Auston Matthews Faces Backlash: What Really Sparked the Maple Leafs’ Playoff Collapse?
Toronto was a goal away from taking a 3-0 series lead, but fell, 5-4, in overtime in Game 3 before getting outscored, 8-1, spanning the next two games.
“This what was the worst performance we’ve seen in a long time in a game that had so many implications,” Rangers legend Mark Messier said on the ESPN postgame show.
“(One of) two things are going to happen going into Game 6: This was so devastating for the Maple Leafs, they completely quit on themselves and each other or this is going to be so incredibly embarrassing that they are going to rally around each other and come up with their best performance of the year … They have to show up and show some character.”
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