Eleven years on from their surprising Stanley Cup victory in 1967, the Toronto Maple Leafs once again managed to do something special - despite themselves.By the spring of 1978, the National Hockey League was in chaos and spread thin, feeling the effects of rapid expansion. From the cozy old-boy establishment of the Original Six, the NHL had doubled in size immediately following the Leafs' Cup win in '67 - the largest expansion in professional sports history. And then there w