Obviously, if you’re reading this, you know that the Toronto Maple Leafs finally went out and addressed a problem that has dogged the team ever since they became competitive: Being constantly out-shot.
Although the Leafs are a good possession team – currently ninth in the NHL – they allow the third most shots per 60 minutes, and are only 19th in shots-for per 60.
The Leafs allow almost three shots more than they get for every sixty minutes of 5v5 ice time. For a reference of whether that is good or bad, the best shot differential is about + 7 and the worst team is about – 7.