Will the Toronto Maple Leafs Enjoy Playoff Success?

March 11th, 2014 by James Onusko Leave a reply »

The Toronto Maple Leafs appear to be well on their way to a playoff berth in the NHL's Eastern Conference. While the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins are well ahead of the pack, the Leafs are in the third spot in the conference.

There are no guarantees in the volatile NHL standings, but the odds are in favour of the Leafs grabbing a playoff spot this spring. The next issue is whether or not the Leafs can expect to enjoy some playoff success.

Given that the club was just happy to make the playoffs last year, success this year would likely mean winning at least one, if not two rounds. The Leafs are a young team with a lot of upside, but given the team's limitations, it would be a stretch to have higher expectations than winning a round or two.



Success this year would be to win at least one, if not two playoff rounds. This mercurial crew is difficult to figure out, but I would argue there are three main reasons why the team should expect some modest playoff success.

The first, and easily the most important factor, is the team has one of the best goaltending duos in the NHL. James Reimer, and in p ...

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