You know the loss is bad when cooper is giving the leafs credit

the rookie Matthew knies saved the game imo when he stopped the puck from going over the line right at the line

Brandon Hagel 2nd intermission interview "I'm not surprised we're up 4-1right now". Yikes eh, Hagel? Yikes.

Brandon Hagel at the second period intermission: “we are pretty much doing the same thing. I’m not surprised the score is 4-1 going into the third period. Last game we played good enough to win that game. We knew we had to step up our game a bit more and we did that, and the result is kinda going our way” Up 4-1 with 10:16 left in regulation🤣🤣🤣🤣💩

What a class act , gave credit where credit is due , GO LEAFS GO !!!

No shit eating grin on Cooper anymore!

wow he actually gave the leafs credit its a first

Coopers smirk is gone now!

Huge respect for TB. It's not over. Good luck but I hope my leafs win, we need it more.

10:16 left in the game!! Wow! Is it possible the leafs have Heart?! Knies goal line play saved us....way to go kid!!!!!

U know it's bad when cooper isn't giving some smart ass remark with a smirk

The response from Tampa was perfect no stuttering or sounding down they are still not to be counted out at all I am cheering for Toronto . I will not celebrate till it's official

No excuse for a veteran team like this to cough up a 4-1 lead like that. No excuse.

Tampa pride shows in players interviews...... Pride goes before a fall.

I want the maple leafs to win a new Stanley Cup either this year or soon.. people might say my expectations are to high.. but seriously this team has the talent to win a championship.. and 1967 is way way to long ago we need a new championship..

Come on boys 1 more

No sarcastic chuckles from Coop tonight? Love seeing that smug bastard squirm.

I know the Lightning coach and players can't speak honestly but this year's team has not overcome the loss of forward Palat and d-man McDonagh with their superb defense play. There is your reality and the future is not gong to get better with the cap situation. Tampa's amazing 3 straight Stanley Cup appearances has come to an end. Most true fans saw this coming.

This guy is super classy mixed with mind games lol

Leaf fan here….it’s never over….😂

its a shame the players have to do these scrums after a giant collapse like this, i would know ive seen it many times as a leaf fan

Great result tonight. Everything that Florida deserves.

As a leafs fan. Tampa is no easy team to beat. They play with such confidence and size and never give up. Leafs aren’t taking them lightly and not giving up. Goodluck next game, leafs will come out full steam at home game 5

Haha Killorn Hagel, Point and Jeanott 😂😂😂

Is there a goaltending controversy in Tampa? Vasilevskiy has been brutal and is the reason the Lightning find themselves on the verge of elimination.

how is there not even 5 minutes of lightning interviews after that game

The biggest factor coming into this series was Vasilevsky. He’s allowed 19 goals in 4 games. I’m not comparing Samsonov. He hasn’t been excellent either, but he’s been good enough, if not better in the clutch.

2:45 Cooper looks like he is trying not to cry. I think this TBL team peaked back in 2021 and now they're on the decline. I'm honestly beginning to wonder if we are witnessing the beginning of the end of the Jon Cooper era in Tampa, time will tell I suppose, no one can take away the fact that he has been the longest serving HC in the NHL, as well as many of his core players have been with him for over a decade. On the other hand, I think this may be the year that Toronto breaks the curse, at least as far as the first round curse, they may not get much deeper in the playoffs. Unless TBL manages to pull some miracle and win the next 3 games, this first round wall may finally be scaled by Toronto.

Copper starting to see the cracks in his team and goalie

Tampa is too cocky . Leafs were playing a more passive style game last two games and thinking more defensively . Thats why they weren't in the ozone as much as they usually are. They kept Tampa to the outside alot too and cleared the front of the net better then Tampa. Leafs of old would've looked for too many pretty plays but playoff hockey is a different animal. Alot shots from the blueline and they did a good job at deflecting and screening the goalie.

Cooper is a good talker. Ill give em that. There'll be the last 'snarl' of the bolts, everyone knows that.

loove seeing how rattled Cooper is

CBC/Sportsnet interviewed Hagel between the second and third periods, and (to paraphrase) he said that he just knew they would be ahead 4-1 and it would be easy sailing. Not the typical kind of answer from a hockey player, and one that came back to bite him, hard.

I’m surprised Toronto won. The last two games Tampa Played way better. Big difference this time around is that Torontos Big players are earning their money.

On a scale of slim to none, what are the odds Stammer is getting a warm reception at SBA on Thursday 🤔

Bahahaha. Tampa are officially WASHED

1:39 amazing how the leafs can be dominated and still win, but when you look at the stats they were ahead in all of them, except faceoffs, which was tied. Hockey is a weird game.

Tampa is a fantastic team but the Leafs just looked younger and faster in the 3rd. Tampa's war horses(Hedman, Stamkos etc) don't look so fresh in the late stages anymore!

Will spoken coach go. Leafs. Go

Its getting late john…it’s getting late.

TAMPA IS THE NEW " IT WAS 4-1 " MEME... THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT FROM US...

Gotta win 3 straight now maybe Toronto will finally win a round

Killorn looks completely different sitting down without his helmet on. Hardly recognize him.

Toronto has knockout power, and the bolts got struck.

We may just see a goalie change for the Bolts in game 5.

😂😂😂😂 you choked ?? Aren’t you guys the gods ? Hahahahah see ya Thursday “gods”

As a Leafs fan (10 yrs old in '67) all I can say is Tampa is suddenly looking like the Leafs. Mostly outplaying a team, yet finding a way to lose. That's Toronto's MO, so it's weird watching it happen to Tampa. Up 4-1 & coughing up the lead in the post-season, with all their experience in the playoffs is truly surprising. I'm not sure if they can turn this around, but we'll soon see.

Tampa are done. Mentally and physically fatigued.

Leafs gunna take it game 6 🎉

Tampa’s time is done. A new leaf has been turned.

Take Vassy's eyes away and the best goalie in the world won't stop the puck!

Cooper said they didn’t sit back. Dude wtf are you talking about, you clearly say back and for the second straight game 😂

John Pooper

Tampa is done they got Mentally traumatized

Cooper pretty much threw Vasilevsky under the bus.

Get the golf shorts ready dorks

Man that was fun to watch one more game then you guys can put the gear away

The fact that toronto hasnt played a great game yet and its 3-1 should be concerning for bolts fans...

tampa looks awesome it's just a game of inches it can go either way

Does Vasilevskiy start game 5? Sounds like a shake up might be coming . Not much to lose at this point.

Dominant 50 minutes. Choked the last 10.

Leafs are making Vasilevskiy look human. Dude is unreal normally.

Love Vasy but he is looking off this series.

You guys thought the game was done, to be fair alot of people did but still you guys should know better.

Coach is throwing vassy under the bus.

Brandon hagel talking sh it isn’t smart, you gotta respect your opponent until the end, don’t give an inch and when you finish him say what you want. 😂

If Tampa tries to goon it up in game 5 they can book their tee times this weekend because the refs aren't having it anymore. They are picking one guy out of the pile now and it's usally a Tampa player. The Leafs will need to perform an excorcism and get it done Thursday night.

They simply did not to deserve to win and I'm a lightning fan to give up that lead what a joke were done .

When this is over it will be time to fire Cooper and tear that team down.

this team wins two covid tournaments and then decide that they're the bowman era wings. risible...

Yeah they set their minds too soon. Unbelievably disappointing third period to say the least.

Not over yet. 1 more game to play. Great run you had ,but time to pass the cup to a younger faster team.

Tired that's what happened

Mad props to Cooper for the way he went about this interview.

UR DOWN 3-1 LMAO

jon with the excuses

Toronto stole the last two games. The Maple Thiefs!

GOD. F---ING. DAMNIT!

Cosch Keefe changing up the lines made a HUGE difference from mid 2nd throughout. Cooper couldn't adjust the matching.

It was 4-1

Series is done

leafs just won. cue up the cooper and Lightning excuses. my prediction for game 5. lightning get desperate and play dirty and the refs will be giving tampa a lot of power plays.

Cooper says series not done yet.

That feeling you're feeling? It's called creeping dread. Us Leaf fans know it all too well. See you in Game 5, Tampa.

Chokers

AHHHHHH LEAFS IN 5 AAHAHAHAH LETS GOOOO

AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Gave Mike Babcock this D core and Goalie, he would have done it years ago.

good thing he smoked a fatty before the interview...good on you Coop!! LOL

“I like our chances” bull crap

Legend has it Tampa is still parking the bus in the third. Absolutely shameful!!!!!!!

Don't worry Tampa, you're playing a franchise with no killer instinct. You'll be fine.

Cooper is a class act. Keefe could take a few notes here

Have no idea how the Leafs are up 3 to 1. Tampa by far is the better team. Leafs by far are the luckier team. Rather be lucky than good. Is Tampa good enough to win 3 in a row. Absolutely.

To fellow Tampa Bay Lightning fans wondering why the referees ignored blatant Leaf penalties (that the fans were screaming about on two occasions)....while helping the Leafs tie it (powerplay) and win it (powerplay again). Rogers Media owns 37.5% of the Toronto Maple Leafs...and paid the NHL $5.2 Billion for television rights. This is why Brayden Point can get shoved into boards at high speed - while Toronto ends up on the powerplay (hey! there's that word again!). It also explains why a Florida television clip on KZfaq gets flooded with comments by Leaf bots. They want to warp your sense of reality - and accept the unacceptable.

TB sealed their doom by not bringing in talent when they paid a Kings ransome for jeannot, the Flyers would have traded Konecny for that price.

Admit it cooper your boys are done

relying on a plug like kill horn or hands of stone Paul you lost

Hilarious all the leafs fans here talking all this crap when their team was up 3-1 in a series against Montreal and still lost it. I wont take anything from the Leafs, they hung around and put up the plays when they needed it while Tampa scrambled to "lock it down" like they used to be able to. McDonagh has been sorely missed all season, and its painfully obvious now in the playoffs.