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Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1st Month of the NHL In Review

By Andrew Kogut

TORONTO, ON - MARCH 27: Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs warms up prior to playing against the Edmonton Oilers in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on March 27, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - MARCH 27: Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs warms up prior to playing against the Edmonton Oilers in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on March 27, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 31: Adam Brooks #24 of the Montreal Canadiens  (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 31: Adam Brooks #24 of the Montreal Canadiens  (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

31. Chicago: 0-7-2 (2 points)

Struggling to both score (28th GF) and keep the puck out of the net (31st GA). Marc-Andre Fleury has been awful (4.63 GAA .872 SV, all player stats from hockey-reference). Seth Jones (only seven months younger than Morgan Rielly) @ $9.5M for the next eight years with a full NMC for the entire length of the contract makes Rielly’s even keel deal look like a steal. Feel?

Random Note: Chicago  is the worst.

30. Montreal: 2-8-0 (4 points)

Bottom-five in every major statistical category except for GF, where they sit 26th, this Canadiens season has been Price-less.

Random Note: I guess playoff Price + trap hockey + playoff officiating really does = undeserved Cup berths. Jacques Lemaire to Toronto???

29. Ottawa: 3-4 (6 points)

Not to go out on a Lalime here but if Murray reverts to the form of last season, that hard-working, young talent won’t be able to overcome the goaltending woes, even with their (Sidorkie)-wits about them.

Random Note: Sorry for bringing up those maligned Ottawa netminders. What an awful m-Emery for Sens fans

28. Los Angeles: 3-5-1 (7 points)

Pretty good top-six (Kopitar, Brown, Iafallo, Arvidsson, Danault, Kempe) + young talent in Vilardi, Byfield and Grundstrom on the cusp but they are in need of a Quick change.

Random Note: Appreciation for Anze Kopitar (1,137GP, 1,011P, 352G, 52.9FO%, 56.5CF%, 2 Cups, PPG in each entire Cup playoff run). He’s a Kopi-STAR!

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