Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Fires Shots At Brandon Carlo And The Toronto Maple Leafs Ahead Of Round 2
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It's not going to be a pretty series on the ice, and it seems like off the ice either between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs as Matthew Tkachuk has already started chirping the Leafs ahead of their second-round matchup.
This playoff series is going to mark the second time in three years that divisional rivals in the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs will meetup against each other in the Eastern Conference Semi-Final.
Florida ended up making easy work out of the Tampa Bay Lightning, proving that they are built for the playoffs by eliminating them in five games, while the Leafs looked like they struggled a bit against an inexperienced Ottawa Senators team.
Recently, Florida Panthers assistant captain, Matthew Tkachuk appeared on "The Pat McAfee Show", and started throwing some shots at the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of game one.
Matthew Tkachuk Takes Shots At The Leafs
Matthew Tkachuk had this to say about meeting the Leafs in the second-round:
It's Round 2. We've been in way more high-pressure games and series than this.
Tkachuk was also asked about facing multiple former Florida Panther teammates in the series and had this to say:
I don't know, I mean they have Stolie so they have the goalie, they have OEL (Oliver Ekman-Larsson) and they've got Steve (Lorentz) who was a forward for us last year, so they know all of our secrets. I don't know if it's an advantage or disadvantage.
I don't remember scoring much on Stoli in practice last year, he's so big and takes up a lot of the net. We'll have to find ways to get it past him, whether it's guys in front of him or making him move a lot. He's been incredible for them and he was amazing for us last year when he was in. I mean, his numbers were pretty much best in the League when he was in for us. It's gonna be another great goalie battle.
Game one between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs was already revealed and it's going to take place on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET.
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