As such, the legacy of this edition of the Maple Leafs, one that has featured a core of forwards Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, John Tavares and defenseman Morgan Rielly since 2018, could be cemented in the next few days.

The Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs are tied 2-2 through four games of their Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series. Whoever wins two over the next three games advances to the Eastern Conference final to face either the Carolina Hurricanes or Washington Capitals.