The NHL Choke That Should Have Never Happened
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
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In 2021, the Toronto Maple Leafs & The Montreal Canadiens faced off in the NHL playoffs for the first time in over 40 years. Featuring superstars like Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, Carey Price, & Cole Caufield, this series gave us a moment that we would never forget.
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Montreal was on a roll then. We almost witnessed a miracle
too bad tampa had an absolute wagon of a team.
@@chronicsalt2735and price and weber were broken by then
Well Habs should have get Tampa so none of this would have happened. That said they beat a great Vegas team but were drained.
@@chronicsalt2735 a very expensive wagon at that
@chronicsalt2735 more like a wagon of stars on LTIR 😂cheater franchise
Babe wake up, hockey psychology posted a video that reignited my depression
the realest comment 🫡
Fr except the babe part
reignited my happiness 😂
As a Leafs fan, I'm used to the choking now. Unless we lose to the senators. If that happens I will no longer support this team and probably move cities.
Got a comment of your own?
Carey's "I believe in this team" speech after game 4 was the turning point for Montreal. Price, Weber and Perry took the team under them from there and they almost carried all the way to a cup.
Don't forget Suzuki and Caufield stepping up as well. The whole team knew how to play to the moment
Defense did and youngsters
For me, it was Muzzin dancing after his goal in game 2 or 3 I believe. I was okay with the boys losing until I saw that
@@BloodRider1914 Nah man, that was Danault's run
I still remember Corey Perry chucking his stick into the garage and saying they needed some “Greasy Garbage Goals” before or during G4 or G5.
As a die hard Habs fan, I can confirm that the team brought our city back to life in the spring of 2021. Covid lockdowns were particularily tough in Québec and that run gave us the morale booster our people needed. To this day it’s my favortie hockey moment, ever.
Great video as always 👏🏼
Meanwhile Toronto was still a lifeless dystopia and remains that way to this day. I really want to move to the outskirts of the city one day.
@dominic.a5972 was 2021 better than the 1993 stanley cup win lol? as i am 50 years old, most old/older folks like 1993 a hell of a lot better than 2021. 💯
@@carparthero I wasn’t even born yet in 1993, so for my generation I’d say 2021 is the closest thing we got to ‘93! Obviously, nothing must beat actually winning it.
Such a stupid time in human history. At least you all found your spark
Yeah what Quebec went through during covid made no fucking sense. Police state bullshit wasn't Justified at all.
And Quebec is a service based economy too! Kneecaped a whole Provence!. No fucking sense!
Omg thank you for covering this. I am not a Montreal fan, but always admired Prices abilities going back to 2014 Olympics run. Brings a tear to your eye how close they got to a cup. That man played his heart out. The entire team really did.
reminds me of the 96 Panthers finals run
Its May 31st 2124, the Leafs are continuing the hunt for their first Stanley Cup since 1967. Stay tuned.
Seems about right
Don't be so pessimistic, the Leafs are totally going to pull it off in 2122.
@@theevilascotcompany9255Nah, 2112. Gotta have a Rush twist in there.
@@PlexMan79 actually they’ll win in the year 2ZB3, the world had been destroyed and rebuilt by aliens who are now the ones on the Leafs as humanity has been long extinct
Set a reminder to repost this annually for a few decades or more!
That whole post season was absolutely wild for Habs;
40 years since last time against the leafs, Tavares incident, the hit on Evans in the Jets first game, 4-0 against the jets, Petry’s blood shot eyes, the crazy give away from Fleury, the win on National day…
Thank you for the video!
Don't forget Danault's pizza slice.
Can't believe Price never won a cup that man deserved one
In 2014 the habs has a decent team and chance but Kreider derailed that. Beating Toronto, Winnipeg and especially Vegas was against all odds, the habs had no business in the finals.
@@KariakasEmelin* derailed that
There's a lot of damn good goalies that never got one
thats what happens when you never have a 100 point player infront of you what a waste
@@trevnev2780no, no it was Kreider
Thanks for the shoutout man. It was a pleasure! :)
I remember I first started watching this series after Game 4, and I started watching Game 7 just before the goal at 11:54 ...so I guess it's all my fault XD
you’re the best
If it was your fault merci beaucoup de détruire les espoirs des Maple Leafs
I hate you :(
lol jk love your vids
Merci beaucoup !! ;p
Goat RUclipsr right here
When Montreal beat Toronto in game seven it was one of the best days of my life at work, because when Montreal was down 3-1, the chirps I had from coworkers was insane, but when Montreal came back an won, there were guys who avoided me for months, I don’t think I’ve ever woken up from a deep sleep with so much energy
hahaha classic bad faith leafs fans
Toronto just loves choking
Except for 2019, that was an odd exception.
Don’t kinkshame
Leafs are just a submissive team, there's no shame in that. They love getting dominated.
Bro the Knife is already stuck deep in my chest .... please Don't twist it lol 😂
@@BloodRider1914 tons of teams that do it in sports, but the Leafs brand of submissiveness is unrivalled across all sports.
The fact Amazon streamed the series and kept it up forever made it that much sweeter. The expected coronation turned into a coronary. Still have it all on a few NAS hard drives. If they die its also on news servers, merci beaucoup, Toronto
A bit obsessive no?
No, not at all. Live near the GTA and the constant hype will wear anyone down.
@@spooley Lol, I remember in 1993 when the Leafs reached the conference finals and lost to the Kings, the organization still had the audacity of releasing an expensive hardcover collector's book about the team's heroic season. For reaching the conference finals but no further. SMH, this fanbase.
@@theevilascotcompany9255 Right on. It was called the Passion Returns if memory serves.
@@spooley At this rate, if the Leafs reach a conference finals again, they'll throw a parade on Yonge St.
While the series is still being played.
When they light the CN Tower in the colours of the team that beat you, that’s how you know you committed one of the worst chokes in NHL history. I still have nightmares about this series, the Raptors had just won the championship 2 years ago and the Leafs alone in the years since destroyed any joy and pride the city had earned in sports. If I were to point to an example on why the Leafs are the single most pathetic organization in sports, this is it.
But if the last few days have taught us anything there’s more to life than just sports, cherish your loved ones and live your life to the fullest. RIP Johnny and Matthew ❤🕊️
I think when this "covid cup" happened, we were still in covid shock. The knee to the head, and Price, definitely skew the stats. The fact that the team didn't change their approach after this loss, the ones after, and those core-4 guys are still there to start 24-25, is why the Leafs are the single most pathetic organization in sports.
@@robotba89 they think that Berube will fix everything but will he? It hurts cause I love this team and just want to be freed from these shackles, but I don’t know if I ever will. Honestly sports teams in Toronto have just made me hate living here.
@@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigiIt’s the rampant crime, insane prices and over population that should make you hate living in Toronto. It’s a shame how far that city has fallen. Enjoy your circus.
@@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi No, Berube cant fix 3 of those 4 guys not showing up in the post season. Nylander is the only one that does show up, and he tries to carry the team over the line, he just cant do it all.
@@07foxmulder Thanks 😭👍
This is the most beautiful series of all time, the world was good that day
Beautiful series for the rest of Canada, it’s up there with 2019 Lighting vs Blue Jackets and 2023 Panthers vs Bruins.
It is an unforgettable series that no one will forget when a toronto maple leaves was so close to winning and they drop the ball and lose every game after a bad turnover by marner that will make leaves fan remember this day to the last minute.
@@amysuresh4292 nice grammar
As a habs fan this series is by far my favorite series of all time and I'm old enough to have seen them win the cup twice
Same. This was actually sweeter than those Cup wins.
@@Dr.JHamiltonhow?
I am so excited for the upcoming season, just got into hockey this January
You're in for a hell lot of surprise
What team do you support?
Go Senators!
@@pandabrawlstars403worst team in canada tbh
Go hockey go :p
As a bruins fan I hate these two teams, but also as a bruins fan there is a special special place in my heart for watching the leafs get bounced in 7 games of round 1
You and me both partner
Given how good Toronto has been to you in game sevens, you'd think there would be some love for the Blue and White.
@@stevencooke6451 ahaha fair point. Sad thing is we have lost the same number of game 7s.
Even as a Bruins fan I gotta admit I wish the Canadiens won this cup. Would’ve been great to see Carey Price finally get over the hump, but the injury bug hit the Habs at the worst possible time
550 frontline workers and all of them helplessly watching a choke job for the ages. God I fucking hate being a Leafs fan.
The Leafs found a way to choke in a crowd of EMTs.
@@theevilascotcompany9255 Pretty sad when 550 EMTs can't stop the Laffs from choking. lol
Such a shame Price's career was cut short by injuries, that man was spectacular to watch play
RIP Johnny Hockey and Matthew
Take from us too soon. ❤🕊️
Sometimes I turn on Steve Dangle compilations when I'm sad and want to feel better
I do the exact same thing! haha!
Probably the greatest moments in my Habs fan life. (I'm 25 so missed the golden days)
With the potential that this season's rebuild has in store for the Hab's future, the absolute cherry on top would be Price's number being retired, and him coming back as a goalie coach. Watching him lift the cup would probably be one of the greatest moments in Habs history if it came true.
❤️
Thanks, as a Leafs fan, I wont be watching this and instead i'll be crying into my pillow.
Haha jump on the oilers bandwagon
@@Laynestaley441 the team that cant win a cup with gretzky level player? XDD
@@shroomiiik2312 oh you wanna play it like that huh? A team that has a two time 60 goal scorer that has won one round in 8 years a team that has lost to a 42 year old Zamboni driver on home ice against a team that played the previous night a team that has blown a 3-1 series lead to the Montreal canadiens a team that has half of their cap space in four players a team that has ONE living coach to see them in the second round a team that hasn’t beaten the bruins even before Wayne Gretzky was even alive yet and I can go on and on and on
@@Laynestaley441Rent Free!
@Merica17762 Leaf fans living in your head rent free apparently
carey price sacrificed his hips for this round and this playoffs. He never played again
Death, Taxes, and the Leafs choking game 7.
Not that this version of Carey Price wasnt insane...
@13:35 My absolute boy Pinholes Graham!! You 2 are the best hockey content on RUclips rn
love this choke, my fav of all time
The best chokes are the ones caused by your own team.
No, I think the better one was when the Bruins were down 4-1 (something like that) in the third period and they came back to win it in O/T. Maybe ten years ago... that was epic!! lol
This series ended my 40+ years of Leafs fandom. Thanks Montreal!
Which team do you root for now?
Not a real fan go root for the habs
@@connorwagstaff2348 great reading comprehension buddy!
@@dleblanc343 it's tough to change teams! Seattle to some extent as I live in Vancouver and they have no baggage. But more just root for players and enjoy the best game on earth!
His reading comprehension is fine, you are not a real fan of hockey or any sport. You have no loyalty. If the Leafs did something evil it would be understandable. You just quit because they lost. You are not a fan
That run by price was insane, and Weber was a beast!
0:39 canuck fan jumpscare
this content is better than anything produced on tv. thank you and keep it up good sir.
Thanks for another reminder of a great series wins.
The moment I stopped being a Leafs fan
You'll go crawling back soon...
@@neeltheother2342 lol been years and I still haven't hahahahaha
@@neeltheother2342when are you guys gonna realize🤣🤣🤣 see you next year
@@qstrqL I said "go" not "come." I'm not the fan here.
European Habs fan here.
Never
Stop
Supporting
Your
Team
Does not matter what. Ever.
Honestly this was a highlight in my life. Im a huge habs fan and im just now starting to get excited again. That being said, one of the things that stands out the most for me in this series was how much the broadcaster struggled with the winning goal calls. Still stresses me out to this day listening to these highlights.
The Sportsnet crew don't even try to hide the fact that they root for the Leafs. How I long for the days of Bob and Harry, Ron and Don, and Hockey Night In Canada on CBC.
Won’t be long until the habs pass the leafs in the standings, the Sportsnet nhl broadcast is a disgrace to professional sports broadcasting.
@@Dr.JHamilton lmao what?
It was an awesome day for me! Walking downtown toronto with my habs jersey… I witnessed that toronto is filled with with habs fan
Nothing quite like watching the leafs choke in the playoffs😂
I can’t help but have felt bad for Campbell though, he didn’t deserve the mockery.
Every Spring, I know the Leafs will Fall.....The Leafs should be great golfers by now having had so much extra practice than other NHL teams.
@@appletile2887 Matthews might actually win the green jacket this year, he came a stroke away from winning it last year
glad to see you and PG teaming up to take over the new wave of hockey RUclips
maple leafs and p-off collapses, it's the peanut butter & jam of nhl hockey. 🤣
NEVER ! gets old! Habs fan since the Rocket ! almost as good as winning la Coupe!
As a Habs fan, this was a moment I will treasure for the rest of my life.
Price was a X factor. Tavares would have been a non factor anyways.
I think Carey Price leaving(?) hockey early is one of the biggest "what could have been" in my lifetime.
Carey, Carey, Carey Carey 🎉🎉🎉 I will always remember chanting the name
I love these types of videos, lfg!
Love the Pinholes cameo. My two favourite hockey RUclipsrs collabing is pretty sick
We love you Price, we miss you Price, and we are forever grateful for your amazing accomplishments.
The quality of your videos is crazy man,keep it up
It still breaks my heart that we couldn't win the stanley cup with Carey Price, the best goaltender in this past generation and one of the only goaltenders to win the Hart trophy.
this playoffs run by the habs legit rekindled my love for hockey, I can't wait to see what the habs become at the end of the rebuild
Enjoyed it so so much !!!! Another great day to be a Hab fan
I can still remember just how hyped up I was during this run. Thank you for the trip down memory lane!
Yeah Price was always the X-Factor, man I miss watching him play
Pinholes graham mentioned, peak content
One of my all time favourite series.
HP x Pinholes graham collab is feeding families
Man! These videos of you and your guys are truly great. Keep up the good work!
As an added bonus. Reliving Toronto getting drowned in game 7 is always a nice way to start your morning
2021 was the greatest summer of my entire life.
The fact that your mentioned Habs won 15 of remaining 38 games, while not mentioning due to Covid rescheduling that they had the worst schedule in the entire NHL with games EVERY night or every other night for the last 50 games of the season is a huge miss as to their record.
Im a 44 year old habs fan , that series win was almost better than winning the cuo in 93 lol
This is a clear series where the opponent set the leafs beat on themselves
Pinholes Graham cameo 🤯
price did all this with bum knee (see chris, kreider) and weber had broken bones all over.
Thank you, Carey Price, for all the great memories. You made Habs games fun to watch, even when we had no business competing. **You gave us hope.** Watching this video gave me mixed feelings, knowing this was your last playoff run so close n so far #31. Best Habs goalie in my book! We miss you Carey 😔
As a Leafs fan I've been through a lot of shit, but this is what truly killed my soul. It turned me from a diehard fan to a casual watcher. I don't make time for the Leafs anymore, I watch them if I have nothing else to do
I know a team that was about to win lost big time. The series would have been a win for the leaves but Carey Price is a legend who decided to not let them win.
This series was the moment I gave up being a Leafs fan
your hockey breakdowns are the best
Best NHL videos on RUclips and beyond. Keep it up!
Let’s not forget that both Vancouver and Montreal had to basically play something like 4 and half game per week in the second half of the season because of Covid. I remember how damn tired both these teams looked towards the end of the year. They played so slow.
Ah no, my Leafs choking a series video AND with an in depth breakdown. 😢 incoming record number of views for HP 😅
We were stuck at home, with nothing more to do than watch hockey and wait. Then this Montreal made us hope for a miracle. That was a fun run.
"Numbers are funny. They can measure you, time you, and analyze you all they want, but they all know what really matters is how you play the game….You ever hear the expression you can’t measure heart? Well the truth is they can’t measure any of it: heart… want… need…. You can’t measure a dream."
I will be forever sad that Carey Price wasn't able to bring us a Stantley cup. He worked so hard for the Habs and fans from other teams didn't get the chance to see that every night but his play level during that playoff run was something we could see weekly for years. Sometimes he would steal a 2-1 win or was just unlucky enough and would lose 3-2 but Price CARRIED the Canadiens for so long.
Was a great year, as a Habs fan with all leafs fans family members, was a great few months and run. Miss ya Carey price
This was an awesome series!
*The NHL choke that was INEVITABLY going to happen
Thanks for continuously making such good videos! Love your videos
The chatter from Toronto fans in Southern Ontario after game 4 was unrelenting. The loss looked great on them.
Some of my best hockey memories ever. Almost made it all the way 😬
You can tell when it's springtime in Toronto because the Leafs always fall.
One of my favourite videos on youtube.
playoff hockey is so unreal cuz you get to cheer for your team and then also cheer for whoevers playing the leafs and it feels just as good
I know he never won a Cup, but to me, this run solidified the idea that Price's number needs to be retired by the Canadiens. Patrick Roy's trade will turn 30 next season and Carey Price is by far the single greatest Habs player since. There is an entire generation of fans to whom Price means as much as any number in the rafters.
My favourite memory is this series
This one was the funniest series I’ve ever seen in my life. I remember dying laughing when Toffoli hit that empty netter
I would love to see a video about the 2010 Flyers; got in to the playoffs in the last game of season in a shootout with the Rangers, took care of the Habs, went down 3 games to the Bruins and came back, including being down 3-1 in game 7, and finally lost to the Blackhawks. It was one of the most exciting playoffs ever and really felt like a Cinderella story at the time
I still think the Loss to Columbus was worse. Joonas Korpisalo had a shut-out in game one and game five of the playin round.
Pierre Luc Dubois was the offensive star scoring three including an overtime winner in game three. Nick Foligno had his value increase because they looked good versus the Leafs in this play in round.
I do remember Craig Button around game six talking about how Auston Matthews was leading the entire NHL in the playoffs in expected goals.
The Hockey Gods, like everyone that’s not a Leafs fan or TSN, HATES the Leafs. It’s always a joy to know how many stores and videos TSN does in in Leafs, but they never even make to the last dance. It’s beautiful
15:26 Jesus Christ even the one series they won they got completely pressed to the curb that last game. There is no Origami artist on this planet that folds in high pressure situations quite like the Leafs, huh?
Keep up the great content ❤
This was the death of the Maple Leafs, I use to be the biggest Leafs fan before this playoff round I literally talked so much shit I was that sure the cup was ours that year but not only did we not even win a single round in the bubble but we lost to our century old Arch Rivals in a series we should've swept them in, And just to turn the fucking knife the CN Tower with the Habs colors will always be the biggest Tea bag in sports history, This team broke my fucking heart and I don't care if they win 10 cups in a row I'll never give MLSE a cent of my fucking money again I'd rather donate to Donald Trump so he'd spend it on getting his old man balls tinted orange.
This was a glorious series to watch, because it shut up Leafs fans like never before. Going into that series, they were talking about how they had a deep run, HANDED to them (and there was), and they were acting like Montreal was a joke after Games 2, 3, and 4. Soooo happy to see Montreal pull this off and I was absolutely ecstatic to see the Leafs pull yet another choke job.
Ok now extend Marner for another 8 years 😂.
Hey hockey psychology, you should do a video on the transformation of Tampa into a hockey city. The bolts really are Tampa’s flagship sports team, and the love for this team was immediate noticeable to me when I moved here back in 2015. Awesome video as usual!
The never ending story with the Leafs morale of the story be a Habs fan and your pain will go away all kiding a side as a Habs fan even i know its just a question of time before Toronto wins one real good team you should be proud of so don't lose the faith it will happen to good not to stay frosty
Yes Toronto has a lot of determination to win the stanley cup and they will win one day if they change their strategies a little bit. Maybe they should trade some of the players who are not doing well on the team and get a superstar goal tender like price and better defensive play.
Another excellent video, many thanks! Go 'Gers! Yeah, they're gonna blow it again this year.
I never screamed so loud when Gallagher scored I knew the laughs were done after that
I'm a Habs fan, I remember praying during this series. It something like: Dear God, just let us beat Leafs, that is all that I ask. I recall talking my friend who was a big Leafs fan around Game 5 and he was very cocky on the Leafs winning it all. I just replied... But it's the Leafs. I got a crazy memorable run and I could not complain that we did not win the cup (although it would have been sweet).
Those quiet covid playoff games before they started adding crowd audio were jarring and amazing
Great video, bro. And those extra stats near the end were awesome!