Maple Leafs 20-game progress reports: Who’s thriving? Who’s struggling?
Maple Leafs 20-game progress reports: Who’s thriving? Who’s struggling?
Twenty games in, the Leafs' record sits at 12-6-2. How's everyone doing? Let's evaluate the roster from top to bottom.
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored maybe their most impressive win all season on Wednesday night, shutting out the Stanley Cup contender Vegas Golden Knights without their best player (Auston Matthews), two other centres (Max Domi and David Kämpf) and two top-nine wingers (Calle Järnkrok and Max Pacioretty). They also lost Matthew Knies to a possible concussion halfway through.
The victory improved the Leafs’ record to 12-6-2 after 20 games, slightly besting their pace from last season (11-6-3).
How’s everyone doing? Twenty games feels like the right time to take a step back and evaluate the roster from top to bottom (in no particular order).