05-07-2025
The Maple Leafs' DNA change will have to come from within. It starts with Auston Matthews
In their perennial quest for the Stanley Cup, the Maple Leafs have long looked beyond the X's and O's for edges.
In a 1970s playoff series against the famed Broad Street Bullies of Philadelphia, then-Leafs coach Red Kelly attempted to sell his players on Pyramid Power, insisting proximity to the structures could 'make miracles happen.' The Leafs lost the series, not to mention another piece of their scant credibility.
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