The best rivally in sports continues, Toronto and the 1st round of the playoffs.

Nick Paul was a beast!

Fool me once, shame on you.. Fool me for 18 years in a row.. shame on me.. :(

came back to this just to see the difference in the Leafs dimeanor after the game. the happiness i feel cannot be measured. waited 19 years for this and its never felt so worth it .

The most depressing line at a home game 7 loss... THANK YOU FANS !

"Emotional Damage" now for the Leafs 🍃

I feel bad for Spezza, he's the only guy I really wished reached to the cup finals at least. I think he's done now. What a great career, hope he's proud of himself.

It's heart warming to see the leafs keeping up traditions

The lightning have clinched 4 playoff series in Toronto in the last 3 years while the leafs haven't won a series since 04

The nerve that I had to think this year was gonna be different 😭😭

Since (and including) 2013, the Leafs are 19-17 when they don't have a chance to clinch, but 0-10 when they do have a chance to clinch. When it matters most, the Leafs crumble, lmao.

I feel the pain. I'm not a left's fan but I grew up with them. I'm a oilers fan and we're facing a game seven tonight. Pray for us Toronto.

Cooper said we need to get you down south.. Matthew's said hurry up 😄 🤣

This was a winnable series for the Leafs. Unfortunately, their perennial game 7 losing team showed up once again. Where was the team that played a perfect game in game 1? Or the team that jumped out to 3-0 lead in game 3? Or the team that came from a 2-0 deficit to win in game 5?

Some context on why many Maple Leaf fans are still angry despite the hard fought series. The last times the Maple Leafs won a playoff series was against the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round during the 2003-2004 season. Since that time, every Canadian teams with the exception of 2 have not only won playoff series, but made it to the Stanley Cup finals. Calgary Flames - 2004 Edmonton Oilers - 2006 Ottawa Senators - 2007 Vancouver Canucks - 2011 Montreal Canadians - 2021 The only 2 who haven't are the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Jets (who didn't exist until 2011), but made it to the Western Conference Final in 2018.

So, I can stop hearing about how the Leafs are gonna win the cup? Thanks Jesus!

LOL THANKS LEAFS YOU MADE MY NIGHT😂😂

Red Wings were in a similar scenario in the early 1990's had the quality players but missing a hard nose coach to know how to reign them and point them in the right direction. Bowman certainly was known to rock the boat and threaten trading anyone if they were not going to play like he wanted (Shawn Burr & Aaron Ward), yet it still was a haul to get to those Stanley Cups by 97-98......Scotty also credited the addition quality veterans of Fetisov, Larionov, and finally Larry Murphy (cast off from Toronto) as players who showed the roster how to get on a winning track. Leafs have to get a capable coach and add those NHL hardened veterans who complement their stars, and know how to win.

Matthews telling Bolts players I wish I was on a better team through out the hand shake.

Looks like excellent sportsmanship from both teams. I love this!!

Happy for Nick Paul, he was awesome on the Senators

My man Pat Maroon on track for that continued one-man dynasty. 👏🏻

Death, Taxes, and the Leafs not getting past the first round.

Nick Paul is amazing. Lol what more can be said about him? He was always talked about in Ottawa, but hes just showing his game all that much more with Tampa.

Leafs need to rethink the style of play. The game was a bust. No shots early on. Looking for the perfect play. Lastly they just don’t have any jam. The third line of Tampa and a goalie beat us. Not point. Not stamkos. Not their stars but the third line. Shocking.

Браво 🙌 Парни с выходом 1/2 так держать ✊Вася молодчик ✊

Congrats on the great season Toronto Fans ❤ 💙🧡Some love from Edmonton💙🧡

I cant wait to see steve dangles reaction to this

Lmaooo Toronto fans saw this coming after game 6… the curse continues

Tampa, did you really have to do this?

The thumbnail says, I’m not going to be here much longer

Toronto - the only place on Earth where the Leafs fall in the Spring. It's nice to see a tradition that's been kept.

I don't give a darn that they lost. They didn't choke, they *clawed* and bared their teeth at one of the scariest hockey teams in the last 40 years. This was, in my opinion, one of the greatest playoff series *ever. This may be a loss, but it was not* given without a war. I applaud you, Toronto

Until Toronto learns to come and play sixty minutes every night, this is what we will get.

NO one talking about marner rolling his eyes 2:03

I wish it was a rule that fans of the losing team should just keep their mouths shut.

Leaf's played very hard and played to win not to lose and just in came short. It's a game of inches and the better team won, congrats to Tampa.

The country club life of the Leafs continues …

Leafs: Won the first game Lightnings: Won the second game Leafs: Won the third game Lightnings: Won the fourth game Leafs: Won the fifth game Lightnings: Won the sixth game Lightnings: Let us win this game and we’ll let you win the 3 next game Leafs: Ok, deal!......... Wait, What?

Time to finally invest in a Goalie...

Atleast leafs fans got a fun regular season and a playoff appearance.

Click below if you figure the Leafs will blow it again next year!

Pretty good series I must say but unfortunately Tampa held them off, so as the saying goes…. there’s always next year, something the leafs should be use to by now.

So heart breaking .

You can smell the respect

Sixty Seven!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Sixty Seven!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Sixty Seven!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

BAHAHAHAH, can’t wait to see the “Congrats Leafs!”

TampaX go,go!

I have a question regarding the Maple Leafs: does this team ever want to win? I feel as if Toronto has given up, and will stay at 13 Stanley Cups. Maybe the franchise should be discontinued or something. This series is somewhat similar to the Montreal comeback.

Damn it leafs!!! I am not even a fan of yours but I was pulling for you guys. Pisses me off.

Just not good enough. Talented and skilled, yes It takes mental and physical “toughness” to be a champion. Tampa proved why grit and heart win cups.

At the deadline, I wondered why Tampa bought Nick Paul, now the answer has become obvious!

Хорошая команда Торонто и игроки звёздные, но не сложилось. Много упущенных моментов, их ценить нужно.

as much as i dont want the leafs to win, i actually feel bad for tavares

Leafs Blower Club, established in 2004, members include Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Columbus, Montreal and now welcoming new member Tampa Bay

Habs win 1st pick and Toronto gets eliminated in another game 7. Wake me up am i dreaming?, Take the L Leafs fans atleast Montreal made it to the stanley cup final last year

the curse lives on, love it

When they panned the camera to office up top both dubas and shannon know someone is getting fired

Alot of leaf fans say this is Canadas team. Well.....they must be blind to the fact they can't even advance beyond the first round, like how many chances ya"ll need 😭😂

🎶There's a dream that lives, deep in every heart. Heroes carve their name, legends leave their mark. And it's worth the sweat, and it's worth the pain, But the chance may never come again....🎶. 👋

The Toronto Cowboys??? Or the Toronto 76ers??? God the leafs make me laugh 😂 😂

I can never find anything on the internet about this, but why are Campbell's straps green? Are they really dirty?

Pain.

It feels lonely on the golf course at the moment... oh, here they come!

Glad to see tampa join the tradition of destroying the laughs in round 1. Washington, Boston, and Montreal all welcome you to the brotherhood!

It hurts year by year, 55 years of failure. Cheered them on since when I was ten, it's just pathetic at this point..

The Senators saved us all! Secret agent Nick Paul, the dream crusher

Flames fan here. Just came to mas terbate. Let's be honest...next year will be hillarious. You know it's coming again. LOL.

Maple Laughs. 😂😂😂

Now the media will have all summer to convince the minions in Toronto that the cup will be theirs next season. The three amigos couldn't get it done tonight.

I hope spezza gives us 1 more year. What a amazing dude. Im in complete shock yet again. And yet we cant moan and complain. The team was stacked to our odds. Its just tampa bay… they better go all the way and three peat now and not choke like the habs did. GG bolts

You can tell the lightning were about to cry for the leafs

Change your goal song to Sorry by Justin Bieber and you might win a series.

1967. 1967. 1967. The chant goes on. Toronto has now broken New York’s 54 year drought record.

Toronto Maple Leafs = Dallas Cowboys of the NHL

Eleven million dollars per year cannot erase the pain of knowing hockey history will erase your name.

Who didn't see this coming. I mean c'mon.

I don't know who's fault it is but i think there should be some cleaning up to do

If anyone wants to know why Tampa Bay are champions, rewatch the 3rd period. They hardly gave the Leafs anything and played exceptional DEFENSE. They took care of business. Stamkos and Kuch played DEFENSE and BACKCHECKED. The Leafs are good team, but it was boys against men in the 3rd. It's like in tennis when Federer or Nadal get you to a tie-break in the 5th set of a grand slam, that's when you learn why they are champs. They execute when it matters most.

One guy who has never before scored a playoff goal beat the Leafs... fkn sad

Once again the Leaf stars all have pretty faces with zero battle scars. You want something bad enough you going to have to get your nose dirty. Sadly, the Leafs don't have Brian Burke's "Truculence!"

Cmon, y'all wanted to count out the Champs?

Not an easy loss for Toronto but still there is always a next season 👊🏼 Tampa knows how to play in playoffs! True playoff team 🔥

Over 50 years now Ive been waiting on the bye's they are close. Feel so bad for them. Great effort.

Does it look like the leafs will ever get past the first round?

Better put some beer and sausages in the fridge, the Steve Dangle-montage is going to be glorious this year!

Every Leafs goal they act like they've won the Stanley Cup 😂

Leafs gained some valuable experience in the handshake line

I can breath easy now for another year, knowing Toronto isn't winning anything

Can't tell if Matthews is crying or if someone put the snapchat filter on him.

That look on Mathews' face man... *Red Wings fan here* You can't use the excuse of "They played hard and fought well against a great team". That's what they did against Boston twice, against CBJ in the bubble, and against Montreal last year, and they still came up short. They just don't have the "clutch factor" in them, no one can step up at the biggest moment for them while their opponent gets it every time, case in point: Nick Paul. Something has to change. Maybe Barry Trotz can fix that? But that could end very badly and leave them in a worse position like the Islanders are right now. They need to take a deep look at what they're missing that Tampa, Carolina, and Florida have.

How’s it going Queefsnation?

you got beat by nick paul in a game 7. the shannaplan is over, prep your resumes it's all over.

The leafs need to make the announcement next week that Austin Matthews will be taking over the captaincy of the team for the 2022-23 season !!!!

Все таки тренер молодец Купер

Laffs got Vasi at his worst for 7 games, and STILL couldn't get it done. Y'all need some changes!

should be a interesting season next year when the underdog shows up (red wings ) 🤷‍♂️🤗👍

This looks familier lmao 😂😂😂😂

A joke for over 50 years now!

Absolutely delicious.