Maple Leafs Anticipate Changes After Another Early Playoff Exit
TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving has announced that significant changes are expected during the offseason, following the team’s recent elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs.These changes will not be limited to the template alone, but will also affect the team’s mindset.
Treliving, referencing the current Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers, emphasized in a press conference at the end of the season that it is essential to modify the team’s “DNA.” This is because, despite consistent success in the regular season, the Leafs continue to struggle in the crucial moments of the playoffs.
Toronto finished the regular season in first place in the Atlantic Division and managed to defeat the Ottawa Senators in the first round, marking only their second victory in a playoff series in the last two decades.
The Leafs seemed poised to make a significant breakthrough, winning the first two games of the second-round series against the Panthers and going up 3-1 in Game 3. However, the team ceded momentum to their opponent, ultimately losing the series in seven games.
Treliving praised Florida, who just eliminated Carolina in five games in the Eastern Conference final, for their ability to perform in key moments of the postseason.
