While the rest of the NHL had their laughs, Saturday night had to be a familiar nightmare for the city of Toronto. After the Maple Leafs lost another first-round Game 7 to the Lightning (+105), Torontonians would be forgiven if they wanted to take a mental health day.
Heck, when the Leafs’ coach is taking positives from handshake lines — seriously, handshake lines — it’s enough to drive any rational person mad.
As you can imagine, the Leafs’ ongoing playoff misery is a problem no one else wants a part of. We got firsthand evidence of this phenomenon immediately after Toronto’s latest spring failure.
