Toronto’s playoff drought is the longest for any team in the league
Auston Matthews scored 60 goals in one season and has had at least 40 in five. That makes him the most prolific scorer in Maple Leafs history.
The Maple Leafs and the Bruins share the longest active streaks for teams to make the NHL playoffs at seven years, so yes the locals have actually been quite successful. But Toronto hasn’t won in the playoffs since 2004 – the longest drought for any team in the league. Toronto was the better of the two teams throughout the regular season and went 2-0-1 versus the Lightning. Of course that doesn’t matter much now, other than maybe giving the Maple Leafs a slight boost in confidence.
Matthews, Marner, William Nylander and John Tavares have all played well, and have all suffered in the postseason together. Ryan O’Reilly and Luke Schenn – both Stanley Cup champions – have been added to the mix.Ilya Samsonov has had a stellar first season in the Maple Leafs’ net. That will have to continue against Tampa Bay, which is backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy. In the postseason, he is where pucks go to die.
Matthew Knies, the fresh-faced forward straight out of the University of Minnesota, practised with the full team for just the first time. He was not in the regular rotation, although he did his part in three road games. He hasn’t even seen the ice yet at Scotiabank Arena.He has been staying with John Tavares and his family, living in their basement.The playoffs loom. Will this be the year Toronto breaks its curse? Or will it end in frustration again? We will know soon.
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