Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs and NHL Playoffs
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It was particularly notable that in Game 5, with the series tied, the Maple Leafs came out flat, with little jump and less pushback, and fell to the Panthers, 6-1, coming 66 seconds from being shut out by goalie Sergei Bobrovsky in consecutive games.
At the beginning of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, this writer picked the Toronto Maple Leafs to beat the Florida Panthers in seven games.
The Maple Leafs made lineup changes before Game 5 that led to a loss, but one player who performed for Craig Berube was Nick Robertson.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said his team couldn't handle the pressure in a Game 7 NHL playoffs loss to the Florida Panthers.
It all comes down to this for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers. Sunday's game marks the conclusion of a wild roller coaster of a series that included two wins to start for Toronto, then three straight for Florida,
New Maple Leafs defenseman Brandon Carlo thinks that this team is ready to reverse the trend and beat the Panthers in the playoffs.