Some New Year's Resolutions for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Good riddance!

2011 ended, as it began, with the Leafs out of a playoff spot and with fans of the team screaming for answers.  Some of the questions, of course, have changed but there are still plenty being asked.  What's going on with the goaltending?  Why is our penalty-kill so ineffective?  These are the recidivists.

But there are new questions too and not all of them are quite so negative.  Has Phil Kessel truly arrived as an elite NHL player?  Has Lupul finally lived up to his potential?  Somehow, it feels like the team is in a better place heading into 2012.

Having flipped the calendar and taken stock of the year that was, it's now time to look forward.  January is a month for reflection and a month for improvement, and with this in mind I've put together a list of New Year's resolutions for the Toronto Maple Leafs.  Let's all hope that the Leafs can follow through on them.

In 2012, the Toronto Maple Leafs commit to;

1) Improve the penalty kill

This is certainly the topic du jour among all of Leaf Nation right now.  To be honest, it's a little shocking that the team is even competing for a playoff spot given how abysmal they've been on the PK.  After a great start, it's caught up to them and things will only get worse if the penalty kill doesn't get better.