The Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t about to start winning games solely on defense, but the defensive concerns seem to be over-played.
Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs rank 16th in the league based solely on Goals Against. This must be framed though against a league fifth-best goal differential.
Essentially, the Leafs don’t need to rely solely on shutting teams out to win games, because they have enough offensive firepower to out-score opponents. In fact, they’re have a third-best Goals For in the entire league.
It’s a bit of a fine balance, but in recent games there seems to be a lot more pushback defensively from the group.