The Toronto Maple Leafs may have lost in the first round, but I think people are, in general, a little too down on the team. Yes it’s disappointing to lose in the first round, but the positives outweigh the negatives in the current state of the franchise by miles.
The Leafs may have lost in the first round three years running, but that sounds worse than it is in reality. In the two years, the Leafs were not expected to do anything, and they almost beat two legacy teams with a roster of 20 year-olds..
They get a pass on those two years.