The NHL playoffs start this Saturday. In the East, we currently understand the identities of the 4 first-round match-ups, so we understand that the Toronto Maple Leafs will deal with the Boston Bruins.
Poor Toronto fans will be reunited with the group that has actually provided hell in the playoffs recently.
That stated, Toronto’s season ending wasn’t precisely a substantial success, as the club lost its last 4 video games of the season outright.
Momentum lovers will state that the Leafs do not precisely have it, today.
On the other hand, in Toronto, we’re encouraging ourselves as finest we can … and today’s inspiration originates from Sportsnet, which reported that the last club to go into the playoffs after a run of 4 successive losses was the 2021 Canadiens.
The Maple Leafs go into the playoffs on a four-game winless skid.
The last group to go into the playoffs on a four-game winless skid?
The 2021 Canadiens, who disturbed the Maple Leafs and went all the method to the Cup last.
(h/t @SNstats
— luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) April 18, 2024
Bear in mind that this was the edition that reached the Stanley Cup Final, especially by getting rid of a 1-3 deficit in the series versus the Maple Leafs in the preliminary.
In Toronto, we keep in mind that group rather well.
Cynics will state that, unlike the Canadiens of 2021, the Maple Leafs of 2024 will not have a simple challenger in the preliminary. There’s a huge distinction in between dealing with Jack Campbell and dealing with a tandem led by Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman.
In 2015, nevertheless, the Bruins were gotten rid of in the preliminary in spite of being heavy favourites versus the Florida Panthers after a season that brought the Presidents’ Trophy back to Boston.
On the other hand, current history recommends that the Bruins have a great chance of reaching the last.
Intriguing truth on the eve of the NHL Series: 3 of the last 4 Presidents’ Trophy winners reached the Stanley Cup Final the list below year. If this pattern continues, @Bruins fans will be extremely delighted for the 2024 series @TVASports
— Mathieu Bédard (@MatBedardTva) April 19, 2024
We’ll see if the Maple Leafs can match the Habs’ playoff run in 2021, however thinking about the practically surreal nature of the Tricolore’s, Toronto much better be prepared to match their Montreal competitor.
Specifically considering that, in the routine season, the Leafs preserved a 0-2-2 record versus the Bruins …
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— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) April 18, 2024
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See @JiCLajoie ‘s “season post”: https: // t.co/ HzDKznfyJT #GoHabsGo
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) April 18, 2024
— Love this.
— Well done.
I definitely liked Luke closing down rumours that he wished to go to Buffalo to have fun with his bro. He spoke about staying faithful to the group that prepared him. Jordan Harris informed me the very same thing when he signed after his 4th year. Character kids. https://t.co/OfKEHw8Ezw
— Grant McCagg (@grantmccagg) April 18, 2024
— Let’s hope she can provide such an efficiency on Saturday at the Bell Centre.
An incredible return by the Montreal grouphttps://t.co/W9MI9KlQoE
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) April 19, 2024
— It didn’t occur.
Les Amateurs de sports I As @Syl_St_Laurent discusses to @LangloisMarioBrady Thachuk of the @senateurs is rather accountable for his miseryhttps://t.co/96KME7lif8
— 98,5 Sports (@ 985Sports) April 19, 2024