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Column: Maple Leafs now at 55 years since last championship

Fans react during Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday May 14, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nicholas Paul (20) crashes into Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell (36) as Maple Leafs forward Colin Blackwell (11) defends during the third period of Game 7 in an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Fans react during Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday May 14, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) Fans react during Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday May 14, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell (36) and teammates TJ Brodie, center, and Justin Holl, left, react after Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against hte Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner (16) and teammate Auston Matthews (34) look on next to their head coach Sheldon Keefe after being knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Fans react during Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday May 14, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe, top left, calls a timeout while playing against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of Game 7 in an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) celebrates with teammate Victor Hedman (77) after knocking the Toronto Maple Leafs out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Fans react during Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday May 14, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner (16) and teammate Auston Matthews (34) react after being knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Fans react during Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday May 14, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) Fans react during Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday May 14, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Lightning players celebrate after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) celebrates after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares (91) reacts with goaltender Jack Campbell (36) after being knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Column: Maple Leafs now at 55 years since last championship