<p>The day is finally here.</p>
<p>Coming up tonight from Scotiabank Arena, the Leafs will host the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 1 of their first round rematch. Toronto, who’s trying to avenge last season’s seven game heartbreaker, went 2-0-1 against Tampa in the regular season. As we all know though, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are a different animal.</p>
<p>On the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud9QfHZJNhU">Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take</a>, we offered our last-minute analysis and thoughts on what Toronto needs to do to finally get over the hump. It’s like Christmas morning all over again. It’s been a long journey back here again —that’s for sure.</p>
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<p>Meantime, powered by our friends over at <a href="https://www.skipthedishes.com/">Skip</a>, we were joined by 2003 Conn Smythe Trophy winner and former Toronto Maple Leaf Jean-Sebastien Giguere. The 45-year-old dished on the Samsonov/Vasilevskiy match-up, the series as a whole, and also his crazy run in ’03 for the Anaheim Ducks.</p>
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<p>Lastly..the <a href="https://www.betano.ca/deals/an-ultimate-betting-experience/?siteid=18002&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw8qmhBhClARIsANAtbodO8hKFiaGXwLsgEN-m0Qj_jx5EstKt3zJ2xZG7sPVxlOWOAMLcfqkaAixNEALw_wcB">Betano Wrap Up</a>. Lots to look at in Game 1!</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/Betano_Canada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Betano_Canada</a>..      <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheGameStartsNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheGameStartsNow</a> 19+. Please play responsibly.<a href="https://twitter.com/thegoldenmuzzy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thegoldenmuzzy</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/Jay_D_Rosehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jay_D_Rosehill</a> are eyeing William Nylander &amp; lots of offence tonight between Toronto &amp; Tampa. 👀</p>
<p>💰💰💰 <a href="https://t.co/KkbKBl6HrC">pic.twitter.com/KkbKBl6HrC</a></p>
<p>&mdash; TheLeafsNation (@TLNdc) <a href="https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1648393537904312321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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The day is finally here.

Coming up tonight from Scotiabank Arena, the Leafs will host the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 1 of their first round rematch. Toronto, who’s trying to avenge last season’s seven game heartbreaker, went 2-0-1 against Tampa in the regular season. As we all know though, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are a different animal.

On the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud9QfHZJNhU">Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take</a>, we offered our last-minute analysis and thoughts on what Toronto needs to do to finally get over the hump. It’s like Christmas morning all over again. It’s been a long journey back here again —that’s for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSVzKzewvak

Meantime, powered by our friends over at <a href="https://www.skipthedishes.com/">Skip</a>, we were joined by 2003 Conn Smythe Trophy winner and former Toronto Maple Leaf Jean-Sebastien Giguere. The 45-year-old dished on the Samsonov/Vasilevskiy match-up, the series as a whole, and also his crazy run in ’03 for the Anaheim Ducks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjYfHY6yZY

Lastly..the <a href="https://www.betano.ca/deals/an-ultimate-betting-experience/?siteid=18002&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw8qmhBhClARIsANAtbodO8hKFiaGXwLsgEN-m0Qj_jx5EstKt3zJ2xZG7sPVxlOWOAMLcfqkaAixNEALw_wcB">Betano Wrap Up</a>. Lots to look at in Game 1!

https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1648393537904312321?s=20

Join us on Wednesday at 11 AM ET for a full recap of Game 1!

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theleafsnation401">Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and leave us a review wherever you’re checking us out.</a>

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