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Top 5 Least Memorable Toronto Maple Leafs Moments This Year

By Stephen Nixon

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 25: Dave Ayres signs autographs for fans during the game between the Dallas Stars and Carolina Hurricanes at at PNC Arena on February 25, 2020 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ayres, in emergency relief, recorded eight saves, the win and first-star honors in his National Hockey League debut with the Carolina Hurricanes in their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 22. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 25: Dave Ayres signs autographs for fans during the game between the Dallas Stars and Carolina Hurricanes at at PNC Arena on February 25, 2020 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ayres, in emergency relief, recorded eight saves, the win and first-star honors in his National Hockey League debut with the Carolina Hurricanes in their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 22. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 13: Mike Babcock of the Toronto Maple Leafs . (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

The Toronto Maple Leafs season is over and although they made the post-season, it wasn’t all fun and games.

This season had high-hopes for the Toronto Maple Leafs and although it’s already June, those hopes are still intact.

When the regular season stopped for the Maple Leafs with 12 games remaining, it was initially expected that those games would be played. However, as time passed and a return to normal wasn’t an option, the NHL announced that the regular season was over and a 24-team post-season would ensue at a time to be determined.

Before the season, almost every hockey expert predicted that the Leafs would make the playoffs.

Some listed them first in the Atlantic with high predictions that they would win the Stanley Cup, while others had them as Wild Card team.

Although pre-season predictions are almost impossible, most thought the Leafs would finish behind the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning in the standings, which is exactly what happened.

For a more experienced Toronto Maple Leafs team, making the playoffs shouldn’t be considered an accomplishment anymore. The team is too talented to miss the playoffs and is currently in a window where they have a legitimate chance at winning a Stanley Cup.

With that window getting more narrow with every season, there were a number of times throughout the 2019-20 regular season where the playoffs seemed in question.

Here are the top-five least memorable moments of the season.

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