After two games in Ottawa, it’s time to ask what we’ve learned about the Leafs. The top three forward lines seem as poorly optimized now as they did before opening night ever happened. I talked about that after the Montreal game, and the Ottawa games showed some of the same problems, but also showed some lines working better.
The third line was dramatically better against Ottawa, and they dominated every matchup in the Friday game except against the Stützle - Stepan - Dadonov line. They totally shut down Brady Tkachuk and Josh Norris, though. On Saturday, all the Leafs dominated in shots (all shots, not shots on goal) over the Sens, but the Kerfoot line was the best at 82% Corsi.