While there were no great expectations for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, many thought they would do much better than 29th place. Sporting News picked the Leafs a conservative nine spots higher (20th) while writers at Sports Illustrated said the Leafs “would surprise” this year.
Leafs general manager Brian Burke himself said Leaf chances for the 2010 playoffs were “realistic,” adding that “to not make the playoffs represents failure.”
In the end, the Leafs were essentially eliminated from playoff contention a mere dozen games into the season—12 terrible, stinking awful games—and finished second to last in the league.
As easy as it might be to blame the goalies, injuries, and contracts that needed to be moved, there is no avoiding the fact that Ron Wilson remains the real problem for the Leafs.
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Article written by Don Gibson