The Maple Leafs are back in the playoffs against the Boston Bruins, the team that broke the hearts of Leaf fans everywhere on May 13, 2013.For many fans, Game 7 of the first round of the 2013 playoffs is still fresh in their memories: The Leafs had a 4-1 lead with five minutes to go. After a nine-year post-season hiatus, it looked like Toronto was set for a playoff run.But then, an epic collapse.The Bruins scored three goals in quick succession to tie the game 4-4. The game went to overtime, and Boston centre Patrice Bergeron, who had the game-tying goal, scored 6:05 into OT to leave the Leafs and their fans stunned.Read more: Opinion | Rosie DiManno: Stunned Leafs still have what it takes to rebound against BruinsOpinion | Bruce Arthur: Leafs better go big or theyâre going homeBoston would reach the Stanley Cup final but lost to the Chicago Blackhawks.Here, fans share their memories of that fateful game:The Leafs had not been in the playoffs for nearly a decade. A young, resilient team had clawed its way to a Game 7, and fans were hoping for the best.Jason Maslakow, a.k.a. Dart Guy, Leafs super fan: As a Leafs fan, you get a little bit annoyed of the reference back to 2013 because it was five years ago.John Tory, mayor of Toronto: I want you to know you brought back some awful pain here. It was so horrible that I remember every detail.Mark Micelli, Leafs fan, creator of viral reaction video: I remember feeling excited about the opportunity to just watch playoff hockey again with my father and brother. We were all super-excited to see what was going to happen with the Leafs being big underdogs going into the series. Mark Masters, reporter at TSN: The whole series was kind of exciting, it was first time the team had been in playoffs in such a long time. The Leafs were down 3-1 in the series and came back to tie it.Micelli: With the Leafs battling back in the series, we definitely felt they had momentum, but no one was confident enough to call out a win.Mast ...
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