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Leafs Notebook: The early returns on Matthews – Nylander / Tavares – Marner, Simon Benoit’s emergence, and the drawbacks of D on their offside

Toronto’s .667 points percentage is currently tied with the Florida Panthers for fifth in the league. Only LA, Vegas, Boston, and the New York Rangers are ahead of them.

It’s a familiar story with the Leafs in recent years: starting the season slowly before settling in, stringing together wins, and putting themselves comfortably in a playoff position.

We will get right to it with extended notes ahead of a busy four-game week.

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– Rather quietly, Nashville’s top unit of Nyquist – O’Reilly – Forsberg has been one of the better lines in the league so far this season in terms of possession, goal differential, and scoring chances.