Heading into the 2010-11 season, many NHL pundits predicted a much better season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. That said, as much as the experts saw them improving, nobody saw the Buds roaring out to a 3-0 start to the season.
Last night the Maple Leafs outclassed the Pittsburgh Penguins to a final score of 4-3, giving them their first 3-0 start to a season since 1999-2000. Toronto now has sole possession of first place overall in the NHL standings (which has to have been just as long).
Given how poorly they have played in the past few seasons (finishing 29th in 2009-10, 24th in 2008-09 and 24th in 2007-08) it’s really no surprise that the Maple Leafs are emerging as a much-improved team; but a 3-0 start? Come on now!
Led by the scoring prowess of free-agent signing Clarke MacArthur (whose four goals is tied with Alexander Ovechkin's for the league lead); a hard-working, dangerous first line that features Phil Kessel, Kris Versteeg and Tyler Bozak and the improved special teams on both the penalty kill (fifth overall after the Pens match) and power play (15th overall after last night’s game); the Maple Leafs are making a believer out o ...
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