2 hours ago, bustamente said:

Anybody that watches the Leafs can safely say that they are not ready to contend no matter what the media in Toronto will tell you, their defense is poor and rely on a hot goalie  most of the time, the forwards are capable but disappear at times, anyone notice Mathews, Nylander and Marner in a good way on Saturday, but the thing that really sticks out is the Leafs are a soft team, easy to push around and will get ground down in the playoffs.

I noticed this too.  Toronto's defence is going to get smoked.  They don't come close to matching ours.  And that's one of the reasons we won, we just ground them into the ground.  They are going to have a hard time making it past Tampa or Boston, both pretty good teams.

Our D is one of the best with Trouba...  and even pretty good without him

Helle held it together while we were waiting for his return

If everyone stays healthy now, this team will be a force.