There’s a lot of ink being spilled currently about what might happen with the Toronto Maple Leafs in their upcoming playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning (and hopefully beyond).
Let’s jump ahead a bit and speculate about what awaits the Toronto Maple Leafs after somebody has hoisted the Stanley Cup in June.
Of course, the Leafs level of success or failure in these playoffs will dictate what ultimately happens in June.
A long playoff run (whether it ends with a Cup victory or not) will have radically different consequences to the roster than another first round flameout.