Toronto Maple Leafs - John Tavares and Auston Matthews (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs struggles short-handed have long been talked about.
Since the start of the 2017-18 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs rank 21st league-wide in penalty kill percentage, clipping at a rate of 80%.
With the goal of transitioning the franchise from a Stanley Cup contender to Champion, Toronto needs to improve short-handed.
The Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning, both divisional rivals of Toronto, rank 4th and 9th in penalty kill percentage respectively over the same time period.