The Top 5 Grinches in Toronto Maple Leafs History

Grinch #2

There’s a lot of pain for Toronto Maple Leafs fans as they remember the creation of these Grinches. This one will be no different. The second Grinch on our list is a full team, the Bruins. They make it for their actions in the infamous playoff game on May 13, 2013.

It was the seventh and deciding game of the first round when Toronto looked like they were about to pull off the improbable. The Leafs were poised to eliminate the fourth-seeded Bruins, the heavy favourites in the series.

The Leafs were in a commanding position when Kadri scored 5:29 into the third period. This put the Buds up 4 – 1. On most nights, that’s enough to guarantee a win. Cue the Grinch.

The Bruins weren’t willing to allow themselves to be beaten. Nearing the midway mark of the third period, they began to claw their way back into the game. Boston managed to somehow come back from a three-goal deficit in a playoff game for the first time in 23 years. The last time they had done it was on Apr. 11, 1990.

Boston completed the comeback by tying the game with just 51 seconds remaining in the third period. Patrice Bergeron scored his second goal of the series, assisted by David Krejci and the ageless wonder, Jaromir Jagr.

The dagger to the heart of the Leafs came once again off the stick of Bergeron. He tucked in his second goal of the game 6:05 into overtime. Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand assisted on that series ending goal. Rumour has it that on a cold winter’s night in Toronto, if you listen very closely, you can still hear Leafs fans’ screams echoing from that awful night.