On the adjustments the opposition has made to the Leafs since their blazing hot start:
The first thing that is really evident is that teams have adjusted to the Leafs more than anything. They did flip the puck out a lot last year — that’s not completely new to them this year. They loved creating the 50-50 foot races and thrived off of that. Their forwards were really good at creating scoring opportunities off of that. If it’s positioned right and you put a puck off the glass and it’s William Nylander versus whatever defenceman has to turn around and go get the puck, who do you favour in that?