Each week I will dive into team news and notes for the Toronto Maple Leafs. I will highlight the game of the week, the player of the week, and provide some fun quotes and observations as we break the season into weekly segments.
With so many Toronto Maple Leafs injuries to keep track of, I have added a small injury update area to the news and notes section to help keep this information in one place for readers.
The Leafs finished weeks 5 and 6 with a combined record of 5-2. The two games the Leafs played against Calgary this week are not included in this article, as they will be part of the week 7 edition.
The team is in first place. The power play is smoking hot and leading the league with 37.5% conversion rate. It has two units that are both producing in a friendly competition that is driving results. Frederik Andersen is playing his best hockey of the season during a stretch of games where the team does not have Jack Campbell.
Matthews and Marner are on another planet right now, and even though the team has holes in it’s 5v5 game, we are definitely being entertained.
In fact, it reminds me of the scene in Gladiator where Russel Crowe yells at the all the people in the stands who are quiet after after he cuts a guy’s head off. He throws his sword at the “box seats” and yells, “Are you not entertained!? Is that not why you are here!?”, and then he spits on the dirt.
I’ll say it again with respect to Matthews and Marner, we are being seriously entertained. All of which leads directly into my game of the week.