Maple Leafs fans voice surprising view of Mitch Marner and their overall season
What does Leafs Nation think?
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The good news for the Toronto Maple Leafs is that they were finally able to break their lengthy postseason curse and advance past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the squad of Ed Belfour, Mats Sundin, Darcy Tucker and Joe Nieuwendyk dispatched the provisional rival Ottawa Senators in seven games.
The bad news is that the viral chant of jubilant Maple Leafs fans of "We Want Florida" came back to bite them in the worst way, as the Panthers eliminated the Leafs in five games on their way to what would eventually be their first berth in the Stanley Cup Final since 1996.
So, how are Maple Leafs fans feeling right about now? The Toronto Star recently ran a polling of several Leafs fans to gather their thoughts on the season that was, and also what should become of head coach Sheldon Keefe.
As far as Keefe's status with the team is concerned, a majority of the Leafs fans polled felt that the team should move on from him and bring a new voice behind the bench:
How about trading one of Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews and William Nylander? A somewhat surprising result saw the minority of fans say that they'd keep all three, while the majority were in favor of trading Marner:
Finally, how do Leafs fans feel about their overall season? According to the majority of those who were polled, despite winning a postseason series for the first time in what was nearly two full decades, the overall campaign was a failure.
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