The Leafs have marched this difficult trek before, from the handshake line on the ice to their silent dressing room to the media podium.
“We’re getting sick of tired of feeling like this,” said drained winger Mitch Marner as they absorbed a sixth straight loss in an opening series. “This will sting for quite a bit.”
A tantalizing 60 minutes from celebration mode for their fans inside the building and out, it’s now 18 years of playoff angst since the club last advanced and going on 56 years without a title, the NHL’s longest dry spell. “The belief is strong in that room and how tight it is, to break through. We work all year long to be ready for these opportunities. But like I say, it’s a fine line.”
Rielly had the lone Leaf goal after Campbell made spectacular saves on the Holl power play. Rielly took a Matthews drop pass and beat Vasilevskiy high, with Nylander nearly doing likewise on a partial break in the same period. Vasilevskiy, as he always is in close-out games, made 30 saves.Article content
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