Post Game Thread: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs – 04 May 2023


Panthers win: 3 – 2

[Recap/Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022030212)

34 comments
  1. Our back to back goals in the second were absolute run-of-the-mill practice shots. Caught the leafs NAPPING coming out of the that period. Took advantage of it and made them pay for that.

    Took that ass.

  2. lightning fan who is now behind yall.. yall looked so much better than the leafs tonight.. seriously.. nice game!

  3. B-B-BOBROVSKY

    Leafs applied so much pressure and we made the absolute best of our chances. Thank you Bob!!

  4. Oh the Leafs fan copium is just *chef’s kiss*

    You had 120 minutes on home ice and a ton of power plays and you can’t get it done. Stop saying it’s luck, stop saying it’s the goalie, and give this team some fucking credit.

  5. So hear me out, when are the leafs gonna stop beating themselves? Cause I keep seeing that and I smile inside every time

  6. I was at the funky watch party, I can’t wait to go home and watch Steve Dangles meltdown

  7. Let’s goooooo. Don’t get cocky though. Rangers did the same at the rock.

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  9. Wow
    I am a sad leaf fan. I love Paul Maurice. Sam Bennett is such a fucking warrior. The way we started that second period was disgraceful. Y’all deserve to be up 2-0. Well done

    I can’t believe I let this team of mine get me excited ever year. Maybe the pain makes me more resilient!? 🤡

  10. Bet on the panthers to win before the game… went down 2-0… bet even more on them to win 😮‍💨 feeling pretty fuckin good right now hahahaha

  11. I don’t wanna overreact here, but we are probably going to win the cup.

    We win this series and be favoured against (likely) the very beat up Hurricanes. That puts us in the cup finals.

    The Oilers and VGK are already killing each other and Seattle is gonna underdog their way to the cup finals a la Vegas a few years ago.

    Cats v Kraken.

    Cats in 5.

  12. My thoughts:

    1.) The forcheck continues to be a problem for other teams. Forcing defensemen to cough up the puck, beating defensemen to the puck and stripping defensemen of the puck. All of this is leading to possession and grade A scoring chances and goals themselves. All three goals were off the forcheck tonight. That relentlessness combined with this team’s skill plays a big factor in our success. Let’s hope the boys keep it up.

    2.) Bobrovsky has dialed back the clock to his Vezina winning years. The dude has been unreal and not only has he made big time, clutch saves, but those saves have galvanized the team at times. Let’s be frank here: you need this type of goaltending if you want to go on a legitimately deep run. There are going to be games where this team is going to get outplayed. Goaltending coming up huge in those games makes more of an impact than you can possibly imagine. Bob playing like this gives us a legitimate shot.

    3.) Defense and special teams continues to leave a lot to be desired. Bob has been phenomenal, but good lord we have to better in our own end. Multiple failed clearing attempts, getting caught out of position and giving up odd man rushes and turnovers are not how you want to play against this Leafs team. There is just to much firepower on their side to make those kinds of mistakes. Hopefully the boys clean it up on games 3 and

    4.) Depth plays a role. Getting scoring from Lundell and Forsling was big. But also, Duclair and Reinhart looked good today. As did Luostarainen. In fact, there were times I thought the third line looked absolutely dominant out there. This is huge for us as teams are going to focus on that second line. With the other lines stepping up like that, it’s going to make things really difficult for Sheldon Keefe in terms of gameplanning. This team has a ton of talent on it. Them playing like it warms my heart.

    5.) Stars show up. Tkachuk had a point, Barkov got the game tying goal, Verhaeghe had several good looks. When those guys produce, it gives this team every shot to close out games. Barkov putting up points is big. If he starts waking up this postseason things are gonna get fun for us.

    Now we head back home up 2-0. That first home game is now all the more critical. Secure the win and we can put a chokehold on this series. Let’s hope the boys get after it.

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  13. Blow Leafs Blow 😮‍💨🍁 these past 2 performances have been amazing. Please please please bring this intensity back home and please fans attending let them know how much you appreciate the boys efforts. Be loud. Be proud 💪 GO CATS GO 😸

  14. Whatever’s been in the water down here, I’m gonna keep drinking it. South Florida teams are doing something *real* special this off-season.

    Bring it home Panthers.

  15. If Toronto finally breaks the curse just to be swept by Panthers it will be the most Toronto thing ever and I’ll thoroughly enjoy the copium

  16. Toronto and their fans are pushing really hard for Bennett to be suspended for his hit on Knies. Man I really hope that doesn’t happen. Playoff Bennett has been an unstoppable force for us

  17. That’d be hilarious if the Leaves break their 19 year curse by beating a Florida team only to get swept by the other Florida team.

  18. Wooot! Wooot! Way to go Panthers! Way to take down TO at home for two wins. Bennet was a force taking down two wussie Leafs, lol I loved it! Bob played lights out in goal tonight keeping you guys in it in a game that TO should of won. Good thing Toronto is fragile. Good luck in game there. Hope your team come out flying!

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