Whichever team the Toronto Maple Leafs play in the first round, they will have a difficult time winning.
Whichever team the Toronto Maple Leafs play in the first round, they will have a difficult time. Is
Originally published by Adam Proteau on Full Press Hockey and last updated on 3/26/24
The Toronto Maple Leafs are currently in the thick of their 2023–24 campaign, and they need to be playing hard nearly every night. The opponents in the Buds’ last 12 games—seven at home and five away—are either in the postseason or desperately need a trip.
For example, between Tuesday and April 11, they play the unimpressive New Jersey Devils a whopping three times.
Toronto also plays the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Florida Panthers twice.
On the most recent episode of Daily Faceoff Live, Tyler Yaremchuk was joined by Frank Seravalli to talk about which players could take home the Lady Byng Trophy.
yler Yaremchuk: Let’s talk about the Lady Byng Award. One player has a pretty intriguing argument, yet one that doesn’t receive much discussion, which makes sense in some ways.
Auston Matthews, who is a lock to win the Rocket Richard Trophy, has been discussed. He’s discussed in relation to the Hart Trophy.
It is really amazing that he has only had four penalty minutes this season and has produced such excellent stats.
Matthews is one name to watch, and there are more names to watch among the D-men on the hunt. Among them, Jaccob Slavin sticks out as
