The Leafs' performance in Game 2 earned praise from the one player who knows best what it's like to play against them.

With Game 5 approaching, Mitch Marner shares unexpected remarks about veteran rival Brad Marchand, adding intrigue to the Toronto Maple Leafs–Florida Panthers playoff showdown.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube tried to avoid making headlines before Game 3 by downplaying the antics of Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand. When asked about the veteran winger’s reputation as a chirper, the Leafs coach shrugged it off.

Brad Marchand continues his historic dominance over the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring a clutch overtime winner in Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs. With 33 career playoff points against Toronto, Marchand is a postseason force,

The availability of Maple Leafs' Max Domi in Game 5 has been put in question by some after his actions late in Game 4 versus the Panthers.

The four-word post wasn't the first time Bissonnette has taken aim at Marchand and the Panthers. At the start of the month, ahead of the start of the Maple Leafs-Panthers series, Bissonnette warned Florida. “Now it's on to Goliath, the Florida Panthers, and we have unfinished business with you,” Bissonnette said.

The Toronto Maple Leafs take the ice for the biggest game of their season Wednesday night, with a chance to push the Florida Panthers to the brink of elimination in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Brad Marchand saved the Panthers season from the brink with his overtime goal in Game 3 against the Maple Leafs, giving Florida a 5-4 win.