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Toronto Maple Leafs: Expect Mikko Lehtonen to Play with Rielly

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 27: Morgan Rielly #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on December 27, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Toronto Maple Leafs defense gets a bad rap.

The reason that the Toronto Maple Leafs blue-line gets such a bad rap is because of three reasons.

  1. The Leafs play a game based on puck possession and offense. They understand that as long as you have the puck more than your opponent, you are more likely to win that your opponent is.