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Top 10 Toronto Maple Leafs Moments of the 2021 Season (So Far)

By Carter Loewen

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 17: William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks to make a check against the Ottawa Senators during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 17, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Senators 2-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 17: William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks to make a check against the Ottawa Senators during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 17, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Senators 2-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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EDMONTON, AB – JANUARY 28: T.J. Brodie #78, Auston Matthews #34 and Wayne Simmonds #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs c . (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images) /

The 2021 NHL Season has been action-packed with memorable moments, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are no stranger to them.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a third the way through their regular-season journey, and as fans are months without any hockey, we cannot complain about the season they have put together for us.

The Leafs currently sit atop both the Scotia North Division and the NHL with 30 points and a record of 14-3-2. From sensational saves to gritty fights and then a plethora of superb goals to top it all off, these Leafs are creating moments to remember, and today I’m here to take you through the Top 10 thus far this season.

10. Freddy Staying Steady in Contract Year

Frederik Andersen in his time as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been known to have shaky starts to seasons and then turn it up as we go through the year. Now, a third through the season, Freddy seems to be in mid-season form and playing up to his highest ability.

In the 16 games that the 31-year-old goaltender has appeared this season, Freddy has compiled an NHL Leading record of 11-3-2 with a GAA of 2.69 and a SV% of .905 (courtesy of hockey-reference.com). An even more impressive stat is that in 8 of Freddy’s 16 starts, he has only allowed 2 goals or less – not bad right?

However, then to top that is that Freddy is making the timely saves.

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1355709107911716865

Even though that Justin Holl failed to take away the passing lane, Freddy makes the perfect read on the play to get across and make the game-saving save for the Leafs.

Now yes, Frederik Andersen is currently in a contract year. It is quite common for that to affect players and put a great amount of pressure on them, thus forcing them to underperform. This doesn’t seem to be the case for Freddy and if he can keep it up into playoffs, god forbid we don’t get there, then there’s a good chance the Toronto Maple Leafs take the Scotia North Division by storm and end up in the conference finals.

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