A team led by reigning 60-goal man Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander has failed to advance to the second round in six consecutive seasons.
to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning -- was the same, but the feeling was the Leafs were on the right track and deserved a chance to run it back.
"I don't expect people to hear that and believe it. They're going to want us to show it, and that's 100 per cent acceptable. But I see what the group is about every day."The playoffs have been another story., Mitch Marner and William Nylander has failed to advance to the second round in six consecutive seasons dating back to the club's return to playoff action in 2016-17.
"It's gonna be a narrative," Matthews, the two-time defending Maurice Richard Trophy winner as the NHL goal leader, said of past post-season stumbles."We can only control what we can control." "We're not going to give up," defenceman Morgan Rielly added."We're not going to quit on this process." Matthews, who has two years left on his contract and can sign an extension next summer, is loath to discuss statistical aims. But 65 goals -- Alex Ovechkin in 2007-08 is the last player to hit that mark -- could be attainable if the 25-year-old can stay in the lineup."I don't think you ever know what to expect," Rielly said of Matthews.
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