Are the Maple Leafs better than last season?

On the first new Leaf Report of the new year, Jonas and James talk about the up and down play of the Maple Leafs of late, Auston Matthews becoming the fastest Leaf to record 500 career points, Michael Bunting's red hot roll of late, William Nylander's dominant season Sheldon Keefe's decision to start the third line in overtime and the recent struggles of Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov in goal.  Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Right now, you can get a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for just $2 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Rocket Money Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/Athletic Athletic Greens  Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/nhl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices