Inside The Leafs: Can the Leafs force a Game 7 against the Florida Panthers?
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Inside The Leafs, Postmedia's Rob Wong speaks with Toronto Sun Maple Leafs writers Terry Koshan and Lance Hornby about the Maple Leafs second-round series against the Florida Panthers. They discuss what went wrong in Game 5, if there's an area of optimism for the Leafs heading into Game 6 and what potential lineup changes head coach Craig Berube may make.
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