It’s not that the Leafs can’t beat Tampa Bay in the first round, Toronto is not meant to win
Will they?Before every playoffs, outfits wholly dedicated to watching, dissecting and critiquing the game of hockey pick the winners and losers. Without fail, they are wrong. Often, they are wrong from top to bottom.
What was Toronto the last time the Leafs won a Cup? It was an absolute burg, a jumped-up town. The only good-looking structure in town was the train station, presumably so that people passing through would get a good impression of a place where they were never going to stay. But for all its advantages, it used to be that when people said ‘Chicago’ to you the first thing that popped into your head was ‘the Cubs.’
The Cubs are back to being a mediocre ball team with zero chance of winning anything. The only possible way to replace the shabby glamour of a perpetual loser is with a perpetual winner. That didn’t happen. The Cubs got good in a hurry, won a quick title and got mediocre again just as fast.
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