If you’ve watched Mike Babcock’s media availability, you will certainly be familiar with him bringing up the concept of ‘starting on time’. Often, he does so when the Leafs look flat to start a game, or go down a goal (or three) early, seemingly before the game has even begun. This has been a criticism levied at the team and at the coach. Putting aside whether ‘starting on time’ is on the coach or the players (or some combination of the two), this issue has been particularly notable this season. There have been 10 Leafs games in 2019/2020 where there was a first period goal.
Do the Leafs start on time?
