After catapulting to a 7-2-1 start to the 2020-21 campaign, the Maple Leafs have given their fans reason for jubilant optimism. The high-octane offense led by Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner continues to light the lamp while the defense has limited the opposition to the ninth-fewest shots against per game, following Saturday’s games.
If there is an Achilles heel for the team. It may well be in the crease. Not that Frederik Andersen has necessarily played below expectations. The Danish netminder has won five of his first eight starts, and though his stats line of a 3.01 GAA and .