The NHL Choke That Should Have Never Happened

[@Reladan187]

Montreal was on a roll then. We almost witnessed a miracle

[@chronicsalt2735]

too bad tampa had an absolute wagon of a team.

[@Rick-j2t]

​@@chronicsalt2735and price and weber were broken by then

[@oasisbeyond]

Well Habs should have get Tampa so none of this would have happened. That said they beat a great Vegas team but were drained.

[@mikey._.33]

​@@chronicsalt2735 a very expensive wagon at that

[@nicholasalexander8505]

​@chronicsalt2735 more like a wagon of stars on LTIR 😂cheater franchise

[@MetalCharlo]

Carey's "I believe in this team" speech after game 4 was the turning point for Montreal. Price, Weber and Perry took the team under them from there and they almost carried all the way to a cup.

[@BloodRider1914]

Don't forget Suzuki and Caufield stepping up as well. The whole team knew how to play to the moment

[@oasisbeyond]

Defense did and youngsters

[@gohabs8918]

For me, it was Muzzin dancing after his goal in game 2 or 3 I believe. I was okay with the boys losing until I saw that

[@rolu9345]

@@BloodRider1914 Nah man, that was Danault's run

[@RonanDahlman-ci1ql]

I still remember Corey Perry chucking his stick into the garage and saying they needed some “Greasy Garbage Goals” before or during G4 or G5.

[@the1andonly759]

Babe wake up, hockey psychology posted a video that reignited my depression

[@Vidoxz]

the realest comment 🫡

[@NATEPAW239]

Fr except the babe part

[@philkessel81]

reignited my happiness 😂

[@mcraider3933]

As a Leafs fan, I'm used to the choking now. Unless we lose to the senators. If that happens I will no longer support this team and probably move cities.

[@sharkusvelarde]

Got a comment of your own?

[@dominic.a5972]

As a die hard Habs fan, I can confirm that the team brought our city back to life in the spring of 2021. Covid lockdowns were particularily tough in Québec and that run gave us the morale booster our people needed. To this day it’s my favortie hockey moment, ever. Great video as always 👏🏼

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

Meanwhile Toronto was still a lifeless dystopia and remains that way to this day. I really want to move to the outskirts of the city one day.

[@carparthero]

@dominic.a5972 was 2021 better than the 1993 stanley cup win lol? as i am 50 years old, most old/older folks like 1993 a hell of a lot better than 2021. 💯

[@dominic.a5972]

@@carparthero I wasn’t even born yet in 1993, so for my generation I’d say 2021 is the closest thing we got to ‘93! Obviously, nothing must beat actually winning it.

[@codyge18]

Such a stupid time in human history. At least you all found your spark

[@Matanumi]

Yeah what Quebec went through during covid made no fucking sense. Police state bullshit wasn't Justified at all. And Quebec is a service based economy too! Kneecaped a whole Provence!. No fucking sense!

[@SlickSniper3]

Omg thank you for covering this. I am not a Montreal fan, but always admired Prices abilities going back to 2014 Olympics run. Brings a tear to your eye how close they got to a cup. That man played his heart out. The entire team really did.

[@KadruH]

reminds me of the 96 Panthers finals run

[@ThorGiske]

Same thing with hank with carrying the rangers to cup

[@jonathandrouin8717]

and both legs

[@elliot9818]

That whole post season was absolutely wild for Habs; 40 years since last time against the leafs, Tavares incident, the hit on Evans in the Jets first game, 4-0 against the jets, Petry’s blood shot eyes, the crazy give away from Fleury, the win on National day… Thank you for the video!

[@anthonyrousseau8050]

Don't forget Danault's pizza slice.

[@PinholesGraham]

Thanks for the shoutout man. It was a pleasure! :) I remember I first started watching this series after Game 4, and I started watching Game 7 just before the goal at 11:54 ...so I guess it's all my fault XD

[@ericksheldon3870]

you’re the best

[@BloodRider1914]

If it was your fault merci beaucoup de détruire les espoirs des Maple Leafs

[@calebos268]

I hate you :( lol jk love your vids

[@jdavidblais]

Merci beaucoup !! ;p

[@broadstreetbullies849]

Goat KZbinr right here

[@chrislaverick6413]

When Montreal beat Toronto in game seven it was one of the best days of my life at work, because when Montreal was down 3-1, the chirps I had from coworkers was insane, but when Montreal came back an won, there were guys who avoided me for months, I don’t think I’ve ever woken up from a deep sleep with so much energy

[@qstrqL]

hahaha classic bad faith leafs fans

[@yourmommaz]

HAD IT BEEN A "REAL" YEAR ? HABS WOULDNT HAVE EVEN MADE THE PLAYOFFS...THAT YEAR DOESNT REALLY COUNT ... NO FANS? CMON

[@jussikankinen9409]

Sad life but sport is new religion

[@JoneyBaloney04]

Can't believe Price never won a cup that man deserved one

[@Kariakas]

In 2014 the habs has a decent team and chance but Kreider derailed that. Beating Toronto, Winnipeg and especially Vegas was against all odds, the habs had no business in the finals.

[@trevnev2780]

​@@KariakasEmelin* derailed that

[@eeegon]

There's a lot of damn good goalies that never got one

[@omfg322]

thats what happens when you never have a 100 point player infront of you what a waste

[@langenbrunner1]

@@trevnev2780no, no it was Kreider

[@PlexMan79]

Its May 31st 2124, the Leafs are continuing the hunt for their first Stanley Cup since 1967. Stay tuned.

[@wyldrice]

Seems about right

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Don't be so pessimistic, the Leafs are totally going to pull it off in 2122.

[@nicolesgaming8917]

​@@theevilascotcompany9255Nah, 2112. Gotta have a Rush twist in there.

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

@@PlexMan79 actually they’ll win in the year 2ZB3, the world had been destroyed and rebuilt by aliens who are now the ones on the Leafs as humanity has been long extinct

[@neseirf70]

Set a reminder to repost this annually for a few decades or more!

[@wyldrice]

Toronto just loves choking

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

Except for 2019, that was an odd exception.

[@TheWingus]

Don’t kinkshame

[@BloodRider1914]

Leafs are just a submissive team, there's no shame in that. They love getting dominated.

[@Systematic_GT]

Bro the Knife is already stuck deep in my chest .... please Don't twist it lol 😂

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

@@BloodRider1914 tons of teams that do it in sports, but the Leafs brand of submissiveness is unrivalled across all sports.

[@spooley]

The fact Amazon streamed the series and kept it up forever made it that much sweeter. The expected coronation turned into a coronary. Still have it all on a few NAS hard drives. If they die its also on news servers, merci beaucoup, Toronto

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

A bit obsessive no?

[@spooley]

No, not at all. Live near the GTA and the constant hype will wear anyone down.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

@@spooley Lol, I remember in 1993 when the Leafs reached the conference finals and lost to the Kings, the organization still had the audacity of releasing an expensive hardcover collector's book about the team's heroic season. For reaching the conference finals but no further. SMH, this fanbase.

[@spooley]

@@theevilascotcompany9255 Right on. It was called the Passion Returns if memory serves.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

​@@spooley At this rate, if the Leafs reach a conference finals again, they'll throw a parade on Yonge St. While the series is still being played.

[@Casey9999vr]

I am so excited for the upcoming season, just got into hockey this January

[@carsonz2256]

You're in for a hell lot of surprise

[@hermeticGreen]

What team do you support?

[@pandabrawlstars403]

Go Senators!

[@phillymaine8104]

@@pandabrawlstars403worst team in canada tbh

[@fergusonogden6021]

Go hockey go :p

[@portergsp4417]

As a habs fan this series is by far my favorite series of all time and I'm old enough to have seen them win the cup twice

[@Dr.JHamilton]

Same. This was actually sweeter than those Cup wins.

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

@@Dr.JHamiltonhow?

[@corybuckle944]

Sorry I don't think so. That 93 cup run was crazy. Like 9 overtime wins.

[@alfiesmullet1311]

Such a shame Price's career was cut short by injuries, that man was spectacular to watch play

[@dantethunderstone2118]

Carry price ruined hockey for me Growing up I thought a goalie should be the best player on the team and 3 goals was a lot. Just shows how little help he had. I’m still Matt Pacioretty’s biggest hater

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

When they light the CN Tower in the colours of the team that beat you, that’s how you know you committed one of the worst chokes in NHL history. I still have nightmares about this series, the Raptors had just won the championship 2 years ago and the Leafs alone in the years since destroyed any joy and pride the city had earned in sports. If I were to point to an example on why the Leafs are the single most pathetic organization in sports, this is it. But if the last few days have taught us anything there’s more to life than just sports, cherish your loved ones and live your life to the fullest. RIP Johnny and Matthew ❤🕊️

[@robotba89]

I think when this "covid cup" happened, we were still in covid shock. The knee to the head, and Price, definitely skew the stats. The fact that the team didn't change their approach after this loss, the ones after, and those core-4 guys are still there to start 24-25, is why the Leafs are the single most pathetic organization in sports.

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

@@robotba89 they think that Berube will fix everything but will he? It hurts cause I love this team and just want to be freed from these shackles, but I don’t know if I ever will. Honestly sports teams in Toronto have just made me hate living here.

[@07foxmulder]

@@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigiIt’s the rampant crime, insane prices and over population that should make you hate living in Toronto. It’s a shame how far that city has fallen. Enjoy your circus.

[@IanStrain23328]

@@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi No, Berube cant fix 3 of those 4 guys not showing up in the post season. Nylander is the only one that does show up, and he tries to carry the team over the line, he just cant do it all.

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

@@07foxmulder Thanks 😭👍

[@BloodRider1914]

This is the most beautiful series of all time, the world was good that day

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

Beautiful series for the rest of Canada, it’s up there with 2019 Lighting vs Blue Jackets and 2023 Panthers vs Bruins.

[@amysuresh4292]

It is an unforgettable series that no one will forget when a toronto maple leaves was so close to winning and they drop the ball and lose every game after a bad turnover by marner that will make leaves fan remember this day to the last minute.

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

@@amysuresh4292 nice grammar

[@CaptainPizza18]

Probably the greatest moments in my Habs fan life. (I'm 25 so missed the golden days)

[@kitnoCC]

Beautiful Leafs choke that will forever be cherished.

[@sebastians6570]

RIP Johnny Hockey and Matthew

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

Take from us too soon. ❤🕊️

[@dogwithheadphones]

Even as a Bruins fan I gotta admit I wish the Canadiens won this cup. Would’ve been great to see Carey Price finally get over the hump, but the injury bug hit the Habs at the worst possible time

[@carleyprice3138]

this content is better than anything produced on tv. thank you and keep it up good sir.

[@komirules]

Thanks for another reminder of a great series wins.

[@miikaIS]

Man! These videos of you and your guys are truly great. Keep up the good work! As an added bonus. Reliving Toronto getting drowned in game 7 is always a nice way to start your morning

[@KurtMang]

This series ended my 40+ years of Leafs fandom. Thanks Montreal!

[@dleblanc343]

Which team do you root for now?

[@connorwagstaff2348]

Not a real fan go root for the habs

[@KurtMang]

@@connorwagstaff2348 great reading comprehension buddy!

[@KurtMang]

@@dleblanc343 it's tough to change teams! Seattle to some extent as I live in Vancouver and they have no baggage. But more just root for players and enjoy the best game on earth!

[@JoshuaKimbrough]

His reading comprehension is fine, you are not a real fan of hockey or any ​sport. You have no loyalty. If the Leafs did something evil it would be understandable. You just quit because they lost. You are not a fan

[@kazahkstan_]

@13:35 My absolute boy Pinholes Graham!! You 2 are the best hockey content on KZbin rn

[@gabrielarrigo1525]

Love the Pinholes cameo. My two favourite hockey KZbinrs collabing is pretty sick

[@keanjones2446]

glad to see you and PG teaming up to take over the new wave of hockey KZbin

[@bofadeese2715]

love this choke, my fav of all time

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

The best chokes are the ones caused by your own team.

[@marcwigle]

No, I think the better one was when the Bruins were down 4-1 (something like that) in the third period and they came back to win it in O/T. Maybe ten years ago... that was epic!! lol

[@willpalmer6107]

Bruins fan I enjoyed this choke even though I can’t talk because we blew a 3-1 lead

[@MrF1alonso]

Enjoyed it so so much !!!! Another great day to be a Hab fan

[@GBFZeta]

550 frontline workers and all of them helplessly watching a choke job for the ages. God I fucking hate being a Leafs fan.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

The Leafs found a way to choke in a crowd of EMTs.

[@marcwigle]

@@theevilascotcompany9255 Pretty sad when 550 EMTs can't stop the Laffs from choking. lol

[@albert4860]

I can still remember just how hyped up I was during this run. Thank you for the trip down memory lane!

[@GOCAPSDMV]

I love these types of videos, lfg!

[@yesterdaysmelodies]

The quality of your videos is crazy man,keep it up

[@elpusegato]

Sometimes I turn on Steve Dangle compilations when I'm sad and want to feel better

[@pipe_currency]

I do the exact same thing! haha!

[@MikeS29]

One of my all time favourite series.

[@FlightIsLife]

Death, Taxes, and the Leafs choking game 7.

[@FlightIsLife]

Not that this version of Carey Price wasnt insane...

[@nickrawlins8570]

This one was the funniest series I’ve ever seen in my life. I remember dying laughing when Toffoli hit that empty netter

[@unbearablycringe]

As a Habs fan, I'll never forget how Carey Price and Shea Weber sacrified their health and body in that 2021 cup run, must've hurt them so bad to lose this badly against TB

[@sawchucksaves1867]

your hockey breakdowns are the best

[@yeetermcgavin2132]

Pinholes graham mentioned, peak content

[@micahpearl2021]

Carey, Carey, Carey Carey 🎉🎉🎉 I will always remember chanting the name

[@clark85]

carey price sacrificed his hips for this round and this playoffs. He never played again

[@dannygagne4693]

Some of my best hockey memories ever. Almost made it all the way 😬

[@jimmytrex0920]

With the potential that this season's rebuild has in store for the Hab's future, the absolute cherry on top would be Price's number being retired, and him coming back as a goalie coach. Watching him lift the cup would probably be one of the greatest moments in Habs history if it came true.

[@CoachGarcia]

❤️

[@sa230e]

As a Habs fan, this was a moment I will treasure for the rest of my life.

[@zedehsea1525]

Thanks, as a Leafs fan, I wont be watching this and instead i'll be crying into my pillow.

[@Laynestaley441]

Haha jump on the oilers bandwagon

[@shroomiiik2312]

@@Laynestaley441 the team that cant win a cup with gretzky level player? XDD

[@Laynestaley441]

@@shroomiiik2312 oh you wanna play it like that huh? A team that has a two time 60 goal scorer that has won one round in 8 years a team that has lost to a 42 year old Zamboni driver on home ice against a team that played the previous night a team that has blown a 3-1 series lead to the Montreal canadiens a team that has half of their cap space in four players a team that has ONE living coach to see them in the second round a team that hasn’t beaten the bruins even before Wayne Gretzky was even alive yet and I can go on and on and on

[@mackenzieklazinga6507]

@@Laynestaley441Rent Free!

[@Systematic_GT]

@Merica17762 Leaf fans living in your head rent free apparently

[@paperbird01]

Thanks for continuously making such good videos! Love your videos

[@jordanm3007]

Honestly this was a highlight in my life. Im a huge habs fan and im just now starting to get excited again. That being said, one of the things that stands out the most for me in this series was how much the broadcaster struggled with the winning goal calls. Still stresses me out to this day listening to these highlights.

[@Dr.JHamilton]

The Sportsnet crew don't even try to hide the fact that they root for the Leafs. How I long for the days of Bob and Harry, Ron and Don, and Hockey Night In Canada on CBC.

[@carbb5760]

Won’t be long until the habs pass the leafs in the standings, the Sportsnet nhl broadcast is a disgrace to professional sports broadcasting.

[@Danny1013]

@@Dr.JHamilton lmao what?

[@nopenopenope131]

Another excellent video, many thanks! Go 'Gers! Yeah, they're gonna blow it again this year.

[@charlesmartineau]

It was an awesome day for me! Walking downtown toronto with my habs jersey… I witnessed that toronto is filled with with habs fan

[@HAM8181]

Those were homeless people….

[@ryanTDG]

Keep up the great content ❤

[@DookieStain007]

Pinholes Graham cameo 🤯

[@Kuba55]

Best NHL videos on KZbin and beyond. Keep it up!

[@TheBigKup]

As a bruins fan I hate these two teams, but also as a bruins fan there is a special special place in my heart for watching the leafs get bounced in 7 games of round 1

[@sage9069]

You and me both partner

[@stevencooke6451]

Given how good Toronto has been to you in game sevens, you'd think there would be some love for the Blue and White.

[@sage9069]

@@stevencooke6451 ahaha fair point. Sad thing is we have lost the same number of game 7s.

[@paspep]

As a montreal fan I am asking my myself wich one betwen the bruins and the leafs i hate the most ? I would say i have more respect for the bruins who gave the habs good fights, from orr to esposito, to bourque, to bergeron,.... respect for that team. But the leafs....they are pure trash

[@tahaali1553]

@@paspepur opinion is irrelevant MTL is shit what’d they do this year😭😭😭😭and they’re not making playoffs again ur team is a garbage can

[@grandcrowdadforde6127]

NEVER ! gets old! Habs fan since the Rocket ! almost as good as winning la Coupe!

[@goodolgabbers9958]

this playoffs run by the habs legit rekindled my love for hockey, I can't wait to see what the habs become at the end of the rebuild

[@carlberryman2665]

Great video, bro. And those extra stats near the end were awesome!

[@dalton7726]

Love these offseason videos!! If you happen to care I think film breakdown on some of the GOATs of the past would be an epic concept

[@sansprouts412]

0:39 canuck fan jumpscare

[@A15H]

You don’t have to do this, but video idea maybe “ the career of Johnny Gaudreau” after the recent events I think it would be a pretty cool video to make

[@Sashaband]

We love you Price, we miss you Price, and we are forever grateful for your amazing accomplishments.

[@littledude000056]

Carey Price was the main reason this happened. Just couldnt beat the man. He got right into their heads that year

[@carparthero]

maple leafs and p-off collapses, it's the peanut butter & jam of nhl hockey. 🤣

[@cacamou3275]

love your work dude keep it up

[@calibra0104]

Pinholes is a fucking legend

[@simonguillemette4327]

That was actually an awesome video man , great job! Might help that i'm a habs fan too haha

[@komirules]

Price was a X factor. Tavares would have been a non factor anyways.

[@kennethhernandez4612]

Video quality is insane this is a whole show

[@shaylelarue787]

Yeah Price was always the X-Factor, man I miss watching him play

[@DjZOE-X]

thnx for the goose bumps... ❤

[@Gergentine]

That run by price was insane, and Weber was a beast!

[@nickl4443]

Habs fan here. Love this video 😊

[@angryassyrian5627]

It still breaks my heart that we couldn't win the stanley cup with Carey Price, the best goaltender in this past generation and one of the only goaltenders to win the Hart trophy.

[@cameronoutdoors6049]

price will forever be a legend

[@picklespandaohyeah]

PINHOLES GRAHAM MENTIONED YEAAAAAAA

[@biffstrong1079]

I still think the Loss to Columbus was worse. Joonas Korpisalo had a shut-out in game one and game five of the playin round. Pierre Luc Dubois was the offensive star scoring three including an overtime winner in game three. Nick Foligno had his value increase because they looked good versus the Leafs in this play in round. I do remember Craig Button around game six talking about how Auston Matthews was leading the entire NHL in the playoffs in expected goals.

[@johnchenbohnchen7732]

Still remember the 2020 playoffs like it was yesterday. Was such a great glimpse of hope in these dark times. Pretty sad that the canadiens are so underwhelming these days. Price was really really great, lowkey my favorite goalie in my childhood.

[@bsfm6990]

This is a clear series where the opponent set the leafs beat on themselves

[@Younglink225tpb]

Phenomenal video. This run was great

[@C_uri]

Nothing quite like watching the leafs choke in the playoffs😂

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

I can’t help but have felt bad for Campbell though, he didn’t deserve the mockery.

[@appletile2887]

Every Spring, I know the Leafs will Fall.....The Leafs should be great golfers by now having had so much extra practice than other NHL teams.

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

@@appletile2887 Matthews might actually win the green jacket this year, he came a stroke away from winning it last year

[@cohenobrien4212]

2021 was the greatest summer of my entire life.

[@iamwonderFil]

price did all this with bum knee (see chris, kreider) and weber had broken bones all over.

[@no.mans.guy.]

My favourite memory is this series

[@megatokyo2100]

Ah no, my Leafs choking a series video AND with an in depth breakdown. 😢 incoming record number of views for HP 😅

[@NightstalkerX5]

Love this! Definitely needed to be dissected and studied! Should do the Los Angeles Kings reverse sweep against San Jose Sharks in 2014. That was wild too!

[@the6ig6adwolf]

You can tell when it's springtime in Toronto because the Leafs always fall.

[@trevorconnatser6161]

Hey hockey psychology, you should do a video on the transformation of Tampa into a hockey city. The bolts really are Tampa’s flagship sports team, and the love for this team was immediate noticeable to me when I moved here back in 2015. Awesome video as usual!

[@franzfred7511]

no one shocks the entire world if he wins a playoff series againast the leafs. No parade.

[@JeremyWashington1489]

I would love to see a video about the 2010 Flyers; got in to the playoffs in the last game of season in a shootout with the Rangers, took care of the Habs, went down 3 games to the Bruins and came back, including being down 3-1 in game 7, and finally lost to the Blackhawks. It was one of the most exciting playoffs ever and really felt like a Cinderella story at the time

[@HFTVSportsOfficial]

*The NHL choke that was INEVITABLY going to happen

[@CoachGarcia]

Thank you, Carey Price, for all the great memories. You made Habs games fun to watch, even when we had no business competing. **You gave us hope.** Watching this video gave me mixed feelings, knowing this was your last playoff run so close n so far #31. Best Habs goalie in my book! We miss you Carey 😔

[@JoneyBaloney04]

One month until new NHL season can't wait! ( go canucks)

[@kjwag]

The fact that your mentioned Habs won 15 of remaining 38 games, while not mentioning due to Covid rescheduling that they had the worst schedule in the entire NHL with games EVERY night or every other night for the last 50 games of the season is a huge miss as to their record.

[@therealandonlyadam]

Ok now extend Marner for another 8 years 😂.

[@chicagoturntablism]

Awesome video!

[@DampfGecko]

15:26 Jesus Christ even the one series they won they got completely pressed to the curb that last game. There is no Origami artist on this planet that folds in high pressure situations quite like the Leafs, huh?

[@Noah1997callahan]

Was a great year, as a Habs fan with all leafs fans family members, was a great few months and run. Miss ya Carey price

[@BrayGoesTV]

This was the death of the Maple Leafs, I use to be the biggest Leafs fan before this playoff round I literally talked so much shit I was that sure the cup was ours that year but not only did we not even win a single round in the bubble but we lost to our century old Arch Rivals in a series we should've swept them in, And just to turn the fucking knife the CN Tower with the Habs colors will always be the biggest Tea bag in sports history, This team broke my fucking heart and I don't care if they win 10 cups in a row I'll never give MLSE a cent of my fucking money again I'd rather donate to Donald Trump so he'd spend it on getting his old man balls tinted orange.

[@ittirutak1058]

Cool to see pinholes graham here