Toronto Maple Leafs could easily miss playoffs this season

Toronto Maple Leafs v Los Angeles Kings | Harry How/GettyImagesThe Toronto Maple Leafs are not guaranteed a playoff berth this season.

For the past nine seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been playoff bound. There's a correlation between their playoff run and Auston Matthews joining the team as the blue-and-white have never missed the postseason with him on the roster.

Despite being criticized for their lack of playoff success, it's still very impressive that this team has at least given themselves a chance to win the Stanley Cup every year for essentially the last decade. This team is not off to a great start, but they've also had just as bad opening months and have still managed to reach…