TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 13: Cole Caufield #22 of the Montreal Canadiens swings around T.J. Brodie #78 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on October 13, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t have timed their rebuild better.
Lost in all the talk about how unlucky the Toronto Maple Leafs have been over the last couple of seasons is how lucky they had to get in the first place in order to be in a position to then be so unlucky.