Gone are the days of Mats Sundin, Alex Mogilny and Darryl Sittler, the days when the Maple Leafs offence wasn't the worst in the entire league, and the days when fans league-wide weren't counting out the Maple Leafs when it came to the playoffs.
Instead, it's become the complete opposite. Nowadays, people are expecting the Leafs to finish in the bottom 10 in the league, and the Stanley Cup seems as far away as ever.
However, that doesn't mean that fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs don't have reason to cheer. That's not to say the Maple Leafs are going to make the playoffs for the first time since the lockout, but what it does say is that with strong play from the back-end, things could get interesting.
We all know how good the Toronto Maple Leafs defence is, at least on paper, so I'm not going to sit here and talk about their defensive play.
Instead, it's time for people to start believing that this Maple Leafs team can put the puck in the back of the net, if they can put their minds to it and get creative.
With the likes of Phil Kessel, Kris Versteeg, and Tyler Bozak leading the offence and Mikhail Grabovski an ...
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Toronto Maple Leafs Offence: Believe and Be Patient
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