The Toronto Maple Leafs might just have the NHL’s worst blue-line out of teams who consider themselves Stanley Cup Contenders.
There are many things holding the Toronto Maple Leafs blue-line back from being great.
Their best player, Morgan Rielly, has declined in both of the last several seasons.
Their second-best player, TJ Brodie, had an awful playoffs and appears to be in decline.
Their third best player, Jake McCabe, was also terrible in the playoffs, although I feel pretty comfortable with him on the second pairing, and he could even be a decent top-pairing player.