Maple Leafs report cards: Lightning come from behind for overtime win to force Game 7
"We've just got to put our balls on the line and go for it."
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"We've just got to put our balls on the line and go for it."
Auston Matthews called it a gong show. Sheldon Keefe couldn't believe some of the calls. All in all, it wasn't a fun night to be a Toronto Maple Leaf as a rough back-to-back concluded with a loss to the Winnipeg Jets
On Saturday nights, as 7 p.m. nears, I pour popcorn into a bowl and a cold beverage into a glass, and I seat myself in my preferred spot on the couch, closest to the television. I change the channel to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs play hockey. Streak or slump, I tune in as I’ve done since I was a child growing up on the reserve. This expression of fandom is more than just a ritual and more complex than just supporting a professional hockey team that is both beloved and reviled. Like those of so many other sports fans, the roots of my devotion are intergenerational.
The Athletic's NHL writers make their picks for Thursday's Stanley Cup Playoff games.