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Toronto Maple Leafs: Atlantic Division Power Rankings November

By Alex Hobson

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 17: Brandon Carlo #25 of the Boston Bruins chases after Kasperi Kapanen #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on April 17, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs 6-4. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 17: Brandon Carlo #25 of the Boston Bruins chases after Kasperi Kapanen #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on April 17, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs 6-4. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – OCTOBER 03: Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing Nikita Kucherov (86) celebrates his goal with the bench during the NHL Hockey match between the Lightning and Panthers on October 3, 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – OCTOBER 03: Tampa Bay Lightning Right Wing Nikita Kucherov (86) celebrates his goal with the bench during the NHL Hockey match between the Lightning and Panthers on October 3, 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Tampa Bay Lightning

Alex: After an unusually slow start to the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are starting to pick things up.

They currently sit with a record of 13-9-3 and aren’t in a playoff spot, but nobody in the Atlantic Division aside from the Boston Bruins have really played incredible this season. With this being known, the Lightning are only two points out of a playoff spot, sitting behind the Buffalo Sabres.

The Lightning are currently sitting at 11th in the league in terms of goals scored, which isn’t bad, until you consider that this is the same Lightning team that employed three 40 goal scorers as well as the owner of 128 points last season.

The Lightning are one of the most feared offensive teams in the league, and while they’ve been good this year, they haven’t compared to last year.

One of the bright spots on the team this year has been Kevin Shattenkirk, who has bounced back after a tough season with the New York Rangers and has an impressive 20 points in 25 games on the year thus far. He’s been an integral part of the Lightning’s powerplay and looks to be much more comfortable with his new team?

Wilbert, it’s clear that the Lightning are slowly but surely turning things around this year. Based on the success they had last year, how long should they wait before doing anything to alter the roster? 

Wilbert: “I think the Tampa Bay would do best to not over rush anything at this point.

They’ve been crowned winners of the Stanley Cup at the start of the season for the last couple of years, that pressure obviously didn’t bud well for them.

With the attention now on teams like Boston, Washington and St. Louis, it’s interesting to see how they will do without the pressure. 

They will likely add some pieces at the deadline, don’t forget they’re on a win now strategy with the signing of Point last summer. Only in case of an injury of a key player should they act sooner.” 

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