1. Offence gone south: The Maple Leafs have scored seven goals in the last six games, and of course they’ve been shutout in the last two. As the Red Wings GM Ken Holland’s theory states, 250 goals in a season is the magic number to give a team enough offence for an NHL club, and right now the Leafs are on pace for 189. They need to find offence fast, or its going to be a really long season.
2. Strong efforts: After soft efforts the previous week, the Leafs have gone back to their strong forechecking and are skating fast, resulting in more power plays. Sometimes it only takes a lucky bounce or more pressure around the net (as we’ve seen Orr do against the Panthers). Leafs might not be on the receiving end of W's, but as soon as they get away from strong defensive teams and goaltending, those W's won’t be too far away.
3. When they play against defensive-minded teams, Leafs will need to figure out how to win these games or expect less and less of a chance to make postseason action. The Leafs opposition in the last six games have led in blocked shots (other than the Panthers), and in half of those by more th ...
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Toronto Maple Leafs: Peter Bojarinov’s View of the Team After 4 Weeks
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