Get Past the First Round
Playoffs have been a touchy subject for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite having talented teams, especially of late, they haven’t been able to get past the first round in far too long.
Toronto was eliminated both of the last couple of seasons in the opening round by the Boston Bruins. The year before that, it was the Washington Capitals who took them out in round one.
Perhaps the team should have just been happy to be playing in the postseason since in the eleven seasons before they hooked up with the Caps they had only made the playoffs once.
That was in 2013 when they famously melted down in the third period of Game 7 against the Bruins.
The last time the Leafs had a taste of the second round was in 2004. They lost the conference semi-finals that year to the Philadelphia Flyers. To put that into context, Sandin was just four years old then.
While we’d love to see the Leafs hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2020, at the very least we’d like them to remember what it’s like to play beyond the opening round.
If there is just one resolution the Leafs fulfill this year, we hope it’s this one.
From our family at editorinleaf.com to yours, we wish you all a very happy New Year.