The Maple Leafs showed off their lethal power play for the first time Wednesday night in Montreal and, well, let’s just say the hype was justified. John Tavares and the first power-play unit looked impressive in the Maple Leafs’ pre-season victory over the Canadiens in Montreal on Wednesday night. He was the best player on the ice for the Leafs against the Canadiens and like that power play, he has the promise of a season of high-level performance. The stack attack That power play has been scruitinized for “stacking” the Leafs top three centres – Tavares, Matthews, and Kadri – on one unit. That means they’re all on the ice at the same time, leaving the potential for a mismatch for the opposition when the Leafs’ power play is over.

Source: thestar September 27, 2018 04:52 UTC