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There were a lot of passengers in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Penguins that have put them on the brink.

When Patrick Roy was an NHL goalie, what separated him from his peers was his unwavering belief that he could control his team's destiny When Patrick Roy was an NHL goalie, what separated him from his peers was his unwavering belief that he could control his team's destiny.

Toronto's season may have come to an end in heartbreaking fashion, but there were bright spots along the way.

The 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs will continue on Friday, May 24, as the action returns to Pittsburgh, Pa.

Patrick Roy holds the Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP after the Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames in Calgary to win the Stanley Cup in May 1986.

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask looks back at the puck as it slowly crosses the goal-line on a shot by New York Rangers forward Carl Hagelin in Game 4 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday in New York City.

Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic raises his stick to celebrate a goal by teammate Zdeno Chara as New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, center, falls onto his back during the second period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal game in Boston, Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Jan 31, 2013; Toronto, ON, Canada; The Toronto Maple Leafs logo at center ice during the game against the Washington Capitals at the Air Canada Centre.

Ottawa Senators head coach Paul MacLean, right, is once again a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year.

The New York Rangers will take to the ice on Thursday in an elimanation game against the Boston Bruins.

There are some stars playing in the 2013 NHL playoffs that are hard to hate. Who honestly wants to see either Jarome Iginla or Daniel Alfredsson eliminated from contention, denied a Stanley Cup championship once again? On the other hand, there are several players that haven't done much to endear themselves to fans around the league.

Liverpool will welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs when Alumni Members Tiger Williams, Al Iafrate, Gary Leaman, Mark Osborne, Tom Fergus take to the ice for an exhibition game Friday Sept.

The Vancouver Canucks were eliminated from the NHL playoffs in disappointing fashion in each of the last three years, and on Wednesday, the team decided to fire head coach Alain Vigneault.

The Pittsburgh Penguins unleashed their fury against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night, asserting their dominance in scoring and special teams.

The notable thing about the Baskin-Robbins on Richmond Road just after 8 p.m. Wednesday night was that there were no customers in it.

Everyone at the edges talks really fast. Like they're in a hurry. Like with each wasted second they're missing out on another piece of business they could be transacting.

The Stanley Cup playoffs are just part of a hectic mix for rookie Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug - he's also tying the knot July 5. But fiancee Melanie Flood said Krug can take the run for NHL glory and impending nuptials in stride.

It wasn't that long ago that Scott Gomez was the laughing stock of the NHL . He went on an epic-scoring drought that spanned more than a full calendar year, but the San Jose Sharks saw something in the former New Jersey Devils star that the Montreal Canadiens and the rest of the league missed.

Eric Doty, a 24-year-old Philadelphia grad student whose Twitter account is named after the early hair stylings of former Senator Radek Bonk, has just hit the $10,000 mark after creating a system that allows fellow Senators fans to pledge money on Twitter for a team win, a goal by a particular player, or anything else they think up in the throes of ... (more)

What they were not ready for was the next 28:24. During that span, their lead - and second-round playoff hopes - vanished, leaving fans, players and the media wondering: What went wrong for the Maple Leafs in the 2013 NHL playoffs? Making the playoffs in 2013 was a big deal for the Maple Leafs and their fans.