NHL Quarter Mark Shockers: Which Teams Are Surpassing Expectations—and Which Are Crashing Hard?
The Maple Leafs have taken a considerable step back this season. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)
Toronto Maple Leafs: D
It’s been a bad start for the Leafs. A step back with Mitch Marner off to Vegas was expected, but this has been much, much worse. Hardly anything has gone right. The Leafs have been poor defensively, their special teams have been mediocre, their goaltending (until recently) hasn’t been effective, and coach Craig Berube has struggled to find solutions. Injuries made things only more challenging. What’s made it all worse is the soft, home-heavy schedule the Leafs were unable to take advantage of. — Jonas Siegel
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