Toronto’s stars play down playoff prognostications ahead of first-round rematch against Tampa Bay
Brace yourself. Oddsmakers are fairly well in agreement that the Maple Leafs are about to end the longest run of opening-round futility within the postseason in the National Hockey League.
None of this means much of anything once the puck drops, but it is at least fodder for fantasizing for beleaguered fans. Toronto has been eliminated in the opening round six years in a row and is 0-7 since 2004.“That doesn’t play any part in our mindset,” Toronto’s star centre said after practice at the Ford Performance Centre. “We’ll leave that to everybody else to decide.
A year ago the same opponents met in the first round and the Lightning came back to win in seven games. The Maple Leafs jumped out to a 3-1 lead and lost in seven to the Canadiens in 2021, and were eliminated in a best-of-five tournament play-in round by the Blue Jackets in 2020.“There is pressure to win every year,” Morgan Rielly, the defenceman, said. “It’s a new year and a new opportunity. We are confident in what we have.
“It’s a whole new gig tomorrow,” Rielly said. “We have a different lineup and they may have a different lineup, too. It will be much different than a week ago. I would not expect to draw too many comparisons.”
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