3 Reasons the Toronto Maple Leafs will Win the Stanley Cup

The Toronto Maple Leafs are among the favourites to win the Stanley Cup in 2023. The team set franchise records for victories and points last year. However, they have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs every year since.

Dubas and Shanahan are in the last dance. They have to prove to their fans that they can win a championship. Auston Matthews has two years left on his contract. He will be the highest-paid player in NHL when he signs his new deal. He has several individual awards, but adding a Stanley Cup championship to his resume would push his stock higher. It's up to Dubas to show his star Toronto is willing to do whatever it takes to get the resources needed. This will keep the best player around for the final two of his deal, and it will also keep him in Toronto.

Sheldon Keefe is entering his third season as an NHL coach. He has been in Toronto for a short time and has had some success. Keefa has improved as a coach and ordered the kind of players he wants. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ training camp opens in late September. They play a split-squad doubleheader against the Ottawa Senators on September 24. This will be the beginning of the franchise”s best chance of winning the Stanley Cup in more than half of a century.