We should make it clear the Maple Leafs aren’t getting ahead of themselves with 11 games remaining in the 2016-17 regular season. There was pain when the Leafs lost in seven games in the first round versus the Bruins, but the first playoff appearance since 2004 left a mark. “It’s fresh in my mind and it’s something I will never forget, the energy and especially when we got in and played in the first round and played in those games,” Kadri said. RelatedA few minutes before Kadri talked to media following the Leafs’ win against Boston, Komarov was speaking from a similar page. “When it goes good, like we saw four years ago when we played in the playoffs, it was unbelievable.

Source: National Post March 21, 2017 21:45 UTC