The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to hit multiple milestones this season, but three are very significant.

For a franchise that is over 100 years old, milestones should not be taken lightly and should always be celebrated. However, the funny thing about the Leafs history is that it’s really not that strong. Sure, there have been some fantastic players who have played for this organization, but when it comes to first-ballot Hall-of-Famer’s from the post Original Six Era (after 1967), there aren’t many that we can think of.

Mats Sundin, Doug Gilmour, Borje Salming, Darryl Sittler, Ed Belfour and Curtis Joseph are a few names that found their way to the Hall of Fame, but no more than two of them played on the same roster together. This current roster has four potential Hall of Famer’s, as William Nylander, John Tavares, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner could all find their way there one day.

A Stanley Cup championship, ending a drought since 1967, would make all of four of them Hall of Fame worthy, however their individual achievements thus far could be good enough to garner that honor and I don’t think fans realize that. I personally think this fanbase takes it for granted and it’s sad to see.

Whatever happened to enjoying the process more than the result? Isn’t that hard-work and fight for a championship the best part, instead of ultimately celebrating on the top of a mountain? We need to remember that championships happen once in a lifetime, so every year that it doesn’t happen, we shouldn’t lose our minds, but instead should be thankful for the players we have.

Speaking of which, here are three incredible milestones that three potential future Hall of Famer’s should achieve this year.