Will it be deja vu from 2022, or can the Leafs win their first playoff series since 2004?
The Leafs, armed with an enviable collection of scorers, have been a consistently dominant power-play team since Spencer Carbery arrived as an assistant coach starting in 2021-22. Toronto had a league-best 27.2 percent mark last season and sits second in the NHL this season at 26.1 percent. That’s the regular season, though. Last year against the Lightning, the Leafs’ power play flatlined at 14.3 percent during their seven-game playoff defeat, going an embarrassing 4 for 24.
The Leafs experimented with the group in March, giving Brodie and Rielly the occasional night off for load management and often starting seven defensemen, The Bolts are a physical group, ranking seventh in the NHL in hits per 60. Even though the Leafs have added guys who can answer the bell like Schenn, McCabe and Noel Acciari, Tampa will have the edge in the brawn department, with an average player weight
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