Every team going into the season with question marks including those looking to contend for the Stanley Cup and the Toronto Maple Leafs are no different. With the season drawing near, Mike DiStefano and David Morassutti start to look at the most pressing questions facing the Leafs. Before they do that they look at the misery Toronto sports fans are dealing with following the Toronto Blue Jays dropping their series opener against the Minnesota Twins and the parallels we’ve seen with the Leafs and Blue Jays when it comes to not meeting expectations. Mike and Dave move into their lookahead at the Leafs defence and whether it is good enough to win a Stanley Cup. They do a deep dive into each player looking at what their strengths are and what concerns them about each blue liner.
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Simple answer: No
Long answer: Only if they somehow bring in a quality D or two in a package for Willie Nylander early in the regular season
Nope.
If Rielly and Klingberg actually stay healthy for 75+ or 82 games and work on themselves I think they’ll be solid, not great. But solid enough to where they can show up like Rielly did this past playoffs. However if Conor Timmins stays healthy it’ll be just a tiny bit better having someone who can potentially develop into a great 3rd Offensive defender. Only thing missing I would think would be the defensive defencemen role Luke Schenn brought, maybe liljegren can step up but that’s a big if