The Toronto Maple Leafs were able to break the nineteen year curse by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in round one. The feeling of happiness was quickly erased eight days later when Leafs fans woke up on May 8th knowing their beloved team was in a 3-0 hole in their second round series versus the Florida Panthers. Only four teams in NHL history have come back from such a deficit and even the most faithful fans knew this roster probably didn't have what it takes to get it done.
Maple Leafs' captain John Tavares has been in Toronto for five seasons now, four of them with the "C" on his sweater. The points have always been there in his time in Toronto but age catches up to us all. He was never known to be the greatest skater, as time goes by it is becoming more evident. His time on ice is slowing dropping as well. In his first season he averaged 19:05 compared to his 17:39 this season.
