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How do you feel about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season so far?

With the All-Star Weekend on the horizon, we asked local hockey fans how they feel about Toronto’s
less-than-spectacular performance to date.

Pat Shane: Etienne Ferland: Mike Whelan: Chad Leger:
History teacher, Francais teacher, Vice principal, Cornwall native,
football coach, knowledgeable senior men’s hockey Toronto resident,
and Philadelphia hockey enthusiast, player, and Leafs and lifelong Leafs
Flyers fan and Habs fan fan fan
Let me begin As a Habs fan, After a satisfying If you don’t set
by stating that
it would be easy to say that the overall performance last season, expectations too high, you can’t
I am not a Leafs fan, so I won’t Leafs’ problems this season make and after several key additions be that disappointed. Not seeing
say that the “parade route” should me happy, as they help my team over the summer, the Leafs were the Leafs win in my lifetime has
definitely go on as annually in the standings. But I must admit poised for a breakthrough season taught me something.
planned, despite the slow and that I’m a little surprised to see in 2019-2020. Expectations were Being a lifelong Leafs fan I have
inconsistent start to the season for them in this situation. Of course, and are insane in T.O. It’s “a learned to never get too excited at
the “Blue and White.” Nor is it a they’ve had to deal with injuries to Cup or nothing” mentality. From the beginning of a season, since it
wise idea to throw those parade key players, but almost every team Andersen, Reilly, Matthews, can, and for me always has, lead to
plans out completely either, Leaf has had to deal with this as well. Marner, and Tavares, the Leafs disappointment. In my memory,
Nation, as this is a team that has I think they still need to improve have a top five player at every their best season was in 1993,
the necessary talent to go far in their blue line and their defensive position, yet their team point totals when they lost in the Conference
the quest for the Stanley Cup. play in general, and their young show a mediocre team at best. finals to Gretzky and the Kings in
And, if anyone doubts that fact, stars must buy into the team Since the firing of Babcock and 7 games. I was glad they made it
which many do, then they should concept. At the end of the day, they the subsequent hiring of Sheldon that far but getting so close to the
remember last year’s Stanley Cup will most likely find a way to make Keefe, the Leafs have been on Cup Finals and falling short was a
Champions, the St. Louis Blues the playoffs, where they could do a bit of a roll, winning 8 of 12 disappointment – especially since
some damage, unless they face the
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Bruins in the first round again!

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