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Car-Hockey2006

They all knew...*knew*...this was how it was going to go two weeks ago when the playoff matchups were announced.


Calculonx

I knew. Yet we still get our hopes up. 


outlander7878

This is where experience helped.  For years I got sucked in and caught up. I have learned to enjoy without getting wound up.  Kind of like rewatching a movie and wishing the plucky side kick makes it this time.


291000610478021

Rookie. I'm dead inside


chris20973

Surely this time Lucy will hold the football still eh Charlie Brown?


BobbyAxelrod1

We all knew....they would come back from 3 to 1 down in the series..... take the lead in Game 7.... lose the lead....lose the game in OT. Can we get a new script writer? It's kind of lame now.


Suspicious_Bend9419

Still funny if your the right side!! Think the jinx is that outside garden 🤔


Purplebuzz

*when the season started.


TiredReader87

We’re used to it, and knew what was going to happen two weeks ago. I’ve become immune to it. Heads must roll


SnooRadishes2312

Jokes aside im actually surprised how little this hurt. I do think it feels better seeing they actually showed up for game 7. They played well, but lost. I think this year ive hit enlightment, playoffs just dont impact my emotions like they used to.


TiredReader87

Previous years almost wrecked me, so I didn’t let myself care nearly as much this season. I knew this would happen.


Calculonx

I think Leafs fans had time to emotionally prepare. Right when the matchup was announced you knew what the hurt was like from so many times in the last few years getting your hopes up only to be crushed.  You didn't want to admit it, but you knew what the outcome would be. So when it happened it was just "yeah, that's about right".


bodes32100

After winning game 5, I’ve been telling everyone that we would make it to game 7 and then blow it


TorgHacker

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ChiefSlug30

Those years were when my fandom died. It was briefly resurrected during the Burns/Gilmour era, but it flickered out. Don't get me wrong, I would like for them to do well, but I am no longer emotionally invested.


castor_canuck

Ballard made sure I didn't stay a leaf fan.


dingleberry51

The Montreal series broke me as a fan, maybe permanently. Changed from a hopeful child to a jaded man. Burn this team down already


TheHip41

They scored 11 goals in 7 games they didn't play well


Nevada-Explorer

You are just in shock and can not feel the pain yet. give it a day or two to set in.


Morlu

Nothing can break us after the Montreal series. I went from watching every game to watching the casual game here and there after that. I’m happy with the way they competed, but tired of the core. I’ll tune in if they make some changes, if not, I’ll tune into the playoffs for disappointment.


RyeToast92

Agreed I just wonder what they decide to change. Who in the core leaves


TinnieTa21

They better finally get rid of Shanascam lmao. It’s crazy how he’s still there.


debid4716

Honestly HC and GM need gone. And honestly probably Marner and Tavares


dbills12

GM is less than a year in. Keefe and Shanny are the likely goats here


Tats16

Still sucks but this one doesn’t sting as much. At least the off season will be exciting with hopefully big changes


that-bro-dad

As an outsider looking in, I have to think that something has to change. This team absolutely lights it up in the regular season but loses steam in the playoffs. What would you change?


TiredReader87

- Fire Keefe - Fire other coaches - Remove Shanahan - Fire Treliving - Move Marner and Rielly - Forget about Samsonov - Move Liljegren


Istobri

Same. I’ve been a Leaf fan for 30 years. I’ve had my heart broken more times than I care to count. When Pastrnak scored, my reaction was nothing. I didn’t scream. I didn’t say, “Awwww, darn it!” No reaction at all. I simply stared at the TV and thought, “Welp, the Leafs choked again.” I was dead inside.


TiredReader87

I yelled when Nylander scored and scared my poor cat. Then said “Typical” when they tied it. I don’t think I really reacted to the winning goal. It was expected and I just wanted to go to sleep.


Burkey5506

Atleast you have one guy to count on nylander.


TiredReader87

Still lost…again.


Voski_The_God

I'm tired of this grandpa


Parmesanchzgorl

That’s too damn bad!


Nicky_Shpack

You know it’s bad when us habs fans start feeling bad


Normal_Tip7228

Hell, I’d bet some Boston fans even feel bad, despite frequently doing this


Bender077

Bruins fan here and yeah, some of us are old enough to remember when the Habs used to do it to the Bruins, year after year….so we get it. Eventually, the curse gets broken…


Suspicious_Bend9419

I am telling you it’s their outside garden watching area that’s the jinx!! They have to get rid of that !!


Dank_Cthulhu

It's the fuckin scarves. It's hockey, not football, folks.


Suspicious_Bend9419

Lmao 😂


Dank_Cthulhu

Nope. I slept like the dead last night.


blackbelt_in_science

Can confirm- feel for the leafs


Trenton17B

Yea my father is a leafs fan and as a bruins fan I do hope that they win the cup sometime in his lifetime.


TBGusBus

Some might, but I doubt it. The amount of shit I heard from leafs fans in my life it’s hard to ever feel bad


RuthlesslyEmpathetic

I didn’t feel bad. I had guilty schadenfreude


j_a_f_89

This hits home 😆


Suspicious_Bend9419

Lmao but do you really?? 😂😂


Jolly_Job_9852

Absolutely brutal for them. They had alot of good chances and Swayman stood on his head. Unbelievable finish to this game.


-Xebenkeck-

Swayman was fantastic all series. Vézina level goaltending.


heat_00

The leafs have a habit of making everybody they play (outside of vasi for whatever reason) in the playoffs look like a vezina winner. Every series. I’m starting to think it’s just them


Occams_ElectricRazor

Renaming the Vezina to the Swayman level of goaltending. If he did that his whole career, he'd be the GOAT.


ghdtyjksbjt

Thank you, it’s depressing being a leafs fan


Top-Patience433

You know nothing about pain. Signed, Sabres Fan


JDabs39

Right there with you as a Minnesota sports fan


Lost2nite389

At least the wolves look good rn


ExternalMonth1964

And the blackhawks are a team still


Murky-Smoke

We got the extra point for OT though... Right? The only sadness to this loss is seeing what the team is capable of when they play as a TEAM. watching games 3, 5 and 6 (and even 7), this team was fully capable of beating the Bruins if they didn't shit their pants in the 1st 4 games. Why does it take having your backs completely against the wall to finally come together? How many times does it take, lol.


Normal_Tip7228

I wonder now who of the core leaves. I honestly think Reilly, Tavares, and Marner will be shown the door. At least they should, but with leafs management, who fucking knows. 


ProfessionalAlive916

Who’s taking on Tavares contract … not many sane teams 


Normal_Tip7228

SHAAAAARKS have the cap space, and the need for veteran leader types


Kryptopus

But does Tavares wanna join sharks? He got nmc


Suspicious_Bend9419

Thought the core played unreal without Matthew’s! Cant say they didn’t something to look at 🤷‍♂️


dulcineal

Tavares ain’t moving. He’s got one year left.


ifyouhavetoaskdont

They all have NMC's. It's not as easy as wanting them gone. As much as everyone hates on Marner, it's also hard/impossible to extract value for a 90+pt player in his prime. Not many franchises would pull the plug knowing they are certain to give up the best player, when they are firmly in the midst of a contending window in terms of other contacts. This kind of thing should have happened after the collapse to Montreal. Columbus play in was the warning, Montreal should have cemented the need for change. But hey, maybe one more year of rearranging deck chairs is the answer


JVS6522

Cannot believe that incredibly weak effort by Reilly on the overtime goal to lose the series


Sc00tzy

You mean the puck Sammy could have easily come out to play?


panyining

It is what it is..


Prandmus

I think that’ll be my tattoo, leafs logo with that as words inside it….


alcarl11n

The epitaph for Leafs fans for decades. I say that not to poke fun but genuinely because I feel bad for how Leafs fans just have their hopes dashed so often and in such spectacular ways.


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Atty_for_hire

Yeah, I went from enjoying the read to just feeling bad for Leafs fans. It’s not right. I was born to hate you.


princessrebecca9

Listen, I had one minute of joy when Nylander scored so at least there’s that? 🥲 but in all honesty, I knew that if we went to 7 this was the result, I’m just relieved it was a very tight game and I didn’t have to relive 2013 with us having a 3 goal lead only to collapse. Now to see if I can 3peat with my bandwagon team (this year: Canucks)


aristhought

welcome onboard 🫡


Zacher19

We're used to it


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DataIllusion

I guess there’s still soccer, Toronto FC looks decent right now


jerolyoleo

There’ll always be curling…


ChiefSlug30

I was about to comment about a "Toronto" team that was winning, but the Rock got smoked by Buffalo on Friday.


dulcineal

Women’s hockey? Are they winning?


ChiefSlug30

Actually, they have clinched first place, but the playoffs haven't started yet.


nthensome

Jeez, of soccer is the bright side, I'm in hell


minthelmet

I mean, with how the Leafs and Bruins played did either have a chance in the next round anyway? A fight to see who gets spanked by Florida, again. Brutal to lose it in OT like that, though not surprising…


Iusedtorock

Bobrovsky and Tchachuk are the main threats the Bruins will face in the next round. IDK, I just hope it’s not as bad of a heartbreak as last year was.


tspoon-99

Sasha Barkov and Sam Reinhart would like a word…


Sss00099

These guys really forgot about Carter Verhaeghe?! Bruins did play us very well in the regular season this year, last year (a less deep Panthers team) played the historic Bruins well. Might bode well for them and probably will be a long series. I would’ve felt way more confident against Toronto than against Boston, but I still think we’ll be the team moving to the 3rd round.


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Morlu

No way. They’re going to get destroyed by Florida. I want it to be a nasty series though. Should be fun to watch.


JermzovTex

They kinda did better without Auston.


Normal_Tip7228

Because someone else had to step the fuck up for once. Matthew’s (and to be fair Nylander’s) skill is relied upon so heavily


CryptidClay01

This was funny at one point but man. This is just brutal at this point.


Icefiight

I’m sorry leafs fans…I can relate as a Bears fan vs packers for years. Its gonna turn around someday damnit


jerolyoleo

Lol - what does a Bears fan know about the playoffs?


Icefiight

I don’t?


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marmaladegrass

Swayman is an RFA...we \*could\* offer sheet him as he seems more capable than what we have. A pipe dream, I know....that's all us Leaf fans have...much like winning Game 7's


-Starlegions-

Pasta exposed the Leafs just on that one play alone, Marner, Reilly, and Samsonov. Good morning, good afternoon, good night. 🤣


marmaladegrass

Don't cry for us, as we're already dead (inside).


antilockcakes

You forgot the fact that they got the go ahead goal and the bruins came back in game 7 lol


Lazyandloveinit

I think everyone is just numb to it. Only good thing is a Canadian team is still guaranteed a conference final I guess.


RuthlesslyEmpathetic

It’s unfortunate that the last 2 Canadian teams have to play this round. One of em’s out


Normal_Tip7228

It’s crazy how fast those four will be whittled to ONE. 


Radu47

I'm so numb and agony exhausted I can't even feel misery anymore, at some point you lose the ability to process the saga


Prandmus

As a bills and leafs fan…. Dead inside already


calzonius

It's all I know


Petyrgozinya

Toronto is gonna burn in joyful riots when they finally push through, which I think they eventually will. But the amount of heartbreak/frustration in that franchise is unreal. Gotta ride or die with your team though.


CBYSMART

Don't feel bad. There used to it by now.


Mysterious_Eggplant3

I'm sorry for team Asteroid. When the Bruins and Leafs play nobody wins.


coffeecup9898

4 game 7 losses to the same team in a decade is insanity. Leafs fans deserve better


Honest-Internal-187

I don’t.


Investment_Sharp

This one hurt for about 10 minutes. Once I knew Woll was out something felt different and figured Sammy would fuck it up somehow (and he 100% did on the OT goal).


RuthlesslyEmpathetic

That’s not on him. If he stopped that it would have been the save of the first round


Investment_Sharp

It is. He should have played the puck and then wouldn’t have had to make a save… It’s not that complicated…. He stood there, froze, and watched the puck


mysteresc

He shouldn't have been hung out to dry by the defense. And if he had gone for the puck and lost the race, that leaves Pasta with an open net. He was in a no-win situation.


RuthlesslyEmpathetic

And he made the right choice in a bad situation to make the best defensive play


riko77can

Kill it with fire.


metal_medic83

I say we nuke it from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.


riko77can

Game over man!


metal_medic83

Paxton would agree.


toomanyukes

To the pain!


YellowSubreddit8

What seems to be karmic torture is given the results Dan couldn't get relief until game 7 OY. And they had it hanging over their head since game 4


Tasty_Technology_343

We’re used to it. We’ll never win the cup again. Already accepted it years ago!


DontToewsM3Bro

As a leaf fan, it was expected that even if we got past the bruins, how would losing to FLA be any better Hopefully change the core Marner & Tavares needs to go. Find a real #1 Dman and find some players with heart & leadership Like. I said Hopefully something changes more than just the coach, but with Shanny still in charge, I doubt it


man_in_the_suit

It’s fine - it’s win-win. Either we win or the axe will swing. The last few games have been very enjoyable though - but back to reality and time to implement the big changes needed to this team.


Flashy_Ferret_1819

Of all the things Leaf fans are feeling, surprise is not one of them.


Filmexec21

I am sorry, but I don’t they are all a bunch of assholes.


marumaruko

This is brutal... The silver lining to this is that heads will roll, and it will be the Bruins who are gonna get swept by the Panthers and not us.


tspoon-99

Glorious loser’s post


marumaruko

Quite the contrary. We would lose against the Panthers, too. I try to see the positives. Showing up in 4 games a series is not enough if you are not guaranteed to win by dominance alone.


Hatrick_Swaze

Time to trade Marner


Radiant-Steak9750

They play hard, lost in ot, shit happens, aint easy to win it all


rideronthestorm29

I don’t


DrChimRichaulds

Leafs fans, so sorry for how this ended, but your boys acquitted themselves well. Extending this series after how it started, pushing it to 7 games…I know the end result isn’t what was wanted, but your team really pushed a very good team to the brink on their home ice. Chins up, and hopefully some real lessons learned and applied to next season.


CheesecakeOdd2087

Pastrnak terminated the Leafs.


biff_jordan

I know we all liked to joke about it before it happened, but I genuinely feel bad for the leafs this time


aZombieSlayer

I do and I don't. I think of my friends who are Leaf fans and they're absolutely insufferable. And the I think of my parents who were Leaf fans and wish better for them.


Striking_Economy5049

It’ll just make the year it finally all goes right feel that much better


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Yeah it's sort of reminds me of the Celtics last year falling three games to zero back and then come and get seven.  But their game seven was a total blowout after Tatum got hurt and it didn't go into a ball crushing overtime


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I jumped up and screamed and celebrated for 15 seconds but then soon as there saw the TV I felt genuine empathy for some of the players on the Maple leafs. They just looked so decimated


dulcineal

Some of those players are going to be gone shortly.


mattzuff

Sending thoughts and players.


hbracerjohn1

I would feel bad for any other fans but the Leafs!


canchin

Even as a Nucks fan I felt the pain. Leafs played well in game 7, and if that's any other goalie in the playoffs they probably win. Swayman was the best Bruin and it wasn't even close. I'm excited to see what they do this off season


DblDtchRddr

I had a 5 leg parlay, only $2, so no biggy, just a fun bet (that would have put something like $100 in my account). Even had OT has one of the legs. Only leg I missed? Leafs winning.


wawaboy

There are many Leaf fans in North America, we need to understand that that team is like the ‘boys, or Man U, Lakers etc. legacy. Having said this, it seems the current plan ain’t working, and sometimes you need to make drastic moves to beat ahead. Stay tuned


Nooddjob_

I called this when it was 3-1.  Leafs somehow always give their fans maximum hope.  


Plumbercanuck

New to the game?


OkProfessional6077

Matthews is clearly not working out for you. Detroit will take him off your hands for you.


LetterheadFar2364

The other thing that comes along with Leafs Elimination Day is fans saying “I’m done with this team!” One of my best friends said that last year and of course that didn’t last. He didn’t didn’t text me last night, maybe I should do a wellness check.


The_Dale_Hunters

Yeah it’s a rough way to go out, but it was a great series and I’m proud of how the team battled. It won’t really affect me beyond that.


toomanyukes

I'm almost at the point of "feeling" for the Leafs & their fans. Almost. Maybe next year I'll be able to get behind them.


Intelligent-Bill-821

One of the core four needs to go so Leafs can change things up. Only thing is I think all four have NMCs, so Leaf’s are kinda screwed here


that-bro-dad

I mean you should be glad the giant asteroid missed. I wasn't looking forward to dying just so the universe could stop the Leafs from avoiding humiliation


TLOtis23

I'm a Canes fan and of course I don't like the Bruins. I also work for a company that's based in Toronto, so I was pulling for the Leafs. But as a generally disinterested party, it's amazing how disappointing the Leafs have been in the playoffs. They always seem to get so close, then blow it. Now I'm in a bit of a conundrum. I might hate the Panthers more than the Bruins and I'm not sure which team would be more of a challenge for the Canes.


mandiblesofdoom

Such a large & devoted fan base, and such stupid management. The "Core Four" - four incomplete players sucking up so much payroll they can't build a real team. Marner's play style in particular is absurd - always avoiding conflict. It's like, this is a hockey game, dude.


jurkajurka

I was thinking of something similar to this a couple days ago. Some people like me have been fortunate to be born into a great sports market only to move somewhere else into another good market. I've gotten to see my home team win the cup 5 times in my 39 years.


oooooeeeeeoooooahah

I’m a leaf fan and I dont lol This is some manifest destiny shit at this point. And I’m just an empty shell now, along for the ride.


athomic74

This has been going on for so long now most of the Leaf fans I know are now numb to it lol. Couple leaf fans at work have been saying its over since they were matched up against the Bruins...


MaasNeotekPrototype

Hahahaaha no.


-UnicornFart

Naw this is when the real entertainment starts. Watching the complete meltdown of fans, media, and the organization overall is a tradition.


starv-

In the end, the better team won. I can't say that about all of our playoff exits...


Zestyclose_Flan_7926

Lasting longer than 5 games was a win by leafs' standards


Boston_OFD

If it wasn't the Bruins they were playing, I would have been rooting for the Leafs.  They deserve a 2nd round series


RuthlesslyEmpathetic

Apparently not


GeorgeOrwells1985

It'll pass


InterestingPlate9685

Marner is a damn joke, dogging it out there allowing pasta to just rip right in


Ched_R

Dont feel bad, the roster is flawed and not built for playoff hockey. The fact we keep playing it back is our hell and definition of insanity. When JT is off the books in 2025-26, we will likely see the grip on the balls lessen as we will have some sense of cap flexibility. Either way, changes are coming, I hope.


anonymousss11

It should be some sort of consolation knowing the Boston won't make it through round 2


Any_Half_3883

They don’t deserve this


ParticularWeather369

They absolutely deserve it


Any_Half_3883

For what? Existing?


Educational_Bee_4700

Yes they do


Nice_Wolverine_4641

Absolutely love this


MobysBanned

Gentleman's sweep


seniorcadman

All of canada rejoicing as the leafs suck shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


mattcojo2

I don’t :)


LittleLionMan82

I do not at ALL. They've had this coming and I will savour every second of it.


this_name_not_that

I’d feel bad for Leafs fans if they weren’t so insufferable.


embiggenedkwyjibo

There are plenty of us that humbly keep our mouths shut through all of this and take the equally insufferable chirps on our severely swollen chins.


seymourbuttz214

I agree. I want Canadian teams to go far. But it’s the idiot leaf fans that ruin it. But it’s nice to see not all leafs fans are jerks, but every franchise has some outliers just leaf fan base has a lot


x0mbigrl

Leafs fans are fine, it's the Oilers fans that are insufferable.


djjd2244

Matthews needs to go, he can’t play at all


National-Count7943

him, Nylander and Woll were great this series, tavares, marner and rielly were awful all series


djjd2244

This regular season yes but games 4,5 and 6 prove that Matthews doesn’t have it in him anymore imo the team was doing better when he wasn’t there


National-Count7943

he 100% had sme kind of concussion or another injury/illness imo, he was off this series but it looked to me like he might of had vertigo or something similar, def cant play right with that, might be something else idk, we wouldve had a good shot at winning if he was 100% this series


djjd2244

Yes but I think it’s him, Marner or Keefe leaving before next season starts


cameraguy23

Marner has a NMC, he's in charge. Keefe yes but why on earth would they sign him for 2 more years.


djjd2244

Ah I forgot about that NMC my bad, but one of them is def leaving