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Mapleos: The 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs make a start tonight on Stanley Cup summiting, taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning at home. Here’s the 1938-39 edition of Toronto’s team, another hopeful crew, reporting for duty with a beery stamp of approval. These Leafs played in the Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins four games to one. From left they are: Red Horner, Gordie Drillon, Syl Apps, Busher Jackson, George Parsons, Bob Davidson, Nick Metz, Reg Hamilton, Bingo Kampman, Jimmy Fowler, Murph Chamberlain, Bill Thoms, Buzz Boll, Pep Kelly, Turk Broda, coach Dick Irvin, managing director Conn Smythe.