rookescr96
Joined: Sep. 2021
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IMO the leafs have three things that could put them over the top.
#1 - a second line left winger to support Tavares and Nylander. We see it every season, JT and willy go through dry spells and they just need someone competent on the wing to support them through that.
#2 - Need Liljegren/Holl/Sandin to step up and make an impact. You know what your getting from Rielly, Brodie, Muzzin, and Gio they are all going to be solid. But if just one other guy can step up and have a really good season, that moves the leafs from having one good top pair d following by two average pairings, to having Rielly - Brodie, and Muzzin - X be high end d-pairings.
#3 - Solidfy goaltending. Which i think they will, Murray will play better simply playing infront of a better team for the first time in along time and i still think Samsonov has some growth left in his game