The Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins reflected on the Columbus Blue Jackets sweeping Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the playoffs.
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner and Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron battle for the puck during first period NHL playoff hockey action in Toronto, on Monday, April 15, 2019.
The winner of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal between the Leafs and Bruins, which Toronto led 2-1 heading into Wednesday's Game 4 at Scotiabank Arena, will face Columbus in the second round. Tampa hadn't played a truly meaningful game in months and were the first team to the qualify for the post-season."It's a different game ," Toronto defenceman Travis Dermott said. "It's kind of crazy to think such a good team in the regular season can go out in four like that.Leafs centre Auston Matthews said spring hockey comes down to more than just ability.
"There's not much to pick between us," Babcock said Wednesday morning. "It's hockey, it's hard. Lots of times during the year you think this team's going to win because of the record.Cassidy, whose club fell to the Lightning in the second round of the playoffs last spring, noted that the Blue Jackets found a way to get inside Tampa's defence, which had an injured Victor Hedman for just two of the four games.
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