Las vigas. It was also a melancholy spring in Toronto…
The Maple Leafs crashed out of the Stanley Cup playoffs last night, after the sudden-death drama that ended when Florida idol Nick Cousins scored 3-2 — and now William Nylander could be on his way to Tampere to play the World Cup with his little brother Alexander.
– It feels so great, Panthers defender Gustav Forsling told Sportbladet of his preparation for the first conference final of his career.
Sweet dreams took off in Toronto when the Maple Leafs knocked out Tampa and advanced out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in nearly 20 years.
But the rush of happiness did not last long. In the second round against the stunned Florida Cats, they immediately found themselves in an impossible 0-3 deficit and although they managed to avoid a “sweep” at Sunrise on Wednesday, it was at home at Scotiabank Arena last night that the saga finally came to an end.
They came back from 0-2 down after William Nylander’s late equalizer, but 15-and-a-half minutes into extra time, Nick Cousins whipped in the deciding shot to make it 3-2.
At the same moment, Florida—who had also defeated big favorite Boston in the first round—was ready for the Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes.
– It feels so great, cheers to Swedish defender Gustav Forsling, who personally assisted one of the goals last night, in a text message.
– Now it would be nice to spend a few days without a match so that the body can relax a bit.
Maples also rest – all summer. But William Nylander’s season may continue. Little brother Alexander Nylander and best friend Rasmus Sundin are both part of Tre Kronor’s World Cup squad, so there should be reasonable hope that Lil’ Nylander – first in the Swedes’ scoring league in the Stanley Cup playoffs with ten points – is soon on board. to Finland.
Kali Jarnkrock, Erik Gustafsson and Timothy Lillegren are also theoretically available for Sam Hallam’s World Cup squad.