"Steven Lorentz is who he is. A player who has found a home on his own Toronto Maple Leafs, who earned a three-year contract extension to stay after having a successful season, and will be a prominent figure in the bottom six. But, while we all assume that if he just stays at his normal pace and remains exactly the same then that's fine, is there actually a different level? Can the 29-year-old winger suddenly evolve into something more?"
"He was a cog in the machine and Craig Berube, while used him seldomly, still found him incredibly useful. Among all regular Leafs skaters, only David Kampf had a higher percentage of his starts in the defensive zone. Basically, 75 percent of Lorentz's zone starts was when Berube needed his team to win the faceoff and clear the defensive end to then get someone else on the ice for the offense. That's still a pretty useful role."
Steven Lorentz is a 29-year-old winger on the Toronto Maple Leafs who earned a three-year contract extension after a successful season. Lorentz matched his career-high with 80 games and 19 points while serving primarily as a fourth-line, bottom-six player. At 5-on-5 he produced a 46.1 percent shot attempt share and a 55.14 percent goals share across 741 minutes, ranking 11th among regular skaters. He frequently took defensive zone starts, with roughly 75 percent of his starts in the defensive end, a role focused on winning faceoffs and clearing the zone. His play provided reliable defensive contributions and room for potential growth.
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