The Toronto Maple Leafs Ten Game Stretch Review and Forecast

Next Ten Games:

The Toronto Maple Leafs begin the next ten games on a four game road trip and cap it off with a three game home stand.

Six of the next ten games will be on the road, including a pivotal game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are right behind Toronto in the standings.

Catching the Boston  Bruins for first in the Atlantic division may be too much to ask for in this next stretch of ten games, but creating some separation between themselves and the Lightning should be within reason.

The Achilles heel of the Maple Leafs this season has been playing teams near the bottom of the standings, so fortunately this ten game stretch only includes two such match ups. Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks will both be coming through Toronto in this stretch and the Maple Leafs should be looking to avenge some of their poor early outings.

I predict an even more successful ten game run here with the Maple Leafs pulling in a record of 8-2-0, exorcising their OT demons and winning a couple in the extra frame.

Obviously with Morgan Rielly going down the Leafs are looking really thin on the blue-line, but I think this could be the opportunity that the coach has needed to break the young duo of Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin into playing some important minutes.

It could turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had three goalies win games in the last ten games, and one thing to look forward to over the next ten is a more consistent presence in net, as Matt Murray figures to get most of the next ten games, depending on health, of course.