Do the Leafs have the worst defense in the league?

[LeafsNation75]

Is this thread even necessary to remain open? It was the Leafs 3rd game of the season and yet the thread about Matthews 4 point night gets closed, so I think this one should as well since it's an overreaction.

 

[LeeIs]

It’s been a very bad start to the season so far but they’ll turn it around eventually and play better team defence.

 

[Sky04]

You get a prize for winning the second round?

A trip to the next round. Shocking, I know.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

For sure

 

[PromisedLand]

Better than Chicago's.

OP is ottawa senators fan; and the team he cheers for is owned by Eugine Melnyk

 

[Maplebeasts]

Goaltending is making Defense look worse than it is so far. Dumb hot take from a poster with a track record of dumb hot takes

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Not sure if it's the worst in the league but it's the worst of any "contender" im not sure even leafs fans will dispute that

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Not sure if it's the worst in the league but it's the worst of any "contender" im not sure even leafs fans will dispute that

yup yup, we defs need to get better!

 

[LeafsNation75]

Not sure if it's the worst in the league but it's the worst of any "contender" im not sure even leafs fans will dispute that

Who knew that 3 games into an 82 game season concluded the Leafs have the worst defense among contending teams.

 

[Mitchy]

Defence was terrible in the first game against the Habs. Against the Sens and Hawks though, the defensive woes are being overstated a lot.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Who knew that 3 games into an 82 game season concluded the Leafs have the worst defense among contending teams.

Well I'm not sure what contending team has a worse one

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

its bad but the Rangers' is definitely the worst

 

[LeafsNation75]

Well I'm not sure what contending team has a worse one

Boston allowed 7 goals against in their first game and there are others on here who consider them to be a contender.

 

[NyQuil]

Realistically, as long as they keep putting up points, it doesn’t matter how good defensively they are now, it only matters how good they are defensively in April.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Is this thread even necessary to remain open? It was the Leafs 3rd game of the season and yet the thread about Matthews 4 point night gets closed, so I think this one should as well since it's an overreaction.

Well, last year we had the “is Zaitsev the best free agent signing in recent history?” And “Matthews> McDavid “ threads and posts so it goes both ways

 

[sharks9]

The Dmen they’ve been drafting are devolping, looking pretty good too in the AHL. They have to weather the storm with stop gaps like Hainsey And Oz/Marincin until lily and Sandin make the jump.

The last thing you do is overreact and do hall for Larsson type of deal.

And how long will it take those guys to make the NHL? And how long until they're better than bottom pairing? You'll waste having guys like Marner and Matthews for cheap, and then in a few years you'll have to pay up for guys like Rielly and Kadri.

 

[Knave]

Realistically, as long as they keep putting up points, it doesn’t matter how good defensively they are now, it only matters how good they are defensively in April.

Seems like a bit of a risky proposition that they can suddenly learn defense in time for the playoffs. It's not like there are reasons to be optimistic for change.

I don't think they're the worst defensive group. They're well below average for sure.

 

[Sam Spade]

Of the alleged Cup contenders they might.

The Pens is pretty bad but Dumoulin and Letang CAN be really good and Schultz is good enough, only Reilly seems like a top tier guy for the Leafs.

 

[Peiskos]

Only 10 teams let it more goals than Toronto last season.

Toronto let in fewer than Tampa.

It’s not the worst, it’s not the best.

It’s middle of the pack. Ridiculous hyperbolic thread.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Well, last year we had the “is Zaitsev the best free agent signing in recent history?” And “Matthews> McDavid “ threads and posts so it goes both ways

tbf at least those threads had more then a 3 game sample to them, imo none of these should have been threads though.

 

[Puckstuff]

I think Rielly, Zaitsev and Dermott can good for us. Rielly has 6 points in 3 games. Zaitsev looks better from last year and I think Dermott will break out as the season goes along. I'm quite content with Hainsey if he plays less then 15 minutes a night. We need 2 good d-men, which is a lot to ask. Right now; we do not look good though.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Of the alleged Cup contenders they might.

The Pens is pretty bad but Dumoulin and Letang CAN be really good and Schultz is good enough, only Reilly seems like a top tier guy for the Leafs.

zaitsev has been decent but yeah, gardiner needs to return to form, and dermott can be better too.

 

[Romang67]

I think we have a thread for hot-take predictions based on the first couple of games of the season.