2022-23 NHL TEAM PREVIEW: Toronto Maple Leafs The LeafsForever look like the best team in the Atlantic Division on paper. But nothing matters – and heads roll – if they don't break through for a deep playoff run. Preview from MLarkinHockey:
The Leafs have consistently ranked among the most dominant offensive teams in the league for half a decade, which isn’t too surprising considering they have Matthews, Marner, William Nylander, John Tavares and Morgan Rielly as a core engine and typical top power-play unit. For six consecutive seasons, the Leafs have ranked top-two in the NHL in scoring chances per 60 minutes at 5-on-5. Only the historically great Florida Panthers’ offense generated more goals than Toronto’s last season.
Offensively, the Leafs have few weaknesses. The have a potent forward corps with multiple play-driving superstars in their primes. What made the Leafs stand out last year, however, was that they were deeper than in seasons past. It’s debatable whether they’re as deep this season after losing Ilya Mikheyev and Ondrej Kase in free agency. General manager Kyle Dubas is betting on the likes of Calle Jarnkrok and Nicolas Aube-Kubel to replace their production.
Though Campbell gave the Leafs more good moments than bad moments during his 2.5 seasons with the team, Dubas decided not to pay up when Campbell went UFA. If he couldn’t deliver consistently in the money moments, it wasn’t worth overpaying to keep him, so the Leafs roll into 2022-23 with two projects in net.
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