"Lost all confidence in themselves" "It's been shockingly horrible": NHL fans left debating over Toronto Maple Leafs' power play woes

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell again recently, this time scoring one goal in a loss to the Minnesota Wild. After a decent start, the Leafs have slipped to 6-5-2 on the season. Chief among the reasons is their lack of punch on power plays. This has been their biggest struggle in the early going of the 2024-25 season.

In terms of power-play success percentage, the Leafs are dead last by a fairly wide margin. Toronto has scored on just 7.9% of plays. They're 10% behind the 20th-ranked team in the league.

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NHL fans had their say on this issue, with some believing it's a confidence issue. Others believe it's just the personnel the team has to work with this year.

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"All that top-end talent and your pp is a**? I could not imagine," one said.

"Holy f**k I didn’t think anyone was having a worse time than Calgary," another said.

"Marc Savard is a true magician. He’ll make your PP disappear," one joked.

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Good ol' Savardplay, I'm genuinely amazed pizza Brad rushed to pry him out of Calgary for utter dogs**t... our PP was near the bottom of the league a lot last year too," one said.

Fans are both surprised and disappointed that a team with Auston Matthews, John Tavares, William Nylander, and others could struggle so much on power plays.

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Toronto Maple Leafs stars address power play issues

The Toronto Maple Leafs have the NHL's lowest success rate on power plays. They have struggled immensely in that area on the ice, but it's an issue they're well aware of and are working to fix.

Auston Matthews addressed the Toronto Maple Leafs' struggles (Imagn)

Mitch Marner said after a loss to the St. Louis Blues via Sportsnet:

"We're working on it nonstop. We're trying to figure things out. It's not like we're not. It'll eventually click, so we can't get frustrated with one another. We gotta stay confident. We gotta know we're doing the right things. And we will get results."

Head coach Craig Berube said that he believes they have good units, but it's about finding the results. Auston Matthews, the captain, agreed that the puck is moving around well and it's flowing well with the two units, but they need confidence back after seeing "one go in."