And they looked like they were going down the same path Monday against the Islanders, a listless first period. You could say they played down to their opponent, but their opponent — a team with two wins in January — actually outplayed them. Costello played two games for the Leafs, Strong played 11. The drafting of Ihnacak (102 goals in 417 games over eight seasons) saves it from being the worst Leafs trade. Only the New Jersey Devils (.357 winning percentage) were worse than the Leafs (.388) over the 800 games of the ’80s.

Source: thestar January 24, 2023 23:35 UTC