"If you've watched the first month of the Toronto Maple Leafs season, you'd notice a ton of inconsistency. The team is once again near the top of the league in goals for, but they're unfortunately also near the league lead in goals against. Toronto is currently averaging 3.71 goals for, but is avearging 3.57 goal against, which makes their 8-5-1 record appropriate."
"During the 2024-25 season, the Leafs finished with a 2.79 goals against average and 3.29 goals for average, so although they're scoring at a worse clip year over year, allowing 0.78 more goals per game is a scary thought. You could point towards the coach and say that he's the reason why this team is allowing more goals per game and is scoring less goals per game but that wouldn't really be fair. In my opinion, there are two reasons why this true."
Craig Berube is presented as the ideal head coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs right now. The team shows offensive power and defensive inconsistency, averaging 3.71 goals for and 3.57 goals against through an 8-5-1 start. Last season featured 3.29 goals for and 2.79 goals against, and allowing 0.78 more goals per game is described as alarming. Offensive decline is attributed to the absence of Mitch Marner, and defensive struggles are attributed to goaltending, specifically a regression from Anthony Stolarz, while the skater defense remains largely unchanged.
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