TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs normal supervisor Brad Treliving says to count on modifications within the offseason after one other early exit within the Stanley Cup playoffs.
And never simply to the roster, however “between the ears” too.
Utilizing the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers for instance, Treliving stated at a season-ending information convention Thursday that there should be modifications within the “DNA” of a staff that continues to wrestle in large playoff moments regardless of regular-season success.
Toronto completed the common season in first place within the Atlantic Division and defeated the Ottawa Senators within the first spherical for simply its second playoff collection win up to now 20 seasons.
The Leafs seemed poised for a breakthrough once they received the primary two video games of a second-round collection towards the Panthers and went up 3-1 in Recreation 3, earlier than handing the momentum again to their opponent and finally dropping in seven video games.
Treliving credited Florida, which simply eradicated Carolina in 5 video games within the Japanese Convention last, with discovering a solution to carry out in the important thing moments within the postseason.