I don’t think the Toronto Maple Leafs are a bad hockey team.
In fact, I’d even go a step further: they’re closer to winning a Stanley Cup than they are to missing the play-offs. They have a solid goaltender in Frederik Andersen, a Top-20 defender in Morgan Rielly, and some of the league’s very best skill up front in John Tavares, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander.
Don’t get me wrong, another early playoff exit for the Leafs nourishes me on a spiritual level.