Toronto Maple Leafs Can Win a Stanley Cup: Buckle In and Enjoy the Ride

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to win the Stanley Cup.

Maybe. Maybe the Toronto Maple Leafs will once again go down in the first round.

There is a very real possibility that the Leafs can finish in second place overall in the NHL standings and still get a garbage first round matchup against their arch rival, the Boston Bruins.

If that happens, it’s even-money who wins. The Leafs and Bruins are both great teams, but they have a history and a seven game series with two evenly matched teams is a fairly unpredictable affair.

But whether they win or not, they’ve got to go for it.

Possible Cup Champions

Let’s say the best team in the NHL has a 30% chance to win the Cup. That’s probably on the high…