Ryan O'Reilly's father Brian shared a couple of tweets from his grandmother in her Seaforth, Ontario retirement home.
Ryan O'Reilly's father Brian shared a couple of tweets from his grandmother in her Seaforth, Ontario retirement home.
Down 3-1 in their best-of-seven series with the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs can use any support and inspiration from various sources.
Following Toronto's 2-1 victory in Game 4, Ryan O'Reilly's father Brian shared a tweet of Ryan's grandmother showing support for the team at her retirement home in Seaforth, Ontario.
Ryan said he saw the picture but didn't know his dad tweeted it out.
"It's incredible. As playoffs go you get kind of sheltered and as a group, we're together but you see pictures like that and you see how special it is, not just for us but for everyone to be a part of it," O'Reilly said. My granny is 103 and she's probably my biggest fan.
Shortly after O'Reilly talked about the tweet, Brian posted another tweet saying "Go Leafs Go".
Granny isn't the only O'Reilly family member getting into it.
Brian also posted a photo of a Leafs flag on a backyard fence that his wife, Bonnie, put up.
"I think she thinks she’s in the lineup tomorrow! She is competitively crazy! More fight in her one little finger than I have in my body! Go leafs go! You have them right where you want them!" Brian said of the Tweet.
"I think my mom takes it more seriously than I do," Ryan said. "I'll call her after, she's more upset after a loss than I am."
As for advice from Bonnie?
"Kick some ass, pretty much," Ryan said with a smile.
The Maple Leafs face a do-or-die situation with Game 5 set for Friday at Scotiabank Arena.
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