The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated storied rivals the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night in overtime to finish the regular season in dramatic fashion.
Of course, we as Leafs' fans would much rather have seen the Leafs defeat Les Canadiens in regulation to ensure that both teams shared the same regular season fate.
As it is, the Leafs finished 14 points out of the playoffs—the most they have missed the playoffs by since this playoff drought started in the 2005-2006 season.
One would think there would be a never ending supply of articles with headlines like "Where It All Went Wrong..." and the endless speculation of armchair GM's and want-to-be head coaches, but I think this year is a little different.
This is the first year during this drought that fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs Ho ...
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Monday Morning Musings with Me “The Big E”: Waiting for Next Year
Posted: 12th April 2010 by Eric Warren in NHLComments Off on Monday Morning Musings with Me “The Big E”: Waiting for Next Year