The Toronto Maple Leafs have been in this position before, and the Florida Panthers present a difficult challenge. It’s slowly starting to slip away from the Leafs after taking a 2-0 series lead, and they must turn it around in a crucial Game 5.

The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, there were only six teams in the NHL, no players wore helmets, and it was five years before Leafs owner Harold Ballard was convicted of 49 counts of tax fraud.

After a disciplined 2-0 win in Game 6 to extend their season, Craig Berube doesn’t want the Toronto Maple Leafs to change much ahead of Game 7 against the Florida Panthers. Berube, who coached St. Louis to a Game 7 Stanley Cup win in 2019, has been clear about what he expects from his team.

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NHL analyst Steve Dangle believes the Toronto Maple Leafs shouldn't make any lineup changes in Game 5 despite losing 2 in a row.

Stolarz left Game 1 early and didn’t even dress in Game 2. Now, as the series heads to Florida for Games 3 and 4, Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube revealed Stolarz won’t travel with the team.

Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll was pulled for Matt Murray when Florida made it 5-0. “I don’t have an answer for you for why,” coach Craig Berube told reporters. “Sports. Things happen.”