Maple Leafs Best Offensive Players Through 54 Games & Matthews Hart Trophy Considerations
Plus, Conor Timmins deserves more opportunity & more
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The best offensive players on the Toronto Maple Leafs through 54 games, why Auston Matthews should be in Hart Trophy considerations, Conor Timmins is worth more opportunities with the Maple Leafs, and more!
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Maple Leafs News & Rumors:Â Matthews, Knies, Rielly & Cavallin
February 21, 2024 by The Old Prof
The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in a challenging position as they strive to contend for the Stanley Cup. Currently sitting third in the Atlantic Division with a 30-16-8 record and 68 points, the Leafs face stiff competition from the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings. The Lightning trail closely behind with 65 points, while the Red Wings are just one point shy at 64. With the playoff race intensifying, securing a favorable seeding becomes paramount for the team.
Maple Leafs’ Best Offensive Players Through 54 Games
February 21, 2024 by The Old Prof
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a set of elite offensive players known as the Core Four of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and John Tavares. The team’s elite defenseman, Morgan Rielly, is also a high-scoring offensive defenseman.
Auston Matthews Deserves Hart Trophy Consideration
February 21, 2024 by Jesse Courville-Lynch
The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping they can make a deep playoff run this season and win their first Stanley Cup since 1967, and have been playing well enough to be considered contenders as we inch closer to the 2024 Trade Deadline. One player who has stood out in a big way and is on pace to shatter his stat records this season is superstar forward Auston Matthews. Through 53 games at the time of this article, he has scored a league-leading 49 goals and added 24 assists for 73 points. He currently leads the Maple Leafs in points and is 10 goals ahead of Florida Panthers’ forward Sam Reinhart who has 39 goals on the season.
Maple Leafs’ Conor Timmins Deserves More Opportunity
February 21, 2024 by JP Gambatese
Fifty-four games into the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have iced a total of 11 defensemen, six of whom have played at least half of the team’s games. Considering that once-mainstay blueliner John Klingberg played just 14 games before going down with a season-ending injury, one would assume that the Maple Leafs have given looks to several defensemen before settling on the six that have played at least half the season. One of those defensemen is Conor Timmins, a second-year Maple Leaf who hasn’t quite established himself as NHL-ready, according to the front office.
More Maple Leafs Must Reads
Maple Leafs’ Bobby McMann & Marshall Rifai: What’s Not to Like? - February 20, 2024 by The Old Prof
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Marner, Samsonov & Knies - February 20, 2024 by The Old Prof
3 Trade Destinations for Maple Leafs’ Calle Jarnkrok - February 20, 2024 by Spencer Lazary
Maple Leafs Beat Blues in Holiday Monday Matinee - February 19, 2024 by Spencer Lazary