So the Leafs took the Caps to 5 OT games and lost in 6.  Leafs found a couple of gears but needed one or two more in order to have a realistic chance at beating the Caps.  Lots of progress made this year, ahead of schedule.  There is lots of talent on this team but it is a work in progress and the work needs to continue.  Nothing is guaranteed but the foundation for ongoing continued success has been laid.  As any elite athlete and coach knows, superior performance is a process and rigorous following of that process is required for both continued improvement and team excellence.  The character of these Leafs will be exhibited in the next couple of years.  Lots of promise but it needs to fulfilled.

For all those who said the Leafs s*cked, that they are no better than a couple of years ago, that they would never make the playoffs this year, you have been proven wrong.  Your hatred of the Leafs overcomes any rational evaluation of this team's progress in the last couple of years.