The Top 10 Questions the Toronto Maple Leafs face heading into 2024-25

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5: Will Auston Matthews pass Mats Sundin's franchise goals record this season?

Auston Matthews is 53 goals away from owning the franchise record in goals scored. Mats Sundin is the current leader with 420 goals.

For a player like Matthews, who scored 69 goals last season, 53 shouldn't been too hard. I'm sure Sundin will start showing up at every Leafs game once Matthews gets closer. Records were made to be broken, and this one looks like it will happen this season.

4: Can William Nylander and Mitch Marner reach 100 points this season?

Mitch Marner has flirted with 100 points on three occasions, but never reached the milestone mark. He had 94 points in the 2018-19 season, 97 points in 2021-22, and 99 points in 2022-23. William Nylander flirted with 100 points last season with 98 points. Will one or both of them be able to reach 100 points this season?

3: Can Auston Matthews reach 70 goals in a season?

Auston Matthews scored 69 goals last season in 81 games. Can reach 70 for the first time in his career? If he does, it will be only the 15th time in NHL history that a player has reached 70 goals or more. The last two players to do it were Teemu Selanne (76) and Alexander Mogilny (76) in 1993. It won't be easy, but if there is a player alive today who can, it's Matthews.

2: Will the Leafs win two playoff rounds?

Can this Leafs team do something that hasn't been done since 2002, and make it to the conference finals (third round) of the NHL playoffs? The last time the Leafs made it to the conference finals, Mats Sundin was captain, Pat Quinn was the head coach. It's time for the Matthews era to write a new chapter.

1: Can the Leafs win the Stanley Cup?

When you look at this team on paper, it has all the tools needed to win the Stanley Cup. The Leafs have a good mix of offense, speed, grit, experience, youthfulness, and defensive awareness. Goaltending is the biggest concern.

Can Joseph Woll and Anthony Stolarz perform as well as advertised? If they can, then this team has a real shot at surprising a lot of people and winning the Stanley Cup.

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