Řada nešťastných příhod nekončí. Zklamání, pískot, bučení. Toronto zase hledá viníka

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Ti, co si pamatují, že v roce 2013 hrával Jaromír Jágr za Boston, vybaví si nejspíš i to, jak Bruins otáčeli v sedmém utkání prvního kola s Torontem stav z 1:4 ve třetí třetině na 5:4 v prodloužení. Od té doby se datuje dlouhá řada nešťastných příhod Maple Leafs, která letos dospěla už k sedmému dílu.

V roce 2018 a 2019 byl katem kanadského klubu v sedmých zápasech play off také Boston (4:7 a 1:5), v roce 2021 Montreal (1:3) a další sezonu Tampa (1:2). Loni pak sezonu Toronta ukončil v prodloužení sedmého utkání gólem na 1:2 bostonský David Pastrňák. Letošní kolaps v klíčovém souboji je tak už sedmý v řadě.

48 hodin poté, co Maple Leafs přísným výkonem vynulovali Floridu na jejím ledě (2:0) a vynutili si duel o všechno, se opakovala bída ze zápasu číslo 5, který Toronto doma ztratilo také v poměru 1:6.

„Občas chcete tak moc, že vás to úplně paralyzuje,“ povzdechl si kouč Craig Berube. A tohle souvětí sedlo na domácí dokonale. Od chvíle, kdy se naprosto přesně trefil ve druhé třetině obránce Floridy Seth Jones, prožili sedmiminutovku hrůzy, kterou úspěšnými dorážkami zvýraznili Anton Lundell a po vachrlaté rozehrávce Johna Tavarese s Williamem Nylanderem také člen čtvrtého útoku Panthers John Gadjovich.

„Když vyhrajete šestý zápas, je to skvělé. Ale jakmile se vrátíte domů, musíte mít určitou míru odhodlání. A já jsem neměl pocit, že bych to na ledě viděl,“ posteskl si Berube.

Zkroušené diváky v hale i před ní probral až Max Domi gólem na 1:3 ve třetí minutě závěrečné třetiny. Torontská radost ovšem trvala jen 47 sekund, než Eetu Luostarinen tečí zase navýšil náskok Panthers. Pak už to bylo jen přisypávání soli do otevřených ran. Sam Reinhart pálil přesně hned po buly a konečný výsledek stanovil symbolicky v Torontu všeobecně nenáviděný Brad Marchand, jenž Floridu posílil před uzávěrkou přestupů z Bostonu.

„V polovině první třetiny jsme rozjeli naši hru. Ale pak… Vážně nevím, jak nám to uteklo,“ šeptal Auston Matthews, na jehož hlavu se snesla značná část kritiky. Kapitán Toronta zaznamenal v sérii jediný gól, stejně jako jeho spoluhráč z elitní lajny Mitch Marner. „Ve druhé třetině jsme jim dávali šance a oni prakticky neminuli,“ stěžoval si kanadský útočník.

Právě na Marnera byla ale namířena největší zloba fanoušků Toronta. Na sociálních sítích mu vyčítají, že zhatil příchod Mikko Rantanena. Finský útočník po výměně z Colorada odmítl v Carolině podepsat dlouhodobý kontrakt a Hurricanes tak hledali destinaci, kam by ho ještě před uzávěrkou přestupů vyměnili. Zájem měli právě o Marnera, který však trejd neodkýval. A Rantanen skončil v Dallasu, kde teď válí.

Osmadvacetiletému Marnerovi (stejně jako Tavaresovi) ovšem končí smlouva a v létě by mohl na volném trhu podepsat ranec. Mluví se o nějakých 13 milionech USD na rok. A Maple Leafs z toho nebudou mít nic. To příznivci Toronta jen tak nepřekousnou.

Nahlas se tak probírá konec jedné éry. Jádro Maple Leafs tvořené Matthewsem, Marnerem, Nylanderem a Tavaresem znovu nenaplnilo očekávání. Změny se ale čekají i v klubovém managementu. Fanoušci Toronta jsou nejdéle čekající základnou v NHL. Maple Leafs vyhráli poslední Stanley Cup v roce 1967.

„Měli jsme v týmu příliš mnoho pasažérů, kteří se jen vezli. Prostě jsme nebyli na stejné vlně,“ postěžoval si Matthews. Před nedělním soubojem se sice mluvilo o tom, že letošní Maple Leafs jsou jiní, odolnější, ale nakonec to skončilo jako obvykle. V rozhodujícím utkání Floridě dovolili 78 střeleckých pokusů (34 mezi tyče, 26 mimo a 18 stačili zablokovat).

„Proč po extrémně dobrém zápase hrajeme takhle? Na to nemám odpověď. Jsou tu každopádně věci, na které se musíme jako klub podívat a promluvit si o nich,“ prohlásil trenér Berube.

Když Maple Leafs odjížděli z ledu, doprovázely je pískot i bučení. Na led kromě plechovek od piva přiletělo i několik dresů. Další potupu fanoušci nevydýchali.

„Cítím se se stejně. Je to smutné, srdcervoucí, zničující. Měli jsme skvělý rok. Všechno šlo dobře. A pak jsme zase neuspěli,“ prohlásil Marner po zřejmě posledním utkání v dresu Maple Leafs. V Torontu se každopádně očekává horké léto.

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