Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly scores on Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky in NHL playoff hockey action in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Monday, May 5, 2025.
Five years ago, Maple Leafs fans likely assumed their team by now would have been the cream of the Atlantic Division, supplanting both the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning. You could certainly make the argument that this year they were as º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøclaimed the division for only the third time in the last 25 years.
Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly scores on Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky in NHL playoff hockey action in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Monday, May 5, 2025.
Five years ago, Maple Leafs fans likely assumed their team by now would have been the cream of the Atlantic Division, supplanting both the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning. You could certainly make the argument that this year they were as º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøclaimed the division for only the third time in the last 25 years.
Few would have seen the Florida Panthers coming and dominating the way they have. But is there anyone out there who would put º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøahead of Florida as the best team in the Atlantic considering their back-to-back Stanley Cup final appearances, including last year’s win?
Gord Stellick is a former Maple Leafs general manager and
current co-host of NHL Morning Skate on SiriusXM and hockey analyst
on The FAN 590 radio station. He is a freelance contributing
columnist for the Star and is based in Toronto. Follow him on
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