The Toronto Maple Leafs will face the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, which brings up the question of: “What team has the better core-four forwards?”
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche are almost identical teams this year. Both are built around a core-four of forwards and have a very similar record. The Leafs are 22-8-2, while the Avalanche are 20-8-2.
Both teams have had some of their significant players miss time due to injury, or Covid, but throughout that adversity have played very well. After struggling to find a legit number-one goaltender, Darcy Kuemper seems to be that player for Colorado, as this team finally looks to make that next step in the playoffs.