Auston Matthews Reveals Season-Long Injury Woes
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Anthony Stolarz confirmed he suffered a concussion during Game 1 against the Florida Panthers. Yet it certainly felt like he was trending toward returning to a starter role had the Leafs advanced to the Eastern Conference Final. Stolarz backed up Joseph Woll in Game 7 against the Panthers.
For nine years, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had one of the best teams in the NHL, but they’ve routinely fumbled in the playoffs. Only twice have the Maple Leaf
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube made it clear that he would like to see Mitch Marner back next season.
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.
The Maple Leafs (52-26-4) finished first in the Atlantic Division with 108 points, six ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning and eight of the Panthers. Toronto then won only its second postseason series in 21 years by eliminating the Ottawa Senators in six games in the first round.
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost a seventh consecutive Game 7, and it got ugly on the ice after getting blown out at home.
Follow our live blog with commentary from Bruce Arthur in Game 7 of this second-round Stanley Cup playoff series between the Maple Leafs and Panthers.