Stanley Cup winners, and more.…