The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning will meet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time. The Maple Leafs had a record-setting regular season in 2021-22, setting team marks for wins ...

Six and a half months ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs were sent packing by the Florida Panthers in the second round of the playoffs. That Panthers team went on to win a second straight Stanley Cup.

For nine years, the postseason felt less like a goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs and more like a birthright. It is, of course, this incredibly consistent recent track record of (regular season) ...