History offers valuable lessons, so what better way for Maple Leafs fans to mentally prepare for this year’s playoffs than by reminding themselves of the pain in the first round to get to this point. Here is a look back at recent first-round failures.
in net. While it’s another matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021 and disposed of the Leafs in seven games last year, the odds might still be in Toronto’s favour.
Possibly the most infamous of them all. Game 7 of this series is so well known that there are videos ofAsk any Leafs fan and they can tell you the exact moment where they were when Patrice Bergeron stuck a dagger into their heart about six minutes into overtime. But after impressive Game 5 and 6 wins — mostly due to strong performances from James Reimer between the pipes — the Leafs forced a Game 7. Momentum was on their side, and the Leafs held a stunning 4-1 lead in the third. However, it only took half a period and a raucous Bruins crowd for everything to come crashing back down to Earth.
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