For me, it’s a series of horrific memories from one of the worst eras in Toronto Maple Leafs history. Each player was a byproduct of the Brain Burke/Dave Nonis regime, brought in to serve as yet another deck chair atop the organizational Titanic.
And now, thanks to the NHL’s criminally stupid decision to sit out this year’s Winter Olympics, they’re all Olympians.
Can you imagine time travelling back to 2014 to tell your past self that each of these guys would one day be representing Canada at the world’s premier sporting showcase? The sheer lunacy would have created a Back to the Future-esque scenario causing you to slowly fade from existence.