The message from the Maple Leafs - and to themselves - has been consistent all season.
TORONTO - The message from the MapleHead down, one foot in front of the other, don't look too far ahead.Under the intense, never-ending spotlight of hockey's biggest market, and coupled with what could be a crushing weight of playoff baggage, it was the only way forward for a roster pockmarked by recent failures.
“There's always topics of conversation floating around,” added star sniper Auston Matthews. “There's only so much that we can control.”will be looking to continue down that same path with blinders still in place as they pivot to meet their most daunting task to date - the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the post-season.
That's simply the reality for a club that hasn't won a playoff series since 2004 or lifted the Cup since the NHL's Original Six era. “It's a little bit of a balancing act ... you want to address it and you want to learn from it, but you also want to move on,” he said. “I don't think that's anything that anyone in our room's going to look back on fondly unless we right the ship and accomplish the ultimate goal.
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