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No late-round draft hit haunts the Toronto Maple Leafs. Their inability to develop a star player from a low draft pick has limited their success.

It may seem counterintuitive, but Dach is learning things as a winger that will serve him well in the future whether he’s on the flank or in the middle.

How long must a team suffer? How long has a team suffered? This is the sixth of several posts looking into the playoff droughts of 30 of the 32 active NHL franchises to figure out what went wrong and how it ended. This post covers Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, and Winnipeg.

Fun and Interesting? Sure, why not.

The tournament A repeat after winning gold in 1993 may have seemed unlikely at the time considering Canada had only won back-to-back world junior titles just once in the tournaments history. The odds seemed to be stacked against this group, too. Canada had five eligible returnees unavailable for the tournament because the NHL came calling: Paul Kariya, Chris Pronger, Chris Gratton, Alexandre Daigle, and Rob Niedermayer. This tournament was a true test of the nations depth. Canada got off to a d...