TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 21: Seth Jones #3 of the Columbus Blue Jackets defends against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 21, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jackets defeated the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs are often cited for having bad defense.
Some people have even gone so far as to say that the Toronto Maple Leafs will lose to the Flavor Town Blue Jackets because of the Blue Jackets’ (supposedly) superior defense.
I strongly disagree that this is true, and I will do my best to prove it in the following paragraphs.