Following the conclusion of the Bruins and Maple Leafs first round series this year, it brought back a wave of nostalgia. The Last time the teams squared off in the postseason was 2013 in which the Bruins came back from a three-goal deficit in less than ten minutes. That Toronto team was a bizarrely effective compilation of veterans and unproven young players.
At points, they dominated the Bruins, including the first fifty minutes of game seven. Now two time Stanley Cup Champion Phil Kessel had six points in the series including two in game seven. This was a game seven for the ages in which the Bruins simply refused to lose.