The Original Six: Toronto Maple Leafs

Journeyman forward Travis Green put it best: Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs is like playing in an All-Star Game every single day.

There might not be a sporting phenomena anywhere else that approaches the dynamic that exists in Canada's largest city. To judge it solely on the team's prominence, its profile in the community and the buzz the team creates in both the media and local watering holes, one might imagine the Maple Leafs are the most successful team in the league, maybe in all of sports.

Yet, the Leafs have not won a championship in almost 40 years. Indeed, an entire generation has grown up having never seen Toronto advance to a Stanley Cup finals, let alone win a Cup. Still, the Leafs are a juggernaut, a league power on virtually every level except the most important, on the ice.

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