Chicago’s Al Yellon knows the pain that Toronto Maple Leafs fans were feeling Tuesday after the team’s Stanley Cup drought was extended to 54 years and counting. It will happen.”Expectations were high for the Maple Leafs this year after a first-place finish in the North Division standings. The Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres haven’t won a Cup since entering the NHL in 1970, but still trail the Maple Leafs on the league’s longest Cup drought list. The Red Sox nearly won the World Series in 1986 and led Game 7 in 2003 before coming up short. The Maple Leafs would return to the NHL’s final four on three more occasions over the next decade.

Source: thestar June 01, 2021 21:45 UTC