The ghost that haunted the Washington Capitals repeatedly from 1984 to 2017, resulting in countless playoff failures (with rare exceptions) whenever a favorite, or at least a strong contender…
…has haunted the Toronto Maple Leafs for several years now. That ghost left one body for another after the Caps 2018 Cup miracle, in part since Washington has not been a playoffs favorite since their one and only Glory Moment.
Although that ghost has decades more living in Toronto to equal the haunting in Washington, I feel for Leafs fans now. Did last year too.
Leafs radio analyst used the A word (“atrocious”) tonight to describe their recent home playoff record. Didn’t harp on it, but…sad.