The Toronto Maple Leafs have had to contend with playing in the NHL’s toughest division for years.
Don’t exchange this to change next year, even if the Toronto Maple Leafs have a decent enough chance to win the division.
In recent years, the Leafs have been hurt by the NHL’s seeding system that has, two years in a row, forced them to play Tampa in the first round, even though they are two of the NHL’s best teams.
In fact, you could argue that Toronto vs Tampa was just as big, if not bigger, than what the Stanley Cup Final ended up being in each of the last two years.