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Top 5 Most Exciting Toronto Maple Leafs Playoff Matchups

By Stephen Nixon

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - APRIL 01: John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates in warm-ups prior to the game against the New York Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on April 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - APRIL 01: John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates in warm-ups prior to the game against the New York Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on April 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – APRIL 28: Jake Muzzin #8 of the Toronto Maple Leafs . (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

Despite being one of the shortest seasons in Toronto Maple Leafs history, it’s felt long, as there’s been so much anticipation for the playoffs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs most important strategy for the next two weeks is to stay healthy. They need to continue to rest and prepare for the playoffs so that they can give their best effort when the games start to truly matter.

This isn’t new news for anyone, but the Toronto Maple Leafs have not won a playoff series since 2004. It’s crazy to think that the hockey mecca of the universe has been so unsuccessful in recent history.

This is how long ago 2004 was: The Boston Red Sox broke their 86-year World Series curse, George W. Bush started his second-term as President and Martha Stewart went to jail for insider trading.

Since then, the Red Sox have won four World Series’,  and Stewart is back on TV and is worth over $600M. Time changes quickly, but the Leafs losing in the playoffs is one thing that’s continued to stay constant.

This year should be different, though. Toronto is the favorite to win the North Division and is a well-balanced juggernaut. Their goaltending is stronger than ever and Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, on their own, could win them a playoff series.

If Toronto falls in the first round this year, it would be an utter collapse and changes should be made immediately. However, until that happens, there should be a ton of excitement around the the potential playoff matchups.

As such, here are the top five potential Toronto Maple Leafs playoff matchups.

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