The season is finally, mercifully, over. For the first time since the 1997-1998 campaign the Toronto Maple Leafs finished with fewer than 90 points.
We're in for one long offseason my friends, and I've got a ton of questions that need to be answered.
It hasn't actually set in that the season is over. It feels a little bit surreal, even. Like I'm trapped in this three year nightmare with a playoff game nowhere in sight. I guess it'll hit home once the second season begins and I'm cheering for the Washington Capitals instead of my Leafs.
These are difficult times, indeed. The franchise is in dire straits. It's impossible to know whether the Leafs can pull a Montreal or Philadelphia and be competitive one year after missing the playoffs. There are simply too many questions to be answered.
In honour of that beautiful segue way, lets do this: 20 Questions, Toronto Maple Leafs excruciatingly long offseason edition.
1. Will the Leafs target Brian Burke as their new general manager? The search for a new president and GM, in typical Leafs fashion, doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Perhaps the Leafs are waiting for playoffs to end so they can approach Burke with an offer he simply can't refuse.
2. Like those "What Would Jesus Do?"





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