If you’re a contending team, which the Toronto Maple Leafs are, it’s only natural to compare yourself to the Champs. A lot of people have been coming up to me and saying “hey, the Blues have this, so the Leafs should have it to.”
I’ve had several people say interesting things to me. Things such as:
“The Leafs need a player like Bouwmeester.”
“The Leafs should never have gotten rid of Bozak.”
And that the Blues winning proves __x____.
The thing is though, it proves nothing.
Leafs Can’t Learn From Blues
The NHL has a salary cap that ensures near even talent distribution, and prevents (mostly) stacked teams.