Expect the Toronto Maple Leafs to make some big changes this offseason.
For the, what feels like 100th season in a row, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost another Game 7 in the First Round of the playoffs.
As we reflect back on the season, there are actually a lot of positives. Auston Matthews scored 60 goals, Mitch Marner was one of the top players in the league, and the team won their most points in franchise history. They had depth, their best defensive-core in years and Jack Campbell was clearly a number-one goalie.
However, like clockwork, the team couldn’t get it done and lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games.
I can understand why people were happy about the effort and saluted this team for going toe-to-toe with arguably the best team in the league, but at the end of the day, a good effort doesn’t get you anywhere.
When is it going to be Toronto’s time to finally win a series?
If you put up a good effort and lose, who cares. You lost. It’s not about giving it a hard fight, it’s about scoring more goals than the other team and the Leafs couldn’t score. It happens every single season and for whatever reason, their offensive prowess goes away in the biggest moments of the year.
So we as get set for another long offseason, there will be thousand’s of questions surrounding this team. There may be a new executive team and new coach come October, but let’s look at four big-name players who may be traded, because the Toronto Maple Leafs clearly need a few new faces in the room to help them get the job done next year.