Toronto Maple Leafs fans were left heartbroken on Saturday (May 4) night after the Maple Leafs lost in Game 7 to the Boston Bruins with an overtime winner from David Pastrnak which sent him and the Bruins to Round 2. With that loss, the Maple Leafs have yet again failed to find a way to defeat the Bruins in the postseason and will have to go back to the drawing board for the 2024-25 season. With fans looking for someone to blame and hoping their team can come back next season and finally make a deep playoff run, they are expected to make some moves this offseason, and Pierre LeBrun added fuel to the fire when he suggested there will be changes coming.
These changes that are being hinted at are something that Maple Leafs fans have been expecting for a while. Unfortunately, it seems to be the same story after every failed season, so finding out whether these claims are true or not is going to take some time. With the Maple Leafs having several massive contracts against their salary cap for a while, it doesn’t give them much flexibility to make the massive change that many fans and analysts think they should be making. Auston Matthews and William Nylander are both locked up to solid contracts, John Tavares and Morgan Rielly likely won’t be moved due to their high cap hits and lack of interest from other teams, leaving them with very few options.
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Many fans have been quick to point the blame toward head coach Sheldon Keefe, who has consistently failed to help bring the Maple Leafs over the hump and help lead them to a strong postseason run. While a coaching change could be something the they consider this offseason, LeBrun’s tweet gives the idea that the team is going to try and make some trades and change the way their lineup looks instead. As he mentioned, it’s going to be tough to “blow it up” because of the no-trade/no-move clauses involved with some of the contracts they have signed, but it still isn’t impossible to get something done.
What Options Do the Maple Leafs Have?
As mentioned already, the Maple Leafs could consider making a coaching change and…
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