The Leafs will be starting from scratch again this summer, ruining their first round success, if they don\u0027t make it a series against Florida.
When Nylander revs up, as he did in certain stages of the Tampa series and a dominant third period of Game 2 against the Cats, the thought of him haunting the Leafs on another team must swirl in the hockey office. But it has to be considered.
He’ll take his place as face of the franchise and likely smash all of its scoring records, but this team letdown is going to make for an awkward summer of talks. Mitch Marner is also in double figures in points this spring, yet undermined by four goals in the past 28 playoff games and kept mostly to the perimeter by Florida.Article content
Not that the Leafs didn’t try to diversify with some checking acumen, bringing in hard-hitting defencemen and two former Cup winners in Ryan O’Reilly and Luke Schenn. Yet everything lineup-oriented that general manager Kyle Dubas and Keefe honed meticulously from training camp to the trade deadline and through a late regular season win streak has looked shaky in the playoffs.Article content
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