The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the midst of an underwhelming stretch of play, and while this is mostly due to their extremely thin blue-line, the top line is also struggling.
On the surface, Mitch Marner is doing what he always does for the Toronto Maple Leafs – putting up points. The shifty winger sits at 5 goals and 15 assists for 20 points in 19 games thus far (nhl.com), which looks like strong production.
However, when we dig a little deeper, or simply just watch a Leafs game, it is easy to tell that Mitch Marner is not performing to the standard that Leafs Nation, nor himself, are accustomed to seeing.