Toronto Maple Leafs netminder Joseph Woll spoke on why the pressure this franchise faces is a positive thing, not a negative.

The Florida Panthers advance to the Eastern Conference final, dominating the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 7

Indeed, the Maple Leafs came into this contest having lost six consecutive Game 7s, including five with Matthews, Marner, forward William Nylander and defenseman Morgan Rielly in the lineup. This was their chance to finally change the narrative.

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell 6-1 to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, but you always wondered if Auston Matthews was healthy.

The Drake betting curse has been well-documented in recent years, and it appears to be alive and well after the rapper let it be known that he bet $1 million on the Toronto Maple Leafs to beat the Florida Panthers Sunday night in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost a seventh consecutive Game 7, and it got ugly on the ice after getting blown out at home.

A spot in the NHL’s final four is at stake Sunday night in Toronto, when the Panthers and Maple Leafs play the deciding game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The winner will face Carolina in the East final; the loser goes into the offseason.