Fansided · Jan 8
Saviour of Maple Leafs season is something no one expects
Florida Panthers v Toronto Maple Leafs | Kevin Sousa/GettyImagesWithout question the Toronto Maple Leafs have endured many struggles during the first half of their 2025-26 NHL season. Whether it be their offense, their defense, their goaltending, or even their abysmal power play, each of those important aspects of the game just wasn’t clicking at some point in time over the course of the season.
However, there has been one aspect of their game that had been relatively consistent, reliable enough such that it has been the Maple Leafs saviour so far in keeping the team in the playoff hunt through all the adversity. That saviour happens to be their elite penalty killing.