The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing something the Original Six franchise hasn’t dared in quite some time – talk about hoisting hockey’s holy grail
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“I don’t think there is anything wrong with players or teams coming in and saying, ‘Our goal is to win the Stanley Cup,”’ he said. “We’re certainly aware of the results we’ve had in the past. We’ve come back with the determination to get that job done. The Leafs, however, didn’t break up the so-called “Core Four” forward group of Marner, Auston Matthews, William Nylander and John Tavares. They instead made a switch behind the bench, firing head coach Sheldon Keefe and bringing in Craig Berube.
“I’ve been put in this role and this situation because of who I am,” said Matthews, a sniping centre with 69 goals last season, the most the NHL has seen in more than three decades. The 26-year-old, who has dealt with various injuries, has just 36 career NHL regular-season games under his belt to go along with seven playoff contests.
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