Twitter Reaction: Fans feeling #TorontoStrong after Maple Leafs win

Players and fans stand for a moment of silence, after 10 people died and 15 others were injured when a van mounted a sidewalk and struck multiple pedestrians along a stretch of Yonge Street. (Frank Gunn/CP)

Sportsnet Staff April 23, 2018, 10:34 PM

After tragedy struck the city earlier in the day, the Maple Leafs provided fans with some much needed relief with a big win over the Boston Bruins to force a Game 7.

While the healing will take time, it was clear the Maple Leafs’ win gave fans something to rally around when they needed it most.

Here are some of the many tributes and reactions from Twitter after an emotional day in Toronto.

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Whether you’re a Leafs fan or not, man our city needed that on a day like today. #TorontoStrong

— Christine Simpson (@SNChrisSimpson) April 24, 2018

#torontostrong

— Kevin Pillar (@KPILLAR4) April 24, 2018

#TorontoStrong

— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) April 24, 2018

Toronto Strong… pic.twitter.com/mLd5om77h4

— Braden Halladay (@BradenHalladay) April 24, 2018

#TorontoStrong

— Jozy Altidore (@JozyAltidore) April 23, 2018

#TorontoStrong #Game7 #StanleyCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/PsEAuZpHvo

— Ben McCully #AsherBenjamin (@McCully) April 24, 2018

In a night when everything is more important than hockey, this win feels really important for the city. #TorontoStrong

— Touch'em All Joe (@biasball) April 24, 2018

The city needed them and the boys delivered. Thank you @MapleLeafs #TorontoStrong #TMLtalk #GOLEAFSGO

— Xavier Q. (@x_man12) April 24, 2018

https://twitter.com/A_Sebastiani95/status/988597173485944832

Everyone outside of New England was pulling hard for TML tonight. Great moment. #TorontoStrong #TrueNorth

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This is a feel-good game. Thanks for taking all our minds off other things @MapleLeafs #LeafsNation #Leafs #TorontoStrong

— Punchy McStabby (@AlanoMorris_Rex) April 24, 2018

https://twitter.com/Carla_Pereira2/status/988595948707287040

The city needed that win tonight. #TMLTalk #TorontoStrong

— Coach Chad (@ChadMorrison83) April 24, 2018

This one is for you, Toronto. #TorontoStrong #leafs #tmltalk @MapleLeafs #standwitness

— Brendan Cox (@Leaf_Boy) April 24, 2018

The @MapleLeafs really played their hearts out for #Toronto tonight. #torontostrong

— Farrell Miller (@FeralMiller) April 24, 2018

Huge win for our boys in blue when our city desperately needed it the most. #leafs #TORONTOStrong

— Tom Parish (@tjbparish) April 24, 2018

Like no other time I can recall, #TorontoStrong desperately needed a small distraction from a terrible day. Why wouldn’t it come from their beloved #leafs? Well done boys. Well done.

— Chris Boyling (@ChrisBoyling_TD) April 24, 2018

Thanks @MapleLeafs for shining a beacon of positivity on what's been a #dark day in #Toronto #TorontoStrong #TMLTalk #shippingofftoBoston #Game7

— Kez Sparks (@kez_sparks) April 24, 2018

Thank you @MapleLeafs for giving us something to smile about on what has otherwise been a horrific day. #TorontoStrong #TorontoMapleLeafs

— Zuraidah Alman (@ZuraidahCTV) April 24, 2018

As a @Senators fan I despise the @MapleLeafs but found myself cheering them on tonight. Big win for a city that really needed it tonight #TorontoStrong

— Loch (@TheLoch) April 24, 2018