With the series lead now trimmed to 3-2, the focus postgame was on the underperformance of Toronto’s biggest names, specifically team captain Auston Matthews and star winger Mitch Marner. Leafs head coach Craig Berube offered a direct critique of his top line, which features Matthews, Marner and Matthew Knies.

Toronto Maple Leafs fans may look back on this era and wonder if they were witnessing the golden age of their team. A Stanley Cup is still the missing piece, the ultimate validation — but even without it (for now),

WATCH BELOW the latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Terry Koshan and Lance Hornby about the play of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner through the first four games of the Battle of Ontario.