The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost in the playoffs, or failed to even make them, for 55 straight years.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are an embarrassment. There is no way around the fact that despite being the NHL’s oldest and richest franchise, they have not won a single championship since the league expanded beyond six teams.
Now I may never have met a math class that I couldn’t sneak a novel into, but the odds of winning by accident are probably better than trying and failing 55 straight times.
Consider also that they didn’t just fail to win a Stanley Cup, they also never had a player lead the league in scoring or win a major award – no Leafs player has won the Norris, the Hart or the Vezina in this time.