The Toronto Maple Leafs made it through to the 1st round of the playoffs for the first time since 2004, but immediately lost to the surprising Panthers. Remember that former GM Kyle Dubas had acquired Ryan O'Reilly to help the team, but it wasn't enough. Something is definitely amiss, and his departure raises a lot of suspicions. <q>Ryan O'Reilly just left his childhood team, which is in win now mode, to sign a contract similar to what he was offered with a rebuilding team in the West. There's a cancer in the room.</q> This discussion on social networks has created thousands of reactions from fans who agree that there really is a hot potato on this team and that he's a player who leads by example, and therefore one of the stars. <q>Yes it's very alarming. I'd love to be able to talk with O'Reilly and get his perspective.</q> Let's remember that a few hours before he was fired, Kyle Dubas had mentioned he was ready to sacrifice one of the club's stars; do anything to help them win. Still, it's amazing that he lost his job, only to get a promotion with the Penguins a few days later, don't you think? In any case, one or more of the club's stars, without naming names, is poison for the organization and will have to be targeted and replaced if the Leafs are to have any chance of moving on to the next level. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Jointgravy/status/1675232050029252608?t=FobQ2m3Tq6jSXSd4u_YGJQ&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DwayneNHL/status/1675249721190023168?t=jqDQ9sHLPhEJ8KyVfRYi7w&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div>