When did you turn the channel?

[dubplatepressure]

Seriously. I watched some of the NJ 3rd and some of the Jays game, then came back to watch the messy stuff in the final 10-15 minutes. Still shocked we pulled that off.

 

[Chief Berube]

My buddy and I were texting. He wrote them off when it was 3-1 and went to the gym. I text him at 4-1 and say remember game 7 2013? The leafs are about to get rid their demons and reverse one more script. He laughed at me and then they did the EXACT same thing with 10 minutes left. I watched and screamed the whole way through and sat there stunned like the first time it happened to us but this time... I was on the other side with goosebumps running down my arm. I felt so good. I am so proud of the boys. They have the dog in them.

 

[deltamachine]

I did not change the channel, but I've had my daughter watch game 2 with me and after they won, I told her she has an obligation to watch each game until they lose. When the score was 4-1 I told her she could go if she wanted, but she stuck it out with me....and they won!

 

[DarkKnight]

This was me as well.

50 minutes of Tampa outhustling us. /sad
4-1 goal - that’s a big hole to climb out of.

4-2 - meh. meaningless goal. nice pass. can’t get too excited.

4-3. That was quick. Nice tip Matthews.

4-4. JFC. Mo again.

5-4. WTH just happened.

When Matthews scored I was like “now you show up when it’s over” lol.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

I didn't turn it off but had it on mute and started doing other stuff. Kept watching here and there. felt so disappointed.

Later I looked up and suddenly the score was 4-3. I was like "what the f***?" and unmuted it. Within 2 mins Mo Riles tied it and saw the most glorious OT of my life.

glad the boys didn't give up like me.

 

[Budz]

I can’t…and I won’t.

 

[Macallan18]

nope, didn't happen

 

[TMLAM34]

If this were the regular season, when we went down 4-1 the channel would have definitely be changed.

However in the playoffs, no matter how ugly it gets the game is staying on from start to finish. Yesterday was just an example why.

 

[DopeyFish]

i muted it and started watching deep space nine on my other monitor

i mute it to help with the tension because it gets to me lol

 

[Griffin76]

I only changed channels during the intermission over to the Jays.

 

[banks]

I know it's not normal, but I very rarely watch a hockey game from start to finish. Life is busy where I live, and some other things come first. I miss puck drop all the time.

Many times I'll turn off a bad game, if it's just frustrating me. Or I'll tune into a non-Leafs game part way through if the Leafs aren't playing but that's when I happen to have a chance to catch hockey.

Life is complicated.

 

[Leafsfan74]

Watched all the way through, of course. Not sure how any fan could turn off playoff hockey.

You turn it off for priorities, especially when you've seen 1000s of periods of hockey in your life. If it was a game 7 or Cup Final I would watch to the end.

I have seen the same script with this team for so long I had to assume this game would be a blowout for T.B until this team can convince me otherwise. Sure enough, it was 4-1 after two.

I turned it off after the 2nd, woke up to catch the OT which few could have predicted would come.

Leafs have played 1 great game in this series and are up 3-1 in the series. Astounding really. Ironically this is what great teams do, just find ways to win no matter how bad it looks.

 

[Craigo85]

I had it on but I was definitely paying less attention until a couple of the goals went in. I was definitely fully engaged again by 4-3

 

[LeafGrief]

I'm no stranger to turning it off or changing the channel when the Leafs are doing Leafs things. But last night I thought they defended pretty well in the first, and they came out strong in the second and slowly took over the game. Tampa squeaked out two goals in the second, but the Leafs never looked out of it, so I watched on to see if they could do it.

Don't let the narratives around the team become the driving force in the experience. If the Leafs are choking, by all means change the channel (I didn't even turn on game 1), but at no point last night did they look like they were out of it or had given up in the game. I have been extremely critical of the Leafs' mental resilience over the last few years, and I will say much to their credit that this year they look like they believe they're still in the game despite adversity. The Leafs of yesteryear would have wilted after the 3-1 goal, this year's team has big comeback energy and it was visible even when they were chasing Tampa around our zone in the first period. They're playing Never Say Die hockey and that's what it takes to win a series.

GO LEAFS GO

 

[Dekes For Days]

You turn it off for priorities, especially when you've seen 1000s of periods of hockey in your life.

Life is busy, but I would assume most Leaf fans that turned it off cleared the game time to watch, and would be watching if they were winning. So it sounds mostly like people giving up on the team, not having important things to do. And it results in missing some of the most magical fan moments like this.

I have seen the same script with this team for so long I had to assume this game would be a blowout for T.B until this team can convince me otherwise.

You also saw this core provide one of the most miraculous comebacks in league history to make up the same number of goals in a matter of minutes just a couple years ago.
And you just saw this team battle back and tie it with a minute left and then score a goal in OT to win it the game prior.
Games are 60+ minutes. It's not over until it's over.

 

[Primary Assist]

I wished everyone here a good night and went up to bed after the 2nd. But as a masochist I followed the score on my phone and then sprinted back downstairs to watch the end of the 3rd and OT

 

[Sypher04]

After Keefe’s post game media availability

 

[CabanaBoy5]

If you're a Leaf fan, you don't stop watching a playoff game. There's always something to be gleaned by continuing to watch. I wanted to see how they were going to respond in the third period. They did have a better second period so it wasn't out of the realm of possibility that they could make a comeback.

I've said this all season, this team is different than years past. They have more resilience because they have added players that just play their game. Acciari in the third was hitting and completing his checks every time a TB player made a pass. O'Rielly continue to hustle despite being behind. Schenn continuing to clear players from his crease. Even Tavares showed some hustle in the TB zone when the score was 4-1. No way I was giving up on watching this game.

After Keefe’s post game media availability

Same for me.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

When it hit 4-1. Was going to watch Succession then got the Matthews 4-2 alert and decided that it was worth returning to the game. Bloody happy I did.

 

[The Iceman]

I wonder what Keefe will say but I thought the 1st period might have been the worst 1st period I watched the team play all season.
It was unwatchable from an entertainment perspective, and a crimanlly low effort level by everyone. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN??

And the Willy penalty I almost chucked the remote. What was he thinking???

I stuck with it but I was watching my phone as much as the tv at times.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Turn the channel? Not until I'm dead. And even then I could be in front of the TV for awhile until someone checks up on me.

 

[sxvnert]

I'll never turn the channel.

 

[supermann_98]

After the 3rd when McCabe took a dumb 4-on-4 penalty already down 4-1, changed rooms to watch the Jays game while the wife watched a show she recorded. Flipped it back after the Jays game at 4-3 and couldn't believe my eyes

 

[Aashir]

I just muted the game and started studying, looked up right when Matthews scored to make it 4-2, unmuted it and started paying a bit more attention

At 4-3 I was staring at my screen

 

[666]

We always record the game and never watch live. If it gets bad we fast forward. There was some fast forwarding last night.