Toronto Maple Leafs Punch Their Ticket To The 2023 NHL Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been building one of the best offensive cores in the entire NHL over the past few years, and despite their inability to get it done in the playoffs, they've remained one of the best regular season teams in the league.

On Monday, it was officially confirmed that Toronto will get another chance at breaking the 19-year drought of winning a playoff series, as they have now officially punched their ticket to the 2023 NHL playoffs.

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The @MapleLeafs have clinched their spot in the #StanleyCup Playoffs! 🍁 pic.twitter.com/uh7oYaBZhK

— NHL (@NHL) March 28, 2023

With a deeper defensive group and much improved goaltending, this team feels different and more confident than previous years, but with a likely first-round matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning once again, getting in was the easy part, winning is once again the biggest challenge. 

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