The Toronto Maple Leafs finally put an end to their losing streak this past Tuesday, where they defeated the St. Louis Blues in overtime. The five game skid reached its end, but it still doesn't wash away what has been a rough season for the Leafs. The team is 9-9-2 for 20 points through 20 games entering Thursday, good enough for seventh place in the Atlantic Division. This is a far cry from their yearly expectations to be firm playoff contenders.
This is also the first year that the Leafs are without Mitch Marner. After nearly 10 years with the team, Marner was set to hit free agency and the expectation was that he was very much going to leave Toronto.