After another season filled with false hope and mediocrity, it isn't the Toronto Maple Leafs players who should be blamed, it's ownership.
While the firing of Randy Carlyle was initially looked upon to shake up the room en route to a playoff spot, Peter Horachek’s takeover turned Toronto’s season into a dumpster fire. With a 6-25-3 record following Horachek’s hiring, Leafs Nation has been hit with a blessing in disguise as the team finally heads towards a rebuild.
In a deep draft year highlighted by two potential superstars, the Leafs “tanking” may have happened too late. With the opportunity to draft Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel to be determined by a lottery, the chances of getting either franchise player is slim.
Regardless of the possibility that a future superstar will be heading to Toronto, the narrative within this story is the fanbase. After being officially eliminated from the playoffs, the Leafs have now only made the playoffs once in the last 10 years. However, the Air Canada Centre has continued to sell out because the fans revolve around one four-letter word.
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