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Toronto Maple Leafs: Epstein and Dubas Ending Droughts

In 2016, Pierre LeBrun wrote a post for ESPN discussing that the Toronto Maple Leafs could be the NHL’s Chicago Cubs. It’s very hard to disagree with LeBrun. Since the Cubs won the World Series, the Toronto Maple Leafs have done a number of changes to improve their odds of being the next dynasty.

The history of the Toronto Maple Leafs reminds me a lot of the history of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs just like the Maple Leafs were in a championship drought for many years. In the case of the Cubs, they hired an exceptional VP of Baseball Operations by the name of Theo Epstein, who understood the importance of advanced statistics when evaluating talent.