While the Buffalo Sabres continue to improve on all fronts, the underachieving Toronto Maple Leafs are dealing with crushing blows to their organization.
This time last year, the Toronto Maple Leafs were considered to be among the NHL’s elite while many felt the Buffalo Sabres would continue to struggle for another season. In a sense, those in NHL circles were right-the Maple Leafs excelled in the regular season and even beat the Sabres handedly on two occasions.
They even won their first playoff series since I was in the seventh grade.