Toronto Maple Leafs: The Bad
Nick Robertson
Nick Robertson has played well but hasn't scored much so far. After a successful pre-season where he seemed to score at will, Robertson has one goal this season. The Leafs need him to be more productive and give them more secondary scoring. He registered 14 goals and 13 assists for 27 points in 56 games last season, so the Leafs expect the same or better this season.
Leafs Defense
The Leafs defense has been sub-par through the first eight games. They have a combined 45 giveaways compared to 12 takeaways. These numbers need to improve, which I believe they will, but until then, the Leafs defense is hard to watch. Chris Tanev leads the team in blocked shots (28) but also leads Leafs defensemen in giveaways (10). Conor Timmins is barely noticeable. Despite averaging 15:38 minutes of ice time, he has two assists, no takeaways, four giveaways, six blocked shots, and four hits. I find it weird that he keeps getting playing time over Timothy Liljegren, who's only been dressed for one game this season.
David Kampf
David Kampf is the Leafs fourth-line center between Lorentz and Reaves. The line is playing well and brings energy, but Kampf is the weakest link on that line right now. Kampf has one assist through seven games, with one takeaway and eight giveaways. The Leafs need Kampf to be better. He is not living up to the absurd $2.4 million that Leafs GM Brad Treliving gave him.
(Salary information from puckpedia.com)