Toronto blowing their 4-1 lead in the 3rd period of Game 7 or Tampa getting swept, which is worse?

[Namikaze Minato]

Neither is as bad as Boston blowing a 3-0 series lead and a 3-0 lead after the first period against the flyers.
Probably the worst collapse in Sports history.

 

[Clode]

Tampa by far

 

[justafan22]

2013 leafs were a team that doesn't make the playoffs if that season was 82 games instead of 48

 

[Wolfpuck]

Toronto had 1 bad period.

Tampa had 1 good period the whole series.

It's not close for me.

 

[Sojourn]

It’s one game(really, part of a game) vs. a series.

I don’t see how you can objectively say Toronto’s was worse.

 

[Trap Jesus]

This Tampa collapse is like free reign for fans of other teams to feel better about their playoff failures by comparison.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

This Tampa collapse is like free reign for fans of other teams to feel better about their playoff failures by comparison.

after the fact, yes. I don't think you'll find many fans feeling good during their losses because of what happened with Tampa.

 

[Nizdizzle]

It could also just be that a Toronto fan starting a thread in an attempt to finally get out from the whole "it was 4-1" thing. The answer is TB, but people aren't going to let Leafs fans forget, as this is the internet after all. Plus that comes with the territory of being the largest fan base in the league. The Yankees are still the Evil Empire too.

Right, so those people are voting against the Leafs to spite the fans. That is anti-Leafs (fan) bias.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Tampa. Not close.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Neither is as bad as Boston blowing a 3-0 series lead and a 3-0 lead after the first period against the flyers.
Probably the worst collapse in Sports history.

This is far closer.

 

[Stamkos4life]

The leafs. Sure getting swept after such a good season sucks. But being up 4-1 with 10 min to go in game 7 against a rival only to watch it slip away is worse imo. There was a chance to win and move on to the next round. Tampa had no chance at winning.

Rofl not surprised in the least.

Enjoy your summer!

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Tampa. At least Leaf fans got to cheer for a bit.

 

[DanM]

Boston collapsing after being up 3-0 is much worse, how many teams have come back to win after being down like that? maybe 4 in the history of hockey.

 

[supsens]

Toronto had a bunch of super young players and I would say they learned a valuable lesson that will pay off for them. Tampa? I have no idea what that was.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Neither is as bad as Boston blowing a 3-0 series lead and a 3-0 lead after the first period against the flyers.
Probably the worst collapse in Sports history.

This wasn't technically a choke but don't forget in Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final Boston was up 2-1 late in the 3rd period and about to force a Game 7 and Chicago scored two goals in 17 seconds and won the Cup that evening.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Toronto had a bunch of super young players and I would say they learned a valuable lesson that will pay off for them. Tampa? I have no idea what that was.

Whaa?? There are like 3 holdovers organizational wide from the 2013 appearance.

2013 has NOTHING to do with the past 3 seasons.

 

[supsens]

Whaa?? There are like 3 holdovers organizational wide from the 2013 appearance.

2013 has NOTHING to do with the past 3 seasons.

Well I haven’t been following how the leafs have crapped the bed over the last couple years my bad if I confused what no show playoff year you were speaking of.

 

[Master P]

Rofl not surprised in the least.

Enjoy your summer!

Oh no, you read a different opinion. The horror.

 

[TOGuy14]

TB option AINEC.

Leafs were a ragtag cast of misfits that went to game 7 and fumbled on the goal line

Tampa was a record setting dynamo that not only couldn't win a single game against a team that barely qualified for the playoffs, they were generally blown out of the water each game as well.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Whaa?? There are like 3 holdovers organizational wide from the 2013 appearance.

2013 has NOTHING to do with the past 3 seasons.

I believe it's only 2 holdovers being Kadri and Gardiner.

Morgan Rielly was still in the WHL at that time.

 

[Knies iT]

Boston blowing their series lead to Philadelphia is significantly worse than the 3rd period collapse.

Neither are as bad as Tampa getting swept, though.

 

[DanM]

I believe it's only 2 holdovers being Kadri and Gardiner.

Morgan Rielly was still in the WHL at that time.

Morgan was playing, it was his rookie year I believe

 

[Dr Quincy]

In Game 7 of the Maple Leafs and Bruins 2013 playoff series we all know that Toronto became the first team to lose a playoff series after leading by 3 goals in the 3rd period. However tonight the Lightning became the first team to win the President's Trophy and get swept in the first round of the playoffs, the fact they had 62 wins in the regular season only adds to how bad that looks.

So between these two completely different ways to lose a playoff series which one is a lot worse?

At the end of the day does it make either fanbase feel better if the other one gets voted for worse choke?

 

[Pyrophorus]

Well I haven’t been following how the leafs have crapped the bed over the last couple years my bad if I confused what no show playoff year you were speaking of.

Maybe no comments, would have been better.

 

[POVERTY]

I'm just glad another fan base gets to experience what this pathetic embarrassment feels like