10 Reasons Why the Toronto Maple Leafs Can Still Beat the Panthers

May 4, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner (16) and Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) breakout of their zone against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of game two of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
May 4, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner (16) and Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) breakout of their zone against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of game two of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
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10 Reasons the Toronto Maple Leafs Can Win This Series

10. The Leafs beat the Panthers three times already this season.

There is a reason the Leafs were hoping to play the Panthers and not the Bruins.  The Panthers are a decent team, but not a great one.

These are winnable games, and winning four in a row really isn’t as crazy as it sounds. The Leafs have won almost 70 percent of the points available to them over the last few years, and teams that are that good regularly win four in a row.

9.  The Leafs are the better team.

They are deeper, more talented, and better in every way.  The Leafs have more stars, a better blue-line, and better goaltending.

They’ve been the better team in two of three games, and they just haven’t gotten the luck.  That can’t last forever.  They are due to get some puck luck, and when you put that together with their being the more skilled team, it gives them every chance there is to come back and win this thing.