Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Daniel Alfredsson faces the Senators from the Leafs' bench Saturday. Why his Ottawa intel and power-play work matter more than the Battle of Ontario optics.

The Maple Leafs power play ranked 25th last season. Daniel Alfredsson's fix starts with faceoffs, edge battles and quicker puck retrievals, not a new formation.

Gavin McKenna power play role is the second unit, not the first. Hiller's September logic is sound. His November logic needs to be different.

The Maple Leafs power play was 25th at 16.8 per cent. With Daniel Alfredsson, Darren Raddysh and Gavin McKenna, it is the cheapest fix on the roster.

The Maple Leafs plan to put Gavin McKenna on the power play's first unit right away — Toronto's fix for a 15th-ranked group under Daniel Alfredsson.

Daniel Alfredsson is the Maple Leafs' new associate coach, tasked with fixing a power play stacked with Matthews and Nylander.