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‘The choke’s on us': Toronto Sun’s sports cover

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The Toronto Maple Leafs choked.

That’s according to the sports front of the Toronto Sun newspaper. A photo of the cover was put up on the social media site Twitter, including by Ian Shantz, of the Toronto Sun.

“The choke’s on us” was the headline, with a photo of Leafs’ goalie James Reimer sprawled on the ice.

The Leafs, who fought back from a three-games-to-one deficit only to force a seventh game in their first-round series with the Boston Bruins, held a three-goal lead in the third period of Game 7 on Monday night.

The Leafs wound up losing 5-4 in overtime, denied a berth in the Eastern Conference semifinal when it appeared earlier in the evening like that’s where they would advance.

Members of the Leafs were left to lament what might have been to reporters following the game.

That’s definitely among the top five lows in your life… It’s just an empty feeling really,” said Reimer, as per James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail.