John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a lot to learn from the new Stanley Cup Champions.
It’s been more than one full calendar year since the Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off the 2019-20 season. Now, finally, the sun has set on the season and new champions have been crowned. The Tampa Bay Lightning, long considered one of the best teams in hockey, have ascended Mount Olympus and entered the halls of hockey’s great ones.
Clearly, the Leafs as currently assembled have a lot to learn before they can even attempt to replicate this accomplishment, but if you look beyond the surface, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning actually have a lot in common, and Leaf fans should be optimistic for the future.