Maple Leafs, Panthers and Brad Marchand
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The Leafs' performance in Game 2 earned praise from the one player who knows best what it's like to play against them.
Sometimes, an NHL player more or less owns a particular opponent. Whether it’s happenstance or deliberate dominance, there are unquestionably powerful performances made by certain NHLers against certain teams.
The four-word post wasn't the first time Bissonnette has taken aim at Marchand and the Panthers. At the start of the month, ahead of the start of the Maple Leafs-Panthers series, Bissonnette warned Florida. “Now it's on to Goliath, the Florida Panthers, and we have unfinished business with you,” Bissonnette said.
The availability of Maple Leafs' Max Domi in Game 5 has been put in question by some after his actions late in Game 4 versus the Panthers.
Roberto Luongo and Brad Marchand used to be playoff rivals. But now, in his role as a Florida Panthers executive, Luongo seems to love Marchand.