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Toronto finished with seven straight losses and missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2016, players said.
- The Leafs finished their season with a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators Wednesday, ending a nine-year playoff streak and marking their first absence from the Stanley Cup playoffs since 2016.
- Following the Olympic break, The Leafs struggled to maintain momentum, finishing their campaign with seven consecutive losses that derailed playoff hopes.
- Troy Stecher called the collapse "just disappointment and failure," while Nick Robertson described the finish as "frustrating hockey" after the team remained competitive through the break.
- Craig Berube praised rookie Easton Cowan's development, who recorded 11 goals and 28 points through 66 games, stating, "He's got ice water in his veins."
- Robertson faces restricted free agency this summer with uncertainty about his future, while Cowan hopes to extend his development with the American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs ended their season with a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators. They did not qualify for the series.
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Thursday's FTB: Do you see this as the end of the universe, or the beginning of it?
It's over. What more to say? It ended with a humiliating seven straight losses with the final one against the Senators last night. So what next? Is this the end of an era, or the start of a new one. Or do the Leafs wind up back in that mushy middle of mediocrity. The Leafs players will have a locker clean out day today where there will be some more blabber before they they are off to tropical island golf vacations. Here's what some had to say la…
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