When a 'Failed' Play Ended a Hockey Curse.

[@KrillTheThrill97]

Knies deserves a lot of credit for that play in OT. I will always say that losing him in the Florida series is one of the main reasons they ended up losing so quickly. Maybe they still would’ve lost with him in the lineup, but I think they at least would’ve stood more of a chance with him then without.

[@hockeypsychology]

100%. Great play in a big moment

[@-Subtle-]

"Losing him" you mean the flat out assault behind the net that wasn't called.

[@KS-xk2so]

I'm so looking forward to a full season of Knies this year. Hope they keep him with JT.

[@betterdaysareatoenailaway]

we all knew that the team blew its load just winning a single series. we all knew they were gonna get absolutely hammered in R2. now they can spend the entire length of Matthews' next contract try to win the 8 games it takes to make it to the Conf Final and they can FINALLY get down to the business of breaking our hearts in R3 like the good ol' days of the 90s and early 2000s.

[@hockey_highlights_and_more]

I think they lost to Florida because Sammy was injured and woll wasnt ready I don’t think Florida smoked them every game was close

[@Mlchael839]

Never realized that Tavares' spin move was the last moment of the past two series vs Tampa vut with different results until you brought it up. Seems fitting

[@bsfm6990]

Given it’s Toronto most people will forget and rather look at the failure from the second round

[@QuackAttack]

Still haven't won a Game 7 so the curse is still going in my books

[@people3865]

It's a 60 year curse. One round means nothing to me.

[@people3865]

@jimlangdon1947 Nail on the head buddy. I completely agree and have seen Mitchy as the issue for a long time. Mathews wants money first, wins second. Willy wants nothing but money. I really don't think he cares who he plays for, as long as they hit his number.

[@bobchris9423]

Worst win i've EVER been witness to

[@Sebastian-km9qx]

Everything’s a failure unless you win the cup

[@Randomhdhd]

I remember I got up from bed (I live far away from North America) and running to my phone. I got onto KZbin to watch the highlights. When he scored, I jumped in excitement. Great content btw

[@hockeypsychology]

Thanks for watching!

[@Minamakhlouf]

It was a beautiful moment. After seeing that and hearing that the Panthers beat the Bruins, I was so sure that the Leafs were going to go on a huge playoff run. Needless to say...that confidence died very quickly in round 2.

[@leokeesic3657]

No curse was broken. Did they win a Stanley Cup?😅😅😅😅😅

[@guardiancanada4494]

@@leokeesic3657 The curse he's talking about is how we haven't been able to get past round 1 for like 19 years lol, we didnt win a cup yet but we did finally get through the first round lol. Even if we did end up getting destroyed by the panthers, the panthers outplayed us there

[@leokeesic3657]

@guardiancanada4494 I know that. the real curse is the cup

[@hockeypsychology]

I was confident they were going to go on a run too… but that Panther team was built different.

[@guardiancanada4494]

@@leokeesic3657 Yeah true, we just didnt have what it took. Maybe this season something will change but after all these past seasons im doubtful as ever 😅

[@DepressionGorl]

i was in the tailgate crowd for that game, it was crazy when they finally did it, everyone screaming, someone near me literally bawling

[@martinarnold4999]

That was a better play breakdown than I’ve seen on Sportsnet. Switching sports for a comparable, that kind of analysis reminded me of John Madden.

[@jundguy2003]

bruh the amount of times you needlessly mentioned Travare's 2022 shot had me dieing ☠

[@evol8560]

he knew what he was doing 🤣

[@thehockeychannel34]

Being British and supporting the leafs it was hard for me to see the game because it was at 1 o clock in the morning but I will always remember my dad telling me they won just after the game

[@fegsterr]

Same, I was up following the game on call with my mates and I wouldn’t be surprised if I woke some of their families when that goal went in

[@rickymartin875]

@@fegsterr Well played Sir Geek! 🤣😆🤣🍁🍁💙🤍🤡

[@greegamer0608]

as a tampa fan, this moment haunts me and will forvever

[@seantaylor2683]

You certainly found a way to drag this one out

[@acheesecakeperson]

I am a 14 year old girl who plays AA hockey. This series was the happiest moment of my life and of my whole family as we all are leafs fans. Auston is my favorite player but that day was the happiest moment of me and my family’s life.

[@DoubleDOwnage]

I remember where I was when this momenr happened and I remember what it felt like. Thank you John.

[@mannyo2909]

Oh the curse is alive and well my buddy

[@pottertool]

Im a flames fan but this was awesome to see. It doesn't matter that they lost the second round. This was a huge step in the right direction for this team. I can see them going deep next post season

[@nikolasg8688]

hahahahah aint gonna happen

[@Habsfan56744]

Well at least they got passed the first round

[@braunventures]

You're a hell of a storyteller, I haven't seen anyone paint a scene so well to set up one big play. This and your Oshie olympics video are excellent. Good work.

[@ulrichsuter3548]

One of your last sentences says it all - John Tavares' 1st series-winning goal is a goal the Leaf's fans will remember forever! Not bad for an 11 million cap-hit player! While his shot would have missed the goal by about three feet without the deflection, the decision to shoot in the first place was very good - I understand that 100% of the shots you don't take, won't go in. And with some traffic in front - so why not?

[@gohabs8918]

You 100% watch Secret Base. This was produced exactly like a Rewind. Very good video

[@HQSFX]

You keep killin it with the content!

[@hockeypsychology]

Thanks for watching!

[@stevenosullivan6768]

This feels exactly like an episode of Rewinder by Secret Base. Great video.

[@SethFinberg]

Panthers fans still are grateful the Leafs beat our hated Tampa rivals (who we never can beat when it matters). I was at the amazing game 3 in Florida. Tons of Toronto fans were there too … and they wanted Florida 😎.

[@ericsens7961]

it’s a heated rivalry for panthers fans, not so much for bolts fans lol

[@crime_dog27]

As a Leafs fan, you’d be surprised. While my friends were chanting We Want Florida, you know who I wanted to play against in that second round? Boston, so we could’ve had the chance to have our revenge. So now, my team is a laughing stock more than they were last years.

[@Raumance]

"I'll Try Spinning, That's A Good Trick" 😂

[@jeremykrugman2318]

isles fan here, i hate him for leaving, but i did get excited for him here, amazing moment for the guy

[@crime_dog27]

Greatest and Happiest game I’ve experienced as a Leafs fan.

[@TheHat--Man]

Nah.. yall celebrated as much as my habs when they got to the finals. It's just one round..

[@crime_dog27]

@@TheHat--Man Bro, i can tell you aren’t a Maple Leafs fan. I can tell you is that we know it isn’t the cup, but we’re still happy cuz it was 19 years since our last SERIES WIN.

[@rickymartin875]

The bar is so very low in Makebeleafland! 🤣😆🤣

[@crime_dog27]

@@rickymartin875 Yeah it is

[@crime_dog27]

@@TheHat--Manyou guys weren’t complaining when the Islanders broke their 21 year curse.

[@cyberslayer002]

I can remember back when Toronto's curse was their inability to win a cup. Now expectations have gotten so low that just getting out of the first round is their big accomplishment. Well, congrats, boys. Maybe in another twenty years you'll get out of the second round.

[@stevencooke6451]

Tavares did score in that game seven against Tampa, but the goal was nullified by a debatable obstruction call against now-former Leaf, Justin Holl.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

The goal was never nullified because the play had already been dead for a couple seconds before he took the shot.

[@KS-xk2so]

Hockey is a wild game... you can have all the talent in the world... but sometimes you still just need a fucking bounce.

[@leafsfanforever2896]

Another series loss shrouded by controversy (2022 was due to a Holl interference call; 2023 was due to Bobrovsky skating the puck into the net, only for it to be waved off due to the play being considered dead even though the whistle never blew)

[@stevendchu]

Don't forget the bogus high sticking calls in game 6 of 2022. Leafs had just erased a 2-0 deficit and had all the momentum on their side going into the third until back to back soft calls gave TB a 5-3 to tie the game and send it to OT.

[@Splintered1245]

Great video! Really enjoyed it, and love your channel. One thing I would recommend is that you work on your narration. It seems more like you're trying to reach a certain word count in a highschool essay than making KZbin video commentary. If you were to clean it up a bit so that you don't have as much repetition (especially at the end), I think it would make the video that much better. Either way, gj. This shit ain't easy.

[@Mikey-lm1ow]

well put together video, thank you

[@matthewsecord7641]

Hero moves are only heroic if they work.

[@jameiealehandro]

love these kind of videos

[@mollyanderson657]

Hello Leafs Fans. Are you still there?

[@theburgerman5720]

It’s just crazy how much a hockey player has to think in such a short period of time

[@chrisphillips348]

Great formula you have here. Single plays changing teams

[@MNATrevor]

Getting to the point here felt longer than most Leafs playoffs runs

[@Blovesmc]

i will forever love tavares for that

[@TomLopez17]

These videos are great

[@modernwarfaremaniac12]

Wow, I never realized that from game 7. Great video man!

[@jamiemason2069]

One curse down another That will never be broken In the near future

[@ClashRoyaleDude]

Same day I fell off the couch and stained the roof of my basement with Doritos within the same 20 seconds after they scored

[@michaelhiltz7846]

Imagine cheering for an original six team (And the team with the second most Stanley Cups) and the goal you remember forever was just a goal that got your team out of the first round.

[@clearskyy]

I will die protecting our precious Johnny Toronto, NYI can suck one, that insane elation and relief of that goal was something I'll never forget, that image of the moment post goal deserves to go in a museum (or at least my wall), years and years of heartbreak finally culminating to some degree of success. I'm used to being hurt and watching the Leafs lose, now they know what it looks like to win, they just have to build on that.

[@kenazzopardi6977]

That's the Make Me Laughs equivalent of winning the Stanley Cup 🤣🤣🤣

[@AC-ri2ph]

I was at a speakeasy while this happened. Amazing moment

[@reignofrock]

We want Florida!

[@thehellyousay]

1967 called, says you have no clue what a curse truly is.

[@HandFedMole]

Bro you replayed that week spinorama so many times and said "with the game on his stick" so many times I thought I was getting meme'd.

[@eirikrdberg1161]

The happiness of that goal died quickly.

[@jonathanallard2128]

The saddest day in recent NHL history. The funniest curse has been lifted.

[@brendo6897]

Happiest day in NHL history*

[@hockeypsychology]

The meme is over… for now lol

[@bradyisgod]

maybe now it's going to be the second round curse

[@rickymartin875]

@@bradyisgod Every year is a World Record extending Active Stanley Cup Drought for the Loser Leafs and the Triple L Gang (Loser Leafs Lovers) 😁

[@cypinax]

It's so poetic that it's the same shot he failed to tie game 7 with last year

[@justanotherhorrorpodcast6424]

Im a Penguins fan and some of my favorite memories are from the late 90s-early 2000s. Winning a round in the playoffs is absolutely not a small feat. Would it be better to win a cup? Always. Unquestionably. But every series win feels amazing and should be appreciated. Its not easy. It just isnt.

[@muslimcatpfp]

you could also do a video about the leafs in round 2.. wouldnt have much to say tho..

[@Johnmk24]

That 1st round win was their Stanley cup.

[@charliekert1767]

Excellent inspring video

[@tinyGiraffasaurus]

i can’t wait for the nhl season to start up again 🙏

[@rickymartin875]

I can’t wait to see the Leafs extend their World Record NHL Active Cup Drought to 57 years in 2024 😁

[@CanadiansEH]

Another 18 years until leafs win another series

[@hockeypsychology]

Lol it’s possible

[@abekornelsen125]

​@@hockeypsychologyyeah hardly. They will make Stanley cup final within the next 2 years. Its all based on luck. They have a top 5 team on paper but no lucky bounces ever.

[@CanadiansEH]

@@abekornelsen125 get a load of this guy

[@abekornelsen125]

@@CanadiansEH says the canucks fan🤣🤣 probs a habs fanboy too eh?? Yall aint even in the playoffs for the next 15 of those year🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rickymartin875]

@@abekornelsen125 Ask your Doctor if Haldol is right for you?

[@beaudangles147]

damn dude you're a level 10 yapper. Stretched 5 seconds of commentary to a minute 30

[@nezamarante6467]

Toronto so close.. keep up! Go Leafs Go!

[@erikmacaluso]

"WE WANT FLORIDA" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@the1andonly759]

Had to be Johnny T

[@grapefruitsodags8387]

I mean, the curse is technically still there cause has the Maple leafs won the Stanley Cup, or even made it to the finals or even seen it

[@memoranda1]

we want Florida!!!!

[@gohabs8918]

Haha yep. Worked out pretty well for them

[@nicks8007]

def one of my best memories watching this game with my dad and jumping for joy after he scored. i even texted my gf (at the time) about it we were so happy dude

[@BigfootsWeeNuk]

The curse is not over until they hoist the cup

[@bradyearner3212]

Love this

[@ryans413]

I think Toronto forgot there’s 4 rounds to win not 1

[@sst6601]

the most important goal in the Leafs history. No less😂

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

You should make a how to analyze hockey games video.

[@liamgretzky5844]

I am a leafs fan. And I sure won’t forget😂

[@doctorcane]

Then came Nick Cousins and Matthew Tkachuk.

[@johnburns9634]

Curse ain’t over. Unless you don’t think the Cup is important. Or, maybe it is!

[@DrSpock-yf3fd]

The drought is 67, guy!

[@borrow4654]

And theeeeennnn....disappointment struck once again

[@BRDNYT]

The reffing ended the curse.

[@eraserhead29]

This video was about 5 minutes to long…

[@ripvanwinkle1819]

More like 7.39 too long. Monetized BS

[@eraserhead29]

@@ripvanwinkle1819 Haha!

[@MNATrevor]

Felt Longer than most Leafs playoffs runs

[@Mahoneyyay]

The Leafs Stanley cup is a quick exit from the second round. Pathetic really

[@kolasillers7776]

We want Panthers.

[@Caylemfarquhar1]

Playoff Kerfoot🔥

[@davidwhidden9337]

Also the officiating was absolutely crazy. Like, the put them in an asylum crazy. And of course, a high stick was missed right before the Leafs goal. Glorious NHL playoff hockey.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

The thing I find funniest is that everyone was freaking out over the littlest things like Gudas pulling on Jarnkroks stick a little bit or getting mad that the refs called two blatant high sticks the year prior. But when not one, but two massive incorrect calls go in the leafs favour (missed high stick on Hagel in game 6 and Point goal being overturned for no reason in game 3) nobody bats an eye.

[@rickymartin875]

@@politicalbandwagon4989 Welcome to Hogtown: The Dallas Cowboys of Hockey! 🤣😆🤣🍁🍁💙🤍🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@davidwhidden9337]

@@politicalbandwagon4989 It's just standard Playoff Hockey garbage. The best part? It will get worse.

[@berkovichalla]

Hi how are you guys

[@rorygillmore6555]

"The curse" is not winning the Cup. It has nothing to do with winning rounds. As a born Leafs fan of over 30 years, I take offense to people thinking we care about a round or two. You don't pay 4 guys half the salary cap to disappear for half of all their playoff games.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

It didn’t end any curse unless the only goal the leafs had was to get out of the first round lol. They got completely exposed by the 16th placed panthers in round 2 but congrats on doing something nearly the entire league has done in the last 5 years lol.

[@csolivais1979]

17th placed, to be correct.

[@GP3D-g4q]

1st round curse? How about cup curse? How about not being a Playoff successful team since the original 6 expanded to 12 teams?

[@JYD2020]

Tampa vs Toronto might be the worst jersey color match up in the league, literally identical

[@Y.A.A.E.G._Games]

Broke a curse cuz of a lucky bounce 😂 I need more proof it's broke!!

[@Blovesmc]

so nostalgic

[@allucknoskill4695]

still cursed. 1 round doesnt change anything

[@RR-hu9ht]

Toronto won that series against a over tired team that was on the decline and will be even worse this season and Florida showed the Leafs they weren’t that good.😮

[@jessicamilne7382]

This is why I hate the islanders and you can never give Johnny up

[@ari4599]

master of yapping holy u said the same thing like 4 times just differently over and over

[@MrVietDonger-y9l]

This Leafs team couldnt even measure up to rosters Boston, Tampa and FLorida had at their peak...They had to wait until Tampa was depleted and worn out to get by them....Tampa outplayed them in that series but thats why hockey is better than all other sports because one bad bounce or mistake can change outcome

[@Coby2022]

Blowing multiple goal leads and then losing it in OT several times in the series is not outplaying the Leafs lmao

[@clandon9624]

@@Coby2022yea but the leafs only had the upper hand in game 2, Tampa controlled Torontos offence nearly the whole series except for the perfect plays made to restore game 3 and 4. Tampa outclassed Toronto for most of the series

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

@@Coby2022Statistically the leafs were definitely outplayed that series. Which is fine, teams win series’s while being outplayed all the time, but the fact that the leafs got annihilated in round 2 after this makes this look a lot like a fluke.

[@AidenLafleur]

@@politicalbandwagon4989Tampa also got outplayed in last years first round but vasy tho was in his absolute prime

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

@@AidenLafleur They didn’t get outplayed nearly as badly but yeah. They still won game 2 5-3 (leading 5-1 in the third) and won game 4 7-3.

[@bvyup2112]

did it though?

[@shrrlok1296]

I think he failed the same play almost exactly a year ago.

[@QDP24]

Unpopular opinion… this goal means nothing. For Toronto, they need to get to the cup. They have a great team to but don’t act like they pulled a Florida last year. They beat one team that was tired from competing for actual cups

[@Hydrogenuine]

Tavares doesnt have what it takes to win imo. Every team he plays on struggles with him as a leader. He's too quiet in the locker room to be a captain.

[@Raumance]

Even though the second one went in it was still nearly as shit of a play as the first one. Basically got very lucky on a low speed shot.

[@prettybabyd0lls]

Failed play? Y’all will do anything to dismiss what happened

[@AidenLafleur]

I think leafs wouldve done better against bruins knowing that they beat tampa.

[@TheHat--Man]

No.. the bruins were extremely unlucky because bobrovsky suddenly had flashes of carey price

[@AidenLafleur]

@@TheHat--Man i dont think ur the first to realize that but it was still 3-1 and ullmark couldve yknow not threw the whole series? you cant compare price to bob in anway however, leafs were up 3-1 then price poppoed, carried hus team to the finals only to lose 4-1, and bruins were up 3-1 and ullmark shat his pants and panthers also lost 4-1 so i get what ur saying but still