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Re-Leafing History: Toronto Maple Leafs Worst Loss Happened 7 Years Ago Today

By Stephen Nixon

BOSTON, MA - MAY 13: Rich Peverley #49 of the Boston Bruins and Cody Franson #4 of the Toronto Maple Leafs reach for the puck in the second period in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 13, 2013 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - MAY 13: Rich Peverley #49 of the Boston Bruins and Cody Franson #4 of the Toronto Maple Leafs reach for the puck in the second period in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 13, 2013 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – MAY 13: Cody Franson #4 celebrates with teammates Phil Kessel #81 and Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs . (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – MAY 13: Cody Franson #4 celebrates with teammates Phil Kessel #81 and Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs . (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /

First Period

7:00PM: Here we go! Off to a bad start because I could only find a NESN feed, so unfortunately I have to listen to Jack Edwards for the next 3.5 hours. Great…

7:02PM: They just showed highlights of Game 6 and I totally forget they played the game the night before? What a joke. It’s hilarious they didn’t get a rest day in between games. They had a three day break between Game 1 and 2 for goodness sakes. How’d they allow this?

7:05PM: Really wish I could fast-forward right now. The Bruins anthem singer Rene Rancourt makes me want to puke… Kind of regretting this idea.

7:10PM: Puck-drop, baby, let’s do this. Milan Lucic looks like a young Eric Lindros right now, holy smokes. Oh well, Rich Peverely just took a penalty and the Leafs on the power-play.

7:11PM: The Leafs power-play of Phil Kessel, Joffrey Lupul, James van Reimsdyk, Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson is actually sick.

7:12PM: I might have to watch this on mute. Jack Edwards is losing his mind over Zdeno Chara hitting Kessel and JVR. Relax, Jack.

7:20PM: Ugh, the Bruins get first blood on a brutal goal. Matt Bartkowski fired a wrist-shot from the point which Reimer saw the whole way. Turns out this is the first and only playoff goal Bartkowski ever scored. Of course it is. 1-0 Bruins.

7:25PM: 1-1, baby! Franson scores on the PP with Chara in the penalty box. The Bruins broadcast actually shows the mayhem going on in Toronto at Maple Leafs Square. What a beautiful sight to see.

7:28PM: Colton Orr just crushed Chara into the boards and I keep seeing him on the ice. The fact that he’s playing legitimate minutes in Game 7 of a playoff game is scary. It reminds me of when you play Chel and you accidentally forget to change the fourth line. Get that man off the ice!

7:35PM: For old take sakes, Phaneuf makes a great giveaway that almost turns into a goal, but the period ends 1-1. Alright that wasn’t too bad. Leafs actually out-shot the Bruins and played a great road-playoff period. Onto the Second period we go!

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