The NHL offseason, despite officially stretching from July-October, feels like it lasts an entire decade. Think about it. The Maple Leafs took on the Boston Bruins for Game Seven of their first-round playoff series at TD Garden on April 23rd, 2019. That was only a little over four months ago. If you have kids, their summer vacation wasn’t set to start for another two months.
And yet, upon thinking back to that game and everything which has happened since, doesn’t that terrible April night feel like it took place in another century? But don’t worry. We still have another month to go!