Toronto Maple Leafs 2017-18 Season
Record: 49-26-7 – 105 points (Finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference)
Grade: A
Review: Coming off an outstanding 2016-17 season filled with a bunch of rookies and some veterans, the next season did not disappoint. They added 10 more points to their total points from last season (95 to 105 points) they also broke countless records that year… such as “most points” (105) “most wins” (49) “most home wins” (29) as well as “longest home winning streak” (13)
This season just like the year prior was really fun, we got to see the growth of all the rookies from the year before, and the Toronto Maple Leafs also brought in a couple of players for the new season, such as Patrick Marleau and Dominic Moore, as well as called up and played youngsters Andreas Johnsson, and Kasperi Kapanen during the season to give them a look in the big leagues.
This season also saw players such as Marner who reached a career high in points in just year 2, Kadri and JVR both hitting 30 goals on the season alongside Matthews, and cant forget Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner both hitting the 50 point mark as D men.
Fast forward to the playoffs where the Toronto Maple Leaf clinch for the second year in a row… but wait… they play the Boston Bruins again.
Do we all remember 2013? Right we don’t talk about that though, but when the Maple Leafs were matched up against the Bruins I thought we had a chance that year, but ultimately just fell short in the playoffs back to back years and fell short to the Bruins in game 7 inside TD Garden just like the 2013 playoffs.
But at this point they now have 2 back to back years of playoff experience and can use that going forward. (Stats from hockey-reference.com)