Toronto Maple Leafs 2015-16 Season
Record: 29-42-11 – 69 points (Finished 8th in the Atlantic Division and 16th in the Eastern Conference)
Grade: F (Also an A+ because… you know why)
Review:. Yet another dreadful season that has come and gone, thankfully it came with a good cost of us Toronto Maple Leaf fans going through pain for now 2 complete years.
We all know how this season went as well, just like the season prior (2014-15 season) finished fourth last in the league and drafted Mitch Marner with the 4th overall pick in the 2015 NHL draft. Well this time the Toronto Maple Leafs hired and signed Stanley Cup Champion coach Mike Babcock in the 2015 offseason to a 8 year 50 million dollar deal, and like I said his first season did not go so well, but we all knew it was going to happen with the rebuild.
Yet this rebuild took a lot quicker than we all expected. With the Toronto Maple Leafs finishing dead last in the league they won the draft lottery and selected Auston Matthews with the first overall pick in the 2016 NHL draft.
We all know where we’re headed now, with the drafting of Auston Matthews 1st overall in 2016, Mitch Marner 4th overall in 2015, and of course William Nylander 8th overall in 2014, the Toronto Maple Leafs can now build a team around these 3 talented up and coming superstars. (Stats from hockey-reference.com)