Maple Leafs Giving Jake Muzzin Familiar Stanley Cup Feels

The 2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs have hit defenseman Jake Muzzin in the feels, the Stanley Cup feels that is. The rugged defenseman recently commented on how he's feeling and seeing similarities with this team and the Los Angeles Kings that won a Stanley Cup in 2014.

Muzzin met with the media on Saturday before the game and had this to say about his current team:

It definitely helps when you have great personalities in the room. When it feels like a tight group and kind of like a family atmosphere in there, it's a lot more fun to be a part of. Everyone caring for each other, working for each other, and it helps on the ice when you're trying to set up your teams for success. Similar feelings in both rooms that I felt in L.A. and with this group here in Toronto, so it's been a lot of fun, and obviously winning games helps.

With the guys and the characters that we brought in, it definitely helps...We have some great personalities that want to spend time with all the guys and get guys together, and it brings everyone closer... You want to eliminate the downs and don't get too high when things are going good, so I think we have guys in the room that understand that. They've been around, they've seen seasons and games where situations come and go.

Muzzin has been a beast for the Leafs this season along with some newcomers to their lineup. Their young core certainly has the talent but can the Leafs piece it all together to win a first-round playoff series for the first time in 15 years. If you ask Jake Muzzin, that's just going to be the beginning.