The Toronto Maple Leafs cannot go into the season with their blue-line the way it is.
The current Toronto Maple Leafs blue-line features almost zero physicality, limited upside, and no elite players.
As we’ve seen before, these things are pretty important. You can’t expect to win the Stanley Cup when your one and only defenseman capable of throwing a hit is Jake McCabe or if you have no elite players and no possibility of a breakout season.
The NHL is a game where superstars dictate results. It’s better to have one amazing player and 5 bad players than to have six pretty good players.