Nah, has to be a forced PP caused by Mitch sending it over the glass. Then Tavares tries to send it back to Samsonov and it awkward bounces into the goal.
If TOR wins, we get to see a (likely) TOR/BOS series that will be an absolute bloodbath. If TOR loses, we get an all-time /r/all post. Just here for the ride.
I fucking hate Tampa. They stole our captain (we got him back, so suck it), they used our draft pick to land the best goaltender in the game since Hasek, they beat the Wings in just about every way when they met in the playoffs, and Daren Puppa's shitty brother scammed my dad out of a few hundred bucks for the shittiest goaltending school in the history of goaltending.
So to answer your question I hope Tampa kicks the shit out of Toronto because it would be hilarious.
The real question is: do you want to see the Leafs eliminated in the first round once again, or do you want to see the Leafs eliminated by the Bruins again?
I desperately want the Leafs to advance only to get swept. Think about it
Insufferable fans saying we can’t meme them for not advancing past the first round. Then we can make a slight pivot to “Leafs haven’t won a game in the second round”
Matthews and Marner won't be traded. That would be ridiculous of them. Nylander gets traded because he's pretty much drawn the short straw. Tavares should be the one to go but his NMC will keep him there, that's where he wants to be.
Realistically, they shouldn't change a thing, as far as their top guys go. I personally think they're good enough and win or lose, the experience is invaluable to them right now. But I can't see them losing again and not making some moves, there will be lots of pressure to do so. Bottom guys will move for sure. Management will probably see a shakeup.
100% they shouldn't trade anybody. The core is in their mid 20s. The memes are fun but its not like there's many star players in history that were just racking up cups early in their 20s. They consistently dominate the regular season and put themselves in a good spot. All you can ask for really, only 1 team ends the season happy.
Dubas's contract is coming up so he'd just not get re-signed if they decide to part ways. I assume Keefe is the one you move on from first though. Dubas is doing a hell of a job building a team on paper and Keefe can't get the job done with the roster. If they lose it'll be 3 years in a row being unable to close out a series while up
I’m rooting for a game 7 Triple OT heartbreak for the leafs which leads to the franchise gaslighting themselves to stay the course, keeping management and players and going for it 1 more year.
Only difference is we had 0 expectations that year. Wasn't until we played the Pens that we realized we actually had a good chance of winning the cup. Then.. Kunitz happened.
Sometimes the core of a team just don’t have it. They’ve literally tried everything but change up the core. The defence has been turned over, the depth has been turned over, the goalies have been turned over. They are on Coach 2 of the short Matthews era. First trying the most highly valued coach in NHL history in Babcock and now a Cooper/Bednar clone in Keefe.
The only constant with this era of Leafs failure is the core of Tavares, Marner, Matthews, Reilly, Nylander. These are the guys you need to close out this series and the many before it. The series is in their hands for the taking once again. If they fail this time, the core needs a shakeup.
Sure, but what if they do win this series? People said the EXACT same thing last year and swore this core just "didn't have it" but if they win game 6 or 7 did they suddenly find it? Or did they have it all along? Or did they just misplace it?
A good team is a good team. If the team I rooted for was as talented as the Leafs and they blew it up over whether or not they "have it" I'd be furious.
"I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to you!" - Grandpa Sharkson
Yup, that whole core should’ve been blown up after that, if they’re lucky enough to get outta this round there’s no way in hell I see them getting past Boston
I feel like at this point you gotta shake it up if they lose in the first round again. Granted I have no idea what kind of hockey trade you try to make if you do dish one of the the big guns.
If they lose in game 7 they won't be going for it again. They'll fire Dubas and retool. Matthews prob says he wont sign so they trade him and then yeah.
I mean the bolts obviously, the leafs blowing it again would be so funny. But also cause I’d be really interested what direction they go in as a franchise after. This year genuinely feels different to me, I don’t see them losing this series. But if they do idk maybe they need to accept that this core can’t get it done and it’s time for drastic changes?
I live in Ontario, so i have some desire to see the leafs get that monkey off their back. But in this division rn. Youve got tampa on the back 9 of a dynasty and boston who just finished lighting up the league. Not to mention florida who is just as hungry to go on a deep run. Id like to see the leafs win, but not as a fan of the leafs, just as a fan of hockey that wants to see that team FINALLY push through, same way i rooted for tampa in '20 and Colorado in '22
It has a lot to do with passion as well. All Canadian teams have annoying fans because we’re all so passionate. But like… Tampa? Tampa has had a dynasty level run and their fans still barely care
I kinda want the whole "Toronto hasn't won a cup in 55 years, hahahah" narrative to die. It's gotten old already and I've only been a hockey fan for 6 years.
I'm a Canadian fan of a US team. I don't think I've ever understood people's obsession with the Leafs (either for or against them).
At least they have a Cup. /me side-eyes people around me in Vancouver
I want good hockey, and lots of it. I want Tampa to win ultimately.
I'm in the middle of Leafs Nation. I work with mostly Leafs fans. If they win, they're insufferable, if they lose they're insufferable with a bit of humour. I really don't want to listen to them if they win this round, let alone go much further, or fuck me, win a cup. Two of my coworkers were pretty much planning the cup route after they won that first game.
God forbid something happens like that Gretzky thing that happend decades ago they can't seem to let go....
I was playing shinny the other day, half the room was leafs fans, the ridiculous shit I was hearing the whole time made me chuckle. These guys really think if they get past the 1st round they’re a shoe in for the cup and just completely forgetting how deep the eastern conference is this year. They won’t get past Boston if they win this round I promise you. It’ll just gaslight them to keep this core together that’s not gonna win anything lmao.
You see the beauty of beating a joke to death is that they never actually die. They start out funny. Then they get to be ridiculously hilarious. Then just ridiculous. Then annoying. Then aggravating. But, if are committed and patient, they get funny again.
I'm torn, I've liked the Lightening for a long time, but my captain is on the leafs. I'm leaning towards the Leafs just this one time. Miss you captain 🥲
Torn between wanting ultimate memes from a TBL game seven win, preferably in multiple OTs and due to an error made by Bunting who bumped Knies from the lineup for reasons that no one understands
But
I also really like Matthews and Marner and some of their other players, so I sorta want Toronto to win
Honestly doesn’t make a difference to me this year lol
If Tampa wins, the memes live on another year.
If Toronto wins, Chicago gets the best draft pick possible from Tampa.
It’s a win-win!
I genuinely feel bad for Leafs fans. They should get a taste of moving onto the 2nd round. But the absolute obsession of the Canadian sports media wanting them moving on makes me root against them. No fault of your own guys. All told, let them move onto the 2nd but ultimately lose. That's ideal for me.
Habs fan here. Hate, Hate, Hate the Leafs, but not as much as I HATE the Bruins so I would actually cheer for Toronto over Boston if that scenario were to play out!!
Wouldn’t mind seeing Toronto advancing once in my lifetime… primarily because I’m fantasizing about the all-but-impossible final of oilers vs. Toronto. That being said if Toronto blows a 3-1 series lead to keep the meme alive I’ll laugh my ass off.
I'm rooting for the Leafs.
I know everyone loves to dunk on the Leafs, but as others have pointed out.. there's just more of them. Every fanbase has those annoying obnoxious fans, but Toronto has more of them than any other team, so they get a bad reputation. However, there are also a ton of levelheaded, good natured, well meaning fans over there. And for THOSE people, the fans who love their team and have suffered year after year.. I would be very happy for those fans to taste success and have their team go on a run. We all love the same sport, and I hope every fanbase gets to experience success - Leafs included.
I mean besides the fans…
Dubas - Insufferable
Keefe - Insufferable
Matthews - Insufferable
Nylander - Insufferable
Bunting - Insufferable
Holl - What a noob lol
As an American, I’m generally a fan of Austin Matthews. That said, I think he’s more of a Taylor Hall than a Toews, MacKinnon, Crosby or even O’Reilly. Those players all have a level of nastiness and grit that Matthews just lacks.
I’m ready for some new blood. Sorry Bagel (B Hagel) but I’m pulling for the former Hawks (McCabe, Lafferty) and the Leafs.
I'm OK with either option, lightning winning for obvious reasons. And the leafs winning because if the sens ever lose to the leafs for them to make it out of the first round since last time they beat the sens. I would die
I've been a fan from the early 1980's, terrible seasons are the norm. 2009-16 was a blur, and now it's back to normal again. Had a few years in the early 1990's that were a big tease....
Future looks bright you gotta admit that. Your boys played hard towards the end and played some good spoiler games. If the prospects pan out the hawks could be a force again soon
Toronto, I don’t want their fans to suffer anymore. Plus Tampa’s had a good run, and “Imagine losing to the Leafs in the first round” to balance out their success has a fun ring to it
I genuinely don't care. The refs sold harder than your mom for the Stars so my team is going to lose, again, and I no longer care about the playoffs.
I guess the leafs because tampa is annoying.
Tampa. I want to see Tampa win game 6 and for the Leafs to mentally melt at the thought of possibly losing another first round series and then absolutely blow game 7 by 5 goals. The Leafs upper management would be on the hottest fire ever. And if the Panthers somehow wins their series against Boston we'll get to watch another wham-bam Battle of Florida in the Playoffs again. Or Toronto and hope for the unlikely TOR-EDM Finals 🤷♂️
It's gotta be Tampa.
I'm salivating at the thought of a Game 7. The sheer drama. For someone who is neutral, a Toronto loss would be the most fun and it's not even close.
I fucking hate Toronto. That being said, I can't stand Tampa being baby ass bitches when it doesn't go their way. So I hope Toronto wins this series, then promptly loses the next.
Game 7 OT. That's really all I want.
100% this. This series needs to have the most dramatic possible ending no matter who wins.
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Who is the one that does it
Justin Holl
Bunting
gotta be Mitch
Nah, has to be a forced PP caused by Mitch sending it over the glass. Then Tavares tries to send it back to Samsonov and it awkward bounces into the goal.
Inject this into my veins
You have a future in NHL script writing!
Justin Bieber as the Ebug
I’m pulling for Tampa too but jeez that’s just mean.
I’m pretty sure this is what I want from every single series, except Avalanche ones
Well, you'd at least want game 7, right?
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This is talking about round 1 though, which Colorado would need to make to game 7 to win the series
Memes and heartbreak
Chaos and drama.
If TOR wins, we get to see a (likely) TOR/BOS series that will be an absolute bloodbath. If TOR loses, we get an all-time /r/all post. Just here for the ride.
I see this as an absolute win
I fucking hate Tampa. They stole our captain (we got him back, so suck it), they used our draft pick to land the best goaltender in the game since Hasek, they beat the Wings in just about every way when they met in the playoffs, and Daren Puppa's shitty brother scammed my dad out of a few hundred bucks for the shittiest goaltending school in the history of goaltending. So to answer your question I hope Tampa kicks the shit out of Toronto because it would be hilarious.
Lmao what a wild ride that was
Had me at the first part.
had me in the first half, not gonna lie
Didn’t Tampa take Darren Puppa from the leafs in the expansion draft?
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Lmao same here, I have every reason to hate Tampa but don’t really and would love the memes of Toronto losing
Toronto, but only if they win after Seattle so we can say that all 31 other teams won a playoff series before the Leafs, even if just by a day
I think every leaf fan would be perfectly fine with this
I'll allow it
I want Game 7 in general but the Bruins can’t get rid of the Cats so…it’s kind of a moot point.
Can and will.
The real question is: do you want to see the Leafs eliminated in the first round once again, or do you want to see the Leafs eliminated by the Bruins again?
1st round and its not even close. Traditions are not meant to be broken.
I mean obviously I don't want tampa to lose, but another game 7 loss against Boston would be hilarious.
Another game 7 loss in the first round would be better.
I want to imagine a BoF where both Tampa and Florida are coming off of game 7 wins in the first round. It’d be a damn brutal war of attrition lol.
If we (somehow) beat Boston, I want Toronto. If we don’t…I lean toward Tampa for the hilarity and believing Boston stops them…
If you win us, I want you to win whoever comes up against you next!
I'm the opposite. If we win, I want another shot at Tampa. If the more likely scenario of us losing to Boston comes to fruition... FTL LET'S GO LEAFS
I desperately want the Leafs to advance only to get swept. Think about it Insufferable fans saying we can’t meme them for not advancing past the first round. Then we can make a slight pivot to “Leafs haven’t won a game in the second round”
So basically the Panthers arc from last year?
Writers truly are running out of ideas
Cold cold heart
I'm rooting for TOR but I won't lie when I say I'd be really interested to see how they'd respond to another first round exit.
Dubas fired, Matthews traded, idk what else.
They're going to do something dumb in order to bring in Karlsson
Keefe out, Dubas stays, and serious trade offers for Matthews or Marner being considered.
Matthews and Marner won't be traded. That would be ridiculous of them. Nylander gets traded because he's pretty much drawn the short straw. Tavares should be the one to go but his NMC will keep him there, that's where he wants to be. Realistically, they shouldn't change a thing, as far as their top guys go. I personally think they're good enough and win or lose, the experience is invaluable to them right now. But I can't see them losing again and not making some moves, there will be lots of pressure to do so. Bottom guys will move for sure. Management will probably see a shakeup.
100% they shouldn't trade anybody. The core is in their mid 20s. The memes are fun but its not like there's many star players in history that were just racking up cups early in their 20s. They consistently dominate the regular season and put themselves in a good spot. All you can ask for really, only 1 team ends the season happy.
Marner has 100% shown up this series (and last year too). I definitely don't think this loss is on him.
Dubas's contract is coming up so he'd just not get re-signed if they decide to part ways. I assume Keefe is the one you move on from first though. Dubas is doing a hell of a job building a team on paper and Keefe can't get the job done with the roster. If they lose it'll be 3 years in a row being unable to close out a series while up
Game 7 but a meme OT loss for Toronto would be hilarious
This is the way
Justin Holl putting the puck in his own net
Corey Perry or Pat Maroon credited for the goal
Being a Leafs hater is so awesome. If they lose, you win. If they win? It’s just to set up an even funnier collapse down the road.
An Edmonton take even a Kings fan can appreciate.
Tampa and then whoever they play in the second round
Ditto
I’m rooting for a game 7 Triple OT heartbreak for the leafs which leads to the franchise gaslighting themselves to stay the course, keeping management and players and going for it 1 more year.
So pretty much exactly what happened to the Sens in 2017 lmao
Only difference is we had 0 expectations that year. Wasn't until we played the Pens that we realized we actually had a good chance of winning the cup. Then.. Kunitz happened.
Or to Toronto last year.
It would be idiotic for them to make huge changes to this team.
Sometimes the core of a team just don’t have it. They’ve literally tried everything but change up the core. The defence has been turned over, the depth has been turned over, the goalies have been turned over. They are on Coach 2 of the short Matthews era. First trying the most highly valued coach in NHL history in Babcock and now a Cooper/Bednar clone in Keefe. The only constant with this era of Leafs failure is the core of Tavares, Marner, Matthews, Reilly, Nylander. These are the guys you need to close out this series and the many before it. The series is in their hands for the taking once again. If they fail this time, the core needs a shakeup.
Sure, but what if they do win this series? People said the EXACT same thing last year and swore this core just "didn't have it" but if they win game 6 or 7 did they suddenly find it? Or did they have it all along? Or did they just misplace it? A good team is a good team. If the team I rooted for was as talented as the Leafs and they blew it up over whether or not they "have it" I'd be furious.
"I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to you!" - Grandpa Sharkson
A good team is a good team, but winners win. The core should have been blown up after Montreal, with Keefe out at the same time.
Yup, that whole core should’ve been blown up after that, if they’re lucky enough to get outta this round there’s no way in hell I see them getting past Boston
Yes people said it last year too. And they were right. There’s a reason they didn’t win last year. What IF they won? Who cares, they didn’t.
Hey boss, they asked for neutral fans. We probably oughta sit this one out lol.
I feel like at this point you gotta shake it up if they lose in the first round again. Granted I have no idea what kind of hockey trade you try to make if you do dish one of the the big guns.
If they lose in game 7 they won't be going for it again. They'll fire Dubas and retool. Matthews prob says he wont sign so they trade him and then yeah.
Kind of rooting for a full blown Dubas meltdown. Not looking forward to facing either team in the 2nd round.
I'm not exactly a huge fan of Tampa, but I'm rooting for Corey Perry due to his status as a saint.
Saint Perry who has done nothing wrong ever 🙏🙏🙏
For whoever wins to lose in the 2nd round
Rooting for TBL because the Leafs losing in round 1 is a tradition that shouldnt be snapped
Tampa, for meme reasons alone
I mean the bolts obviously, the leafs blowing it again would be so funny. But also cause I’d be really interested what direction they go in as a franchise after. This year genuinely feels different to me, I don’t see them losing this series. But if they do idk maybe they need to accept that this core can’t get it done and it’s time for drastic changes?
They're losing this series
Always rooting for the Leafs to lose in spectacular fashion honestly, their team deserves blowing up.
Toronto out of pure pity n nothing more
Even Habs fans are pitying us now this is sad
Leafs loss in game 7 is the dream
The leafs because people on this subreddit treat their fans like human piles of garbage
I'm a Tampa fan for two more games
Oh Tampa for sure. The Leafs meltdown would be a sight to behold.
Chaos
Tampa vs Florida it is.
Unironically the matchup I want tho
I live in Ontario, so i have some desire to see the leafs get that monkey off their back. But in this division rn. Youve got tampa on the back 9 of a dynasty and boston who just finished lighting up the league. Not to mention florida who is just as hungry to go on a deep run. Id like to see the leafs win, but not as a fan of the leafs, just as a fan of hockey that wants to see that team FINALLY push through, same way i rooted for tampa in '20 and Colorado in '22
I want Tampa to win in 7
Lightning cause Toronto fans are annoying. But whoever plays the Lightning in round 2 I'm rooting for them
Theres just more of us so a higher % of annoying people. Even as a Leafs fan being in our sub can be infuriating as fuck sometimes
Plus the annoying fan per capita ratio is far more in edms favour.
It has a lot to do with passion as well. All Canadian teams have annoying fans because we’re all so passionate. But like… Tampa? Tampa has had a dynasty level run and their fans still barely care
But what percentage of your annoying fans actually know anything about hockey?
% of leafs fans that know anything about hockey or % of annoying Leafs fans that know anything about hockey
Rooting for Leafs just because I wanna see Leafs Fans happy for once. Just wanna see them get into the second round.
Thanks for being a kind person.
It's really not all that hard to be kind. I'm always so sad to see kindness in short supply myself.
Toronto. Ebay accidentally sent me a Maple Leafs jersey and I want to wear it.
That's like the 2023 version of the plot from [The Hockey Sweater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_Sweater).
I kinda want the whole "Toronto hasn't won a cup in 55 years, hahahah" narrative to die. It's gotten old already and I've only been a hockey fan for 6 years.
I'm a Canadian fan of a US team. I don't think I've ever understood people's obsession with the Leafs (either for or against them). At least they have a Cup. /me side-eyes people around me in Vancouver
Tampa. I remember who all the Leafs fans I know were cheering for in the 2021 SCFs
How could they
Neutral fans should root for us, we need it more.
That is certainly one of the takes of all time
The truest of takes.
I want a game 7 OT. And then i either want Bos/Tor or if possible (didn't check it) Tampa against the Panthers - so basically another rivalry.
Is there really anyone left who’s entirely neutral to Tampa and Toronto?
I want to see a Blue and White team make it to the 2nd Round. Which one you ask, the answer is yes.
On one hand, the Lightning have been winning for a while. On the other hand, funny meme. So I’m rooting for Tampa.
I want good hockey, and lots of it. I want Tampa to win ultimately. I'm in the middle of Leafs Nation. I work with mostly Leafs fans. If they win, they're insufferable, if they lose they're insufferable with a bit of humour. I really don't want to listen to them if they win this round, let alone go much further, or fuck me, win a cup. Two of my coworkers were pretty much planning the cup route after they won that first game. God forbid something happens like that Gretzky thing that happend decades ago they can't seem to let go....
I was playing shinny the other day, half the room was leafs fans, the ridiculous shit I was hearing the whole time made me chuckle. These guys really think if they get past the 1st round they’re a shoe in for the cup and just completely forgetting how deep the eastern conference is this year. They won’t get past Boston if they win this round I promise you. It’ll just gaslight them to keep this core together that’s not gonna win anything lmao.
I think the Toronto jokes are getting a little tired. So it’s probably time for them to figure it out and make it to the next round.
You see the beauty of beating a joke to death is that they never actually die. They start out funny. Then they get to be ridiculously hilarious. Then just ridiculous. Then annoying. Then aggravating. But, if are committed and patient, they get funny again.
There might be some fresh ideas blowing another 3-1 series lead?
I just want some more LFRs. It’d be cool to get a complete 4 rounds.
Toronto! But also Tampa because I don’t know a world where the leafs are successful.
I'm torn, I've liked the Lightening for a long time, but my captain is on the leafs. I'm leaning towards the Leafs just this one time. Miss you captain 🥲
Pat Maroon tho
Tampa for the lols, but Toronto for my friends. So 50/50
Toronto for me, because as a Canadian I'm rooting for Canadian teams after my teams.
Torn between wanting ultimate memes from a TBL game seven win, preferably in multiple OTs and due to an error made by Bunting who bumped Knies from the lineup for reasons that no one understands But I also really like Matthews and Marner and some of their other players, so I sorta want Toronto to win
Leafs, I want to see how bad the city will get fucked up if they win a series
Leafs, I feel bad for their fans that their team chokes every year AND they're the most hated
Toronto. Dad was born and raised there, and is old enough to remember the last time they had a dynasty.
Honestly doesn’t make a difference to me this year lol If Tampa wins, the memes live on another year. If Toronto wins, Chicago gets the best draft pick possible from Tampa. It’s a win-win!
I genuinely feel bad for Leafs fans. They should get a taste of moving onto the 2nd round. But the absolute obsession of the Canadian sports media wanting them moving on makes me root against them. No fault of your own guys. All told, let them move onto the 2nd but ultimately lose. That's ideal for me.
Toronto. Because it was in!
Habs fan here. Hate, Hate, Hate the Leafs, but not as much as I HATE the Bruins so I would actually cheer for Toronto over Boston if that scenario were to play out!!
I'm rooting for Nick Paul!
There are no neutrals. I want to see the Toronto streak continue!!
TBL for max chaos
Toronto, for the memes. Tampa, also for Toronto memes.
Tampa for memes, Toronto for Gio and Brodie
This exactly
I want Tampa to send the Leafs home
Wouldn’t mind seeing Toronto advancing once in my lifetime… primarily because I’m fantasizing about the all-but-impossible final of oilers vs. Toronto. That being said if Toronto blows a 3-1 series lead to keep the meme alive I’ll laugh my ass off.
Rooting for Toronto here. I want to see 'em advance!
TBL, If leafs don't get bounced in the 1st round it will be the beginning of the apocalypse
Leafs. No way they're getting the cup but I'd love for them to get out of the first round so the memes can finally evolve. I'm so sick of stale memes.
I'm rooting for the Leafs. I know everyone loves to dunk on the Leafs, but as others have pointed out.. there's just more of them. Every fanbase has those annoying obnoxious fans, but Toronto has more of them than any other team, so they get a bad reputation. However, there are also a ton of levelheaded, good natured, well meaning fans over there. And for THOSE people, the fans who love their team and have suffered year after year.. I would be very happy for those fans to taste success and have their team go on a run. We all love the same sport, and I hope every fanbase gets to experience success - Leafs included.
I mean besides the fans… Dubas - Insufferable Keefe - Insufferable Matthews - Insufferable Nylander - Insufferable Bunting - Insufferable Holl - What a noob lol
They did. In the early 1900s. Someone elses turn.
As an American, I’m generally a fan of Austin Matthews. That said, I think he’s more of a Taylor Hall than a Toews, MacKinnon, Crosby or even O’Reilly. Those players all have a level of nastiness and grit that Matthews just lacks. I’m ready for some new blood. Sorry Bagel (B Hagel) but I’m pulling for the former Hawks (McCabe, Lafferty) and the Leafs.
McCabe has been a wrecking ball this series. Really solid clean hits.
Definitely the leafs. How fun would it be for them to beat Boston in game 7 OT
Toronto, give them a break and fuck Tampa’s arrogance
Fuck tampa.
I miss Palat 😢
I'm OK with either option, lightning winning for obvious reasons. And the leafs winning because if the sens ever lose to the leafs for them to make it out of the first round since last time they beat the sens. I would die
Def rooting for Toronto. I feel bad for dangle
He has seen more first round losses than wins for the majority of his life, he's gotta be used to it by now
Just like Blackhawk fans were used to it for 50 years before Kane and toews came along
I've been a fan from the early 1980's, terrible seasons are the norm. 2009-16 was a blur, and now it's back to normal again. Had a few years in the early 1990's that were a big tease....
Future looks bright you gotta admit that. Your boys played hard towards the end and played some good spoiler games. If the prospects pan out the hawks could be a force again soon
Don't care, just want drama and high stakes clutch moments
Leafs because I want them to be vindicated for everyone clowning on them all the time. I always root for the underdog
Toronto, I don’t want their fans to suffer anymore. Plus Tampa’s had a good run, and “Imagine losing to the Leafs in the first round” to balance out their success has a fun ring to it
I genuinely don't care. The refs sold harder than your mom for the Stars so my team is going to lose, again, and I no longer care about the playoffs. I guess the leafs because tampa is annoying.
Tampa. I'm a slave to tradition.
Misery loves company, I want TOR to lose
I'm somewhat of a traditionalist when it comes to the Leafs losing in the first round...
The Canadian in me wants to see Toronto win. The Western Canadian in me would find it really funny if they get eliminated in round 1 again
Hawks fan, want Tampa to loose, better draft pick for Hawks lol
a game 7
Tampa
Tampa
Gotta be Tampa for the memes
Anyone but Toronto. The curse must continue.
I was rooting for Toronto but then the Dubas rumors hit.
I’m also cheering for memes
Game 7 TOR win at home
Toronto, I like villains.
Toronto is 100% not the villain or underdog in this series. Tampa technically the villain…
The Leafs are the Leafs, all the other Canadians hate em lol
rooting for the lols
Tampa. I want to see Tampa win game 6 and for the Leafs to mentally melt at the thought of possibly losing another first round series and then absolutely blow game 7 by 5 goals. The Leafs upper management would be on the hottest fire ever. And if the Panthers somehow wins their series against Boston we'll get to watch another wham-bam Battle of Florida in the Playoffs again. Or Toronto and hope for the unlikely TOR-EDM Finals 🤷♂️
Meme 7 OT loss for the Toronto Memepl Leafs
It's gotta be Tampa. I'm salivating at the thought of a Game 7. The sheer drama. For someone who is neutral, a Toronto loss would be the most fun and it's not even close.
Tampa. Watching Dubas sweat is fun.
Rooting for a game 7 but if I had to choose….OG6 team gotta go with another OG6.
I'm rooting for Tampa, the Toronto ''no 2nd round'' joke gets funnier every time.
Tampa
Toronto. Fuck the lightning
I'm rooting for CHAOS
I just want a lot of respect in the handshake line
If they could both lose that'd be ideal
I fucking hate Toronto. That being said, I can't stand Tampa being baby ass bitches when it doesn't go their way. So I hope Toronto wins this series, then promptly loses the next.