The Toronto Maple Leafs are off to a slow start. They are 3-3-1 to begin the year after falling to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night by a score of 5-3. This is a different Maple Leafs team than in years past, which shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone.

Toronto is missing a highly skilled player in Mitch Marner. It is hard to replace a 100-point player like Marner, who played all three phases of the game for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Not to mention the dynamic of the locker room is different. Auston Matthews no longer has one of his good friends on the team.

There was a massive shakeup with the Maple Leafs that needed to happen, and most figured the team would struggle offensively, but not to this extent. So, it begs the question: Are the Toronto Maple Leafs heading down a familiar pat

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