For the Toronto Maple Leafs, the hope was that their incredible Game 6 performance, in which they rebounded from a putrid Game 5 stinker to shut out the Florida Panthers, would create a wave of momentum they could ride back home to finally advance to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 2002.

What went so wrong for the Maple Leafs again this spring? Let’s break down the biggest problems. Stars fail. The way the Leafs are built, the stars have to rule. A

The fallout from the Toronto Maple Leafs ’ latest postseason failure has already begun. With the team eliminated in a 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 7, questions about the futures of several key figures are intensifying.