March 29: On this day in 1992…
On this day in 1992, the Leafs were thumped again by the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. The Leafs lost often to Chicago and many other teams in 1991-92. With a dismal losing record of 30-43-7, the Laffs finished last in their Division and did not qualify for the playoffs again in 1992. Meanwhile, in front of the brilliant goaltending of Ed Belfour, the Hawks went all the way to the Stanley Cup final. The Laffs have not been to a Final since the days of the “Original Six”. Ed Belfour won all kinds of awards with Chicago, including the Calder and a couple of Vezinas. He won a Stanley Cup with Dallas. He also played for the Laffs later in his career and won nothing.
