The Toronto Maple Leafs will take on the San Jose Sharks tonight in Toronto.
It is the first time the Leafs have played a Western Conference team (that wasn’t Canadian) since the 2019-20 season abruptly came to an end for some reason back in 2020.
The Sharks are off to a 2-0 start, which is great, but the jury remains out on what kind of team they are at this point, since they’re chalk full of veterans who are potentially in a heavy decline.
The Leafs are 2-1-1 and have had a better start than their record indicates.