Let’s be objective here.
Offense: toronto(the leafs are the scoring team in the East and the third highest scoring in the league, just behind Colorado and Dallas)
Speed:florida
Physicality: still florida but Toronto improved on that department, they closed the gap.
Defense:florida
Powerplay : equal
Penalty kill:Florida
Goals against average/save percentage/Goaltending in general :Florida
Coaching: florida
Playoff experience: Florida(yep, with their cup run to the finals last year, the panthers have had more success and experience in one spring than the leafs in 8 years. I know the leafs made the playoffs every year since 2017 and still haven’t made it to the ECF. 3 rounds won in one year(2023)> 1 round own in 7 years. (207,18,19,20,21,22,23*)