With their recent lack of playoff success, plenty of people didn’t have the Toronto Maple Leafs advancing past the Tampa Bay Lightning in the postseason this spring.
Almost nobody though, had the Florida Panthers ousting the historically great 2022-2023 Boston Bruins squad in the opening round.
Now, with the Panthers preparing to host the Maple Leafs at least a couple of times in the Eastern Conference semifinals in Games 3 and 4, Florida is rolling out an interesting tactic to try and limit Toronto fans’ presence in their building.