Editor In Leaf
Fansided

Top 5 Toronto Maple Leafs Storylines of the 2021 NHL Season

By Stephen Nixon

EDMONTON, AB - DECEMBER 14: Morgan Rielly #44 and William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period at Rogers Place on December 14, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, AB - DECEMBER 14: Morgan Rielly #44 and William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period at Rogers Place on December 14, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
4 of 6
Next
Toronto Maple Leafs
EDMONTON, AB – DECEMBER 14: Darnell Nurse #25 of the Edmonton Oilers . (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images) /

3. North Division

With zero vaccines and travel restrictions in full-affect, the NHL decided to run a North Division, which included all seven Canadian teams battling it out in their own division.

This was the only way where you could still execute a season, as all the Canadian teams were forced to play in Canada and not able to battle against their typical rivals.

It was a strange season because Toronto had to play the same six teams 9-10 times and it felt like a baseball season, as Toronto would go on the road for a three-game set against one team.

It wasn’t the most ideal situation as the games got boring and seeing the same opponent grew thin, but it was nice to see hockey again.

The North Division was criticized all year because it was “too easy,” when that was all a load of crap. Sure, the Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks weren’t any good but the division still had a ton of talent, as shown by the playoff results.

Home/Editorials