We may be stuck with a brief NHL hiatus due to Covid, but at least we can look at the Toronto Maple Leafs, as they enter the current pause in the 2021-2022 season, and see them sitting nearly atop the entire NHL standings.
With 42 points, the Toronto Maple Leafs just one point behind the league-leading Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals and sit tied with the mighty Tampa Bay Lightning and the Shesterkin-led New York Rangers.
Yes, the Leafs are looking good this year. They rank in the top-ten in each of GF, GA, PP% and PK%; have watched two of their top prospects play their way into regular spots on the blue-line, and have received a nice shot in the arm (no vaccine pun intended) from most of their free-agent acquisitions.