As the odds seem stacked up in front of the Maple Leafs, it may be time to start wondering about the club’s future — which looks bright with Jake Gardiner, Cody Franson and Joffrey Lupul. Franson and Lupul are two of the true leaders of this club. They’re the kind of people you want influencing a dressing room. But you also have seen Nazem Kadri struggle. … You also have to wonder about Dion Phaneuf’s future in Toronto. After his overtime gaffe, in which his ill-advised pinch paved the way for David Krejci’s game-winner to put the Bruins ahead three games to one in the series, Phaneuf has found himself in hostile ground with Maple Leafs fans.
May 10, 2013
