If you can’t beat ’em in the playoffs , send ’em to the basement. Article content

Eliminated by the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup playoffs in two of the last three years, the Maple Leafs put the two-time defending Cup champions in an embarrassing spot on Tuesday night. Article content Article content

Toronto beat Florida 4-1 to move out of last place in the Eastern Conference , at the same time leaving the Panthers scraping along the conference bottom.

The Leafs played smart hockey and with urgency to improve to 4-7-0 on the road. They’ve won two in row for the first time since winning three in a row from Nov. 1-5. “Solid game all around,” coach Craig Berube told media at Amerant Bank Arena afterward. “Goalie (Joseph Woll) was good, checked hard, physical, a lot of good t

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