Time to break up the Maple Leafs’ ‘Core Four’

Another spring, another heartbreak for Toronto Maple Leafs fans. The team’s 6-1 Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers marks their seventh consecutive Game 7 defeat, tying an NHL record and extending a playoff drought that has persisted since 2004. Despite a strong regular season, the Leafs’ so-called ‘Core Four’ – Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner,…