'I’m grateful for all that you’ve done with this team that used to stink. But at the end of the day, I want the Leafs to win the Stanley Cup.' Steve_Dangle had some things to get off his chest:
Since the Maple Leafs were knocked out in the first round because of Boston , I have had more time to do some reading. The first book on my list was “Leave No Doubt: A Credo For Chasing Your Dreams.”The Leafs’ Game 7 loss to Boston – I’m referring to the most recent one, just to be clear – has left me withMany in the frothing horde of Leafs Nation, my screaming self included, are wondering if you should return to coach the team. That’s about as gently as I can put it.
The day you arrived in Toronto was probably the most surprising thing that’s happened to the Leafs in decades. When Brendan Shanahan joined the team, he was leaving his job as one of the many people to have suspended Nazem Kadri. He was a cool name then and has done a great job since, but at the time, he was unproven as a team executive. When Kyle Dubas joined the Leafs in 2014, that was neat, too. But again, while he looked promising at the time, he still had to prove himself.
The 2018 Leafs easily qualified for the playoffs and then ran into the Boston Bruins. It was an up-and-down series, and your team fought back from a 3-1 series deficit to force a Game 7, only to send me back to my therapist once again. Still, it was another hard-fought series against a great team. And the Maple Leafs took strides, right? Surely the next year things would be different.
Yes, Jake Gardiner was playing hurt. Yes, William Nylander had a rough season. Yes, Nazem Kadri was suspended because it’s a year that starts with a “2.” Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly are all stars in this league. The team added Jake Muzzin and John Tavares. And they still lost. At your end-of-season press conference you referenced “pain” just like you did when you joined the team in 2015.
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