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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 of the Toronto Maple Leafs  (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – MAY 13: Cody Franson #4 of the Toronto Maple Leafs  (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /

2nd Period

7:55PM: They just flashed a graphic saying that the team that scores first wins 73.8% of the time in Game 7. Hope that’s not true.

7:57PM: Just like clockwork, Nazem Kadri just got called for a penalty by almost injuring someone in the corner. His second penalty of the night.

8:00PM: Man, the Bruins are so much more talented than the Leafs and they’re showing it on this power-play.  Tyler Seguin, David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, Jaromir Jagr, Milan Lucic, Tuuka Rask and Zdeno Chara are arguably all better than anyone on Toronto.

8:08PM: A knuckle-puck by Franson and the Leafs are up 2-1! How the hell did this happen? They just showed Maple Leafs Square again, and the excitement in the city is electric. I miss playoff hockey so much.

8:11PM: Holy smokes the Leafs almost went up 3-1 right now. Jake Gardiner’s wrist shot had eyes, but Rask flashed the leather and robbed him. The Leafs are buzzing right now. Jack Edwards thinks the Bruins should call a time-out. I love this.

8:12PM: Looks like Dennis Seidenberg isn’t going to return, which means the Bruins are down to five defenseman. Are the Leafs actually going to win this game?

8:18PM: I forgot how underrated Mikhail Grabovski was. He probably should never have been a first or second line player, but in his prime he would have been perfect on today’s third line.

8:25PM: Phaneuf just did one of his classic moves. Lucic tried to fight him but he just took the punishment and let the refs call a penalty, so the Leafs go on the PP. Can’t blame him though. It would take at least $100K for me to think about fighting Lucic.

8:30PM: Trying to make a play in-front, Lupul just fell onto Rask in the crease, so he punched Lupul in the face! This is what playoff hockey is all about.

8:32PM: Chris Kelly and JVR fell on the ice and Kelly just gave him an elbow that ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage would be proud of him. Ouch.

8:40PM: The Leafs went on the PK and were able to deny the Bruins for the rest of the period, so they remain up 2-1 heading into the third. Huge third period coming up!

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