At long last, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have home ice advantage in the opening round. In addition to having one of the strongest teams in the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in need of some luck. Thus, the Toronto Maple Leafs will eventually accomplish what we have been hoping for for a long time: Take the Stanley Cup seriously and win the Atlantic Division. I’ll tell you why this is their year.
Why I Think the Toronto Maple Leafs Will Win the Atlantic Division This Season
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ poor summer can be attributed primarily to several potentially risky wagers they made and their management team’s ignorance of risk vs reward management. However, the Leafs were already positioned for success, which has nothing to do with Brad Treliving, even though Chris Tavev, Joseph Woll, and Oliver Ekman Larsson were high-risk acquisitions that were unlikely to end up successful.
Along with Bobby McMann, Pontus Holmberg, Timothy Liljegren, Topi Niemela, and Nick Robertson, Matthew Knies, Easton Cowan, and Nick Robertson should all begin contributing on affordable terms.
Joseph Woll might win the Vezina Trophy if he stays healthy. Nylander, Marner, and Matthews are all in their primes and still have another gear, while Tavares and Reilly are still very excellent, if not exceptional. The Leafs will prevail this season because of this. The ideal combination of youth and elite franchise players at the height of their careers.
Furthermore, they can’t experience extreme bad luck annually.
While I won’t get into that, I will say that conditions in Tampa, Boston, Florida, and Carolina are at their worst points in recent memory. Since Buffalo and Ottawa were in the all-Canadian division, this is their best opportunity to compete as they aren’t quite at the Leafs level yet. Next season, the Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils will be the best teams in the East, but since New Jersey is located in the Metro, the Leafs shouldn’t worry.
They will ultimately possess the Atlantic Division.
And that’s crucial because home ice advantage is advantageous if you have to face a top club in the first round.
Because of their prior disappointments, the Leafs are viewed with suspicion, which makes them absurdly underappreciated.
Having Marner and Nylander implies they should easily win the wild card race unless they have an exceptionally bad season. Auston Matthews assures them of a postseason berth.
The NHL’s best roster may very well be the one the Leafs have. Sustaining their health is the only unanswered question. In just one of the previous four postseason series, Matthews has been healthy. The age of Chris Tanev is 34. The age of John Tavares is 33. A combination of duct tape and staples hold Joseph Woll together.Still, they’ll succeed this year. The Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Atlantic Division on the road to a Stanley Cup Final between David and Matthews.
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