Letter Of Intent
It feels like a lot of people’s summers end on different dates – Labour Day is a popular one with families as the kids go back to school, some will follow the sun and treat […]
Jeff Veillette
Connor McDavid’s Discount, In Perspective
On Monday morning, the hockey world was shocked by Connor McDavid – and not in the usual, on-ice, jaw-dropping performance way that he usually brings to the table. Instead, the surprise came via a contract […]
Who Are the NHL’s Collapsers and Ralliers?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ supposed problem with blowing big leads, as it had happened several times in the span of about ten days and caused […]
The Lead-Collapse Fallacy
The Toronto Maple Leafs had a rough night last night. Let’s not take away from that – yes, they won on the Expected Goals, and the Deserve-to-Win-o-meter, but even as an analytics-inclined person, I can […]
Do the Leafs really get “Goalied” more than other teams?
Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost a very close, and at the end, extremely exciting 2-1 game to the New York Rangers. The “Big Four” were all engaged, including a returning Auston Matthews. Michael […]
Should Montreal call Carolina’s bluff on Jesperi Kotkaniemi?
Most in the new-school hockey world feel that the offer sheet is one of the most under-used aspects of potential roster growth in hockey today. It’s a weapon that, if well used, could get you […]
The NHL is at a rule enforcement crossroads
The NHL’s issues with “passive officiating”, “game management”, whatever you want to call it, aren’t anything new. Earlier in the season, I wrote about how this style of rule enforcement subconsciously punishes skilled teams like […]
Creating a custom NHL 2004 Arcade Machine
So a few weeks ago, perhaps a little sooner in the process than I expected, my new NHL 2004 custom arcade cabinet made some waves on social media. The fact that people couldn’t even wait […]
The Maple Leafs got too cute, and paid the price
The Toronto Maple Leafs could have won their series against the Montreal Canadiens. In fact, when one pulls apart the numbers, they probably should have won the series. Besides being the heavy statistical favourites going […]
The Maple Leafs had a Comfort Food Trade Deadline
On Monday afternoon, the final buzzer sounded for playoff-eligible trades to be made, and the Toronto Maple Leafs walked out of it with a deeper roster than when they entered. They made acquisitions up front, […]