Florida Panthers beat Toronto Maple leafs 4-1, advance to ECF

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

I hope for the leafs fans that this is Matthews and Marner last games as Leafs.
They are not playoff players at all.

 

[Roksta]

From respect in the handshake line last year
To the second round this year

Raise a banner for this amazing achievement

 

[Divine]

Every game of this series was tied 2-2 at some point. Says a lot about who had the killer instinct

Or the better goalie

Leafs had to play their AHL starter for half the series. The same thing as when Binnington got injured last year, or when Colorado lost their starter a few seasons ago

 

[robertocarlos]

Refs hate Bunting so the refs are biased against Toronto. I don't blame the refs.

 

[Gnova]

Core fore no more. Book those times boys! Bring some water bottles for Kyle!

Fore four

 

[Section88]

Should the NHL have the Panthers and Leafs redo their series in case it was a big fluke?
No disrespect to the Panthers, I'm a firm believer that Florida beating them in 5 is a huge fluke and robs the Leafs of truly accomplishing what their capable of. I've spent the last few days in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire regular season watching the Leafs play great hockey it's just not fair.
If the Leafs lose again I will face that the Panthers deserved the win, but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to the Leafs and the NHL.

Waaaahh

 

[ReddestRum]

YOU GOT FLORIDA

*clap clap clapclapclap*

 

[Kranix]

Conspiracy!

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Auston should get a new lucky purse for next season.
Might just luck out and passenger his way into the ECF with the right one.

Auston Lafreniere

 

[PeteWorrell]

Every game of this series was tied 2-2 at some point. Says a lot about who had the killer instinct

Only game the Leafs won, they won 2-1.

 

[ShootIt]

Crazy all but game 1 was decided by 1 goal.

Bob is the leader of this improbable run by florida.
Hopefully he keeps it up

 

[toddkaz]

 

[BB79]

I didn't care who won this but missed call on the ot goal there with Gudas clear as day holding the Leafs players stick...

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Yup, the reffing has sucked this season, but at least they're consistently crappy

 

[JimmyApples]

We f***ing did it

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Should the NHL have the Panthers and Leafs redo their series in case it was a big fluke?
No disrespect to the Panthers, I'm a firm believer that Florida beating them in 5 is a huge fluke and robs the Leafs of truly accomplishing what their capable of. I've spent the last few days in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire regular season watching the Leafs play great hockey it's just not fair.
If the Leafs lose again I will face that the Panthers deserved the win, but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to the Leafs and the NHL.

This has to be a troll post. Participation trophies are for mites.

 

[PuckG]

Well deserved loss for Toronto. Even more deserved win for Florida.

 

[le_sean]

Hahahahahahahaha eat shit Leafs

 

[EdJovanovski]

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

Imagine giving up the OT winner to a guy who looks like the lead singer of Sugar Ray

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

What an awful series from Matthews.

Oh but the sportsnet homer panel was saying how dialed in he was based on how he was looking around at teh crowd during the anthems. And proceeded to gas him up after the first period saying how well he played after 1. Unreal homerisms still reverberating through leaf nation until the bitter end.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Kyle Dubas throwing a temper tantrum on the No Goal tells you all you need to know. The dude is not equipped to be the GM of a team that is going to win the Stanley Cup. He folded like a wet napkin to the idea that you "have" to get a player like John Tavares when he comes-a-calling, and then got taken to the cleaners in RFA negotiations with his young forwards. The reason the Leafs keep losing is because of his poor roster construction. The fact that this guy seems to have unlimited chances is honestly crazy to me.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Blow it up. Your best players have to perform as such. Matthews/Marner/Tavares aren't it. Rielly was impressive and so was Nylander, gotta give them credit

 

[dhfa]

I didn't care who won this but missed call on the ot goal there with Gudas clear as day holding the Leafs players stick...

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plenty of leafs players were holding sticks all game too. It's part of the game in the playoffs apparently.

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Maybe John can dream about winning the 2023 Cup tonight, because that's the only place it's happening.

 

[WatchfulElm]

Can we stop to celebrate that not only did Toronto lose again, but the Florida draft pick that Habs fans thought would be a lottery pick is now pick #29-32? It's rare that the Habs and Leafs BOTH lose so badly at the same time, but I'm here for it.

Tavares, Matthews, Marner = a shocking waste of $30+ million dollars. They deserve to shoulder this blame from their ghostly performance.

Honestly, as a Habs fan, a Leafs elimination tastes like a victory, no matter how it impacts our draft picks.