The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a series of horrible decisions this summer, but that likely won’t be reflected on the ice.
The thing is, the NHL is a star-driven league, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are a team of stars.
Two years ago, Auston Matthews won the Hart Trophy and led the league with 60 goals.
Last year, playing through multiple injuries, he scored “just” 40 times.
This year, if healthy, and there is no reason to expect otherwise, Matthews will easily get back to being the player he was, and that changes everything.