The All-Star break gets much more exciting after that………….

On Sunday morning, the first thing that came to mind was to see if our neighborhood internet provider was down.
This season, the Maple Leafs have rarely conducted a post-game post-mortem that hasn’t demanded the firing of Sheldon Keefe, a switch of goalies, the giving up of John Tavares’ “C,” the dismantling of the Core Four power play, or the exile of Ryan Reaves.

However, their detractors are silent since they have nine days off before their next game, which coincides with the NHL all-star break and the Leafs’ bye week. The Leafs are breathing better after three straight victories, two of which moved them out of first place in the Central Division against Winnipeg.

Ilya Samsonov, who many believed had played his final game in Toronto’s net when he was dismissed at New Year’s, remarked, “Just enjoy the break right now.” With my wife, my 1-year-old son, and my parents, I’m heading to Mexico. Take a nap. Return to work after giving your thoughts a rest.

The Leafs have games in hand on every team above and below them, and they are only one point behind Tampa Bay for third place in the Atlantic, despite not having clinched a postseason berth. Additionally, Toronto and the teams outside the wild-card race gained some distance from each other as a result of their three recent victories.

The dangers of the January schedule are replaced with 12 games, six of which are against clubs who are now out of the postseason picture. The January schedule saw close losses to Colorado, Edmonton, and Vancouver before sweeping the Jets.

It becomes much more likely that Keefe will become the first Toronto coach to record 50 victories and 100 points in three consecutive seasons.

“An overall 5-2 score in both games (of the Jets series) required a lot,” Keefe stated on Saturday. “A great deal of dedication and persistence, that kind of thing.

We excelled in several areas of the game, including 5-on-5 play, power play, penalty killing, goaltending, and depth scoring. A terrific way to end the half, and Auston Matthews’ 40th goal nicely wraps up what we would consider his first half.