TORONTO, ON - MAY 27: Auston Matthews #34 and Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs take to the ice for the 3rd period against the Montreal Canadiens in Game Five of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 27, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadiens defeated the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple did lose to Montreal, and it was disappointing.
In the wake of the Toronto Maple Leafs loss, we have seen something really unusual happen. Oh, of course there is the usual hand-wringing, the should-a-dones, the anger, the anger at anyone being rational, and of course, the calls for everyone to be fired.