It's one thing to dominate a team and lead in a series, but you know you're finding ways to win when you get caved in and still come out with the 'W'.
Including the regular season, the Toronto Maple Leafs are 15-3 in their past 18 games and go to Florida with a 2-0 series lead over the defending Stanley Cup champions. The last time the Maple Leafs won two games in the second round of a playoff series was 2004.
The Leafs were caved in in the third period of Game 1 and came out with the win. They were caved in for much of Game 2, especially in their own end. They again came out with a win. This is a different team than your father's, or even big brother's, Maple Leafs. They're resilient. They strike back. They weather the storm. They bend, but they don't break.
And if they keep it up, they'll make it to a conference final for the first time since 2002.
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