5 Toronto Maple Leafs That Won’t Be Back Next Season
By Edward Eng
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After a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins, the Toronto Maple Leafs ended their potentially exciting comeback run in the 2023-24 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Once again, the Toronto Maple Leafs were unable to overcome their arch nemesis as the Bruins have made it four-in-a-row in Game 7s against Toronto in the past twelve years.
As for the le Leafs players, coaches and management, they are all left to ponder what could have been, as each time it seemed so close, yet still so far.
Nevertheless, the organization as a whole will need to regroup and prepare to fight and battle hard once again next season.
No doubt that some of the returning players will be hungry to finish off some unfinished business when the 2024-25 season rolls around. However, there will definitely be some roster turnover, with the expiration of contracts for some players and the regression in performance of various others.
As a result, which Maple Leafs players will not likely be back with the team next season?
5 Toronto Maple Leafs That Won’t Be Back Next Season
Here, we will take a look at five players that probably played their last game in a Leafs uniform when their season officially ended on Saturday night.