Maple Leafs, Core 4 Era Ends and Playoff Failure
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NHL insider and analyst Bryan Hayes of TSN isn't convinced that the Toronto Maple Leafs won't re-sign Mitch Marner this summer. The post Insider ‘Not Convinced’ Maple Leafs Won’t Re-Sign Mitch Marner in Offseason appeared first on Heavy Sports.
The Toronto Maple Leafs flamed out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again and one insider insists this core must be broken up.
Let's look at the facts. Since 2018, the Maple Leafs' longest tenured players — Matthews, Marner, Nylander and Morgan Rielly — have fallen completely flat in their career in Game 7, scoring three goals between them in six games.
Some Toronto Maple Leafs fans are venting on social media Monday morning after yet another year without a deep run in the NHL playoffs.
The latest early post-season exit by the Toronto Maple Leafs sparked considerable media conjecture suggesting big changes could be coming this off-season.
In the end, we spent so much time talking about “Are the Maple Leafs different?” that it’s a relief to know that, at long last, they will be.
Indeed, the Maple Leafs came into this contest having lost six consecutive Game 7s, including five with Matthews, Marner, forward William Nylander and defenseman Morgan Rielly in the lineup. This was their chance to finally change the narrative.