Leafs Keep Rolling + Guest Matt Luff: Leafs Morning Take

How dare Matt Murray steal the spotlight from a game that was billed as point streak versus point streak.

Sorry, Jason Robertson, better luck next time.

What a display.

The 28-year-old Murray notched a 44 save shutout to lead the Leafs to a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars.

On Wednesday’s edition of Leafs Morning Take, Rosie and I discussed Toronto’s top-notch goaltending to start the season and what that means for the team moving forward. Furthermore, it’s ridiculous how much confidence this team is playing with right now. Unbelievably, they’re 6-0-1 since Morgan Rielly went down. It does not make sense. On top of all that, the Leafs are riding a ridiculous 12-game point streak (9-0-3) and haven’t lost a game in regulation since November 11^th.

 

Meantime, after many failed attempts, we finally linked up with Detroit Red Wings forward Matt Luff. The 25-year-old, who’s been out of the Wings lineup since breaking his wrist a month ago following an ugly hit by Habs rookie Juraj Slafkovsky, discussed that hit —one that led to a two-game suspension for the Slovakian:

 

Additionally, Luff, an Oakville native, gave his thoughts on Toronto’s season to-date:

 

Lastly, we wrapped with the PointsBet Canada bet of the day:

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