If there’s any consolation to playing the Leafs, it’s that they are so preoccupied with trying to insist their issues are not their issues that their issues generally stay the same no matter how they try to address them. This year is no different, though unlike previous years they’ve actually been able to swing their deck-chair rearrangement into being first in division. A lot of the usual things about them are still very true; they lean heavy on Marner, Nylander, and Tavares, and their depth has...some pieces, but is still deeply mediocre. This might be a really, really good team, but they’re still very mortal, no matter what’s changed.
Bruins vs. Leafs PREVIEW: Another test in Toronto
