None of the Maple Leafs were. This was the biggest game in franchise history in 23 years. With a victory in Game 7 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Second Round, Toronto would reach the conference final for the first time since 2002 when they faced the Carolina Hurricanes.

Following the Toronto Maple Leafs ' loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of their second-round series, this time 6-1, Mitch Marner addressed the media with uncertainty clouding his future.

Toronto fans were subjected to yet another painful night in a 6-1 home drubbing that extended the NHL’s longest Stanley Cup drought.