Many around the sports world reacted on Twitter after the Toronto Maple Leafs blew a three-goal third period lead to lose to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 Monday night.
#Leafs lose 5-4 In OT. A total of 43,813 regular season & playoff games have been played since Toronto won the Stanley Cup
— Check The Ticker (@ChecktheTicker) May 14, 2013
Blowing a three-goal lead in the third period of Game 7 is the high point for the last decade of Leafs hockey … Too soon, sorry.
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) May 14, 2013
Jake Gardiner: “We’re going to come back next year and be an even better team.”
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 14, 2013
Treasure the moment. Canadians feel sorry for a Toronto loss in sports. Doesn’t happen often. But no fans deserve THAT. OK, maybe Vancouver
— Terry Jones (@sunterryjones) May 14, 2013
Heartbreak for Leafs fans but gotta feel good about future. They now know they have legit No. 1 goalie. Reimer was mostly brilliant. #leafs
— Gary Mason (@garymasonglobe) May 14, 2013
Yo, Tim Leiwecke? Welcome to Toronto.
— Jeff Blair (@GloBlair) May 14, 2013
Assume Tim Leiweke, the new CEO of Maple Leafs Sports, is counting the millions the organization lost in a matter of minutes tonight.
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) May 14, 2013
2 things ring true. Proven by these 2 teams. You are never out of a series. You are never out of a game.
— Dallas Eakins (@dallaseakins) May 14, 2013
Phaneuf: we had them in a hole they shouldn’t have been able to get out of. Definitely the worse loss of my pro career.
— David Alter (@DavidAlter590) May 14, 2013
When Chris Hadfield lands and learns that the Leafs lost, he’ll probably hop on the next shuttle back to space.
— Caroline Cameron (@SNCaroline) May 14, 2013
Oh well Toronto sports fans, the Jays have a helluva team this season …
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) May 14, 2013
Carlyle: “I thought we ran out of gas.”
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 14, 2013
I haven’t seen a collapse like the Leafs since Shooter McGavin at the 96′ Tour Championship.
— Happy Gilmore (@_Happy_Gilmore) May 14, 2013
This time last year, the Leafs becoming this competitive would have sent this city into paroxysms of joy. Don’t forget that.
— JordanHeath-Rawlings (@TheGameSheet) May 14, 2013
Kadri: I don’t think many of us are going to sleep tonight
— David Alter (@DavidAlter590) May 14, 2013
Kind of sinking in now. That’s the worst collapse or best comeback I’ve ever seen.
— George Popalis (@SNGeorgePopalis) May 14, 2013
Kudos to Phil Kessel, first guy waiting in the dressing room to face the media when they opened the door.
— Christine Simpson (@SNChrisSimpson) May 14, 2013
Boy, gotta be a top 5 heartbreaking Toronto sports moment in my lifetime.
— Ben Ennis (@BennisSnet) May 14, 2013
To think some people are watching basketball tonight.
— Paul Bissonnette (@BizNasty2point0) May 14, 2013
haha leaf fans got a little to excited #tiegame
— Nathan Mackinnon (@Mackinnon9) May 14, 2013
OH BOY!
—Strombone (@strombone1) May 14, 2013