not to be confrontational but i dont really agree that its the forward lines that are the problem, its more of a fundamental way the team is built.

The defense doesnt move the puck

the centers have a severe lack of nhl experience.

The centers cant win a face off
the dcore cant move the puck
and the scorers cant hit the bloody net.

A leafs fan that gets it more than most habs fans
Sure you can partly blame ducharme
But the snipers aren’t sniping, the centres aren’t good enough offensively and the defence isn’t great at defending or moving the puck, at least in the playoffs they were good defensively

Suzuki and caufield have been **** which I believe is highly impacted by danault leaving, now having to face the top lines and d pairings

Love this team but yikes

watch a lotta habs hockey with my dad so ive seen almost all their games so far this season, they are not even remotely on the level they were last year,
they dont look scary
they dont have the knowledge that on any given night carry price can bail them out of a losing effort
the forwards look scared at times.

its a team lacking an identity

i can tell because ive been a leafs fan for almost 15 years now, if you dont have an identity you dont have anything at all

I think when they’re all ON the team is scary. But it’s a matter of if they can turn it on more than once in a blue moon. Edmundson will help.