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Toronto Maple Leafs Playoffs More Special Than Usual

TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 4: Nazem Kadri #91 of the Colorado Avalanche gets set to take the opening faceoff against John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on December 4, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Avalanche defeated the Maple Leafs 3-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

The Toronto Maple Leafs are icing the best team in franchise history.

Well, as far as I’m concerned anyways. The Toronto Maple Leafs best years as a team all came twenty, thirty or fifty years before I was born and were in a league with only six teams.