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.
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Yardbarker on MSNMaple Leafs' 'core four' likely done after latest postseason stumbleThus, the era of the Core Four has seemingly come to a disappointing end. Although Toronto hasn't missed the playoffs since drafting Auston Matthews, they've only made it past the first round twice in nine seasons and never made it further than round two.
The Toronto Maple Leafs flamed out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again and one insider insists this core must be broken up.
The Toronto Maple Leafs had another early playoff exit and could make a drastic change, according to one insider.
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.
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.