Will the small victories of the early goings of the 2016-2017 campaign for the Toronto Maple Leafs to advance their efforts in the rebuild? Or are they just on track for where they hoped they’d be?
I wager that the Leafs are ahead of where they expected to be this year.
There are no honest critics that would say they expected Nylander, Marner and Matthews to have 12 points each through 15 games. Anyone who says otherwise is, quite simply, a liar.
These are expectations for years two, or three, certainly not their rookie seasons.
How will this affect what the Leafs front office does?