Despite having a 2024-25 season that would qualify as the best year for many NHL players, Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews didn't live up to his usual standard because of a lingering injury.

We don’t know right now ... he’s dealing with something,” coach Craig Berube said of Knies’ injury and his status for Game 7 on Sunday.

Had the Toronto Maple Leafs had starting goaltender Anthony Stolarz healthy for the entire second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers, they might have had a different outcome. Despite jumping out to a 2-0 series lead,

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell short of reaching the Eastern Conference Final, dropping Game 7 at home to the Florida Panthers. Toronto now enters a crucial offseason that could see multiple key players depart the team.

The Leafs played like a team with their season on the line in Game 6. Now they have to commit to doing it all over again to win Game 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs did look different at times throughout their 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs run. However, the final result was the same as the Maple Leafs got booed off the Scotiabank Arena ice following a 6-1 drubbing at the hands of the Florida Panthers in Game 7.