In case you missed it, Toronto Maple Leafs fans had their hearts ripped out of their chests on Monday night, as Leafs goalie James Reimer probably caused quite a few awkward exchanges between his wife, April, and Elisha Cuthbert. After the Leafs jumped out to a seemingly insurmountable 4-1 lead in the 3rd period, Reimer allowed the Boston Bruins to score 3 goals in 10 minutes to send Game 7 into overtime.

Then, the unthinkable happened, as Patrice Bergeron, the man who scored the game-tying goal with less than one minute to go in regulation, scored the game-winning goal, crushing Leafs fans’ spirits and sending them into another offseason of sports fan misery.

Alas, that didn’t stop Penguins fans from having fun with Leafs fans, like in the image above. Go ahead and open the box after the jump.

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Last night, the Boston Bruins took a commanding 3-1 lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs in their first round Stanley Cup Playoffs series, and nobody really cares about that because Happy Endings star Elisha Cuthbert was in the crowd and – did that girl just get sassy with Alex Kerkovich?!?! Short answer – no. Long answer – still no, but with more clarification, obviously.

That young lady standing in front of Cuthbert is April Reimer, wife of Leafs goalie James Reimer, and since the goalie is the easiest person to blame any time the opposing team scores a goal, there’s a chance she wasn’t going to be very happy after the Bruins scored on her husband in overtime. That’s why this exchange between Elisha and April has us sassy Internet bloggers’ wives gossiping this morning.

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“Boston Strong” emerged as a motto for a city shaken by the terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon. You may recall seeing that ribbon projected onto the ice during the incredible mass-singing of the Star-Spangled Banner before the 4/17 Bruins/Sabres game or hanging around while David Ortiz declared Boston “our f**king city.” It’s not about politics, and it’s especially not about sports … it’s about coming together and soldiering through any adversity forced upon you by the sickest people in the world, because you’re strong, and that’s all you can be.

I reiterate, it is not about sports.

Canada did not get that memo. Please direct your attention to Monday’s NHL Easter Conference quarterfinals game 3 between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs, wherein a Leafs fan though it would be totally kosher to bring a Boston Strong parody sign. Again, just so I can make sure I’m typing this correctly, a hockey fan thought it would be awesome to make a parody ribbon and announce that “liking the Toronto Maple Leafs” is stronger than “rebuilding your city after an act of terror.”

Here you go:

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The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t touched the Stanley Cup in 46 years. That’s not the worst of it — they haven’t touched the playoffs since 2004, when they went out in game 6 of round 2 in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. This year, the drought is over. Well, the playoffs one. We’re still a long way from the Stanley Cup. The Leafs are playoffs bound, and folks like CBC Sports are having fun pointing out how ridiculously different life is since that final, sad game 6:

You won’t see a photo of Belfour making a save in Game 6 posted on Instagram, because it was still six years away from being invented. In fact, Instagram started as an iPhone app, and the first-generation iPhone was still three years away from introduction.

No one has ever tweeted about a Leafs playoff game. Twitter was still almost two years away from launch when the Leafs were eliminated by the Flyers. (via CBC)

Hey, look, I can play: Nobody ever made a Vine video about a Leafs Stanley Cup win, because computers weren’t a thing in 1967. With Leather has never written about a Maple Leafs Cup victory because Brandon was still over a decade away from being born!

Anyway, Leafs fans are taking advantage of this playoffs miracle by getting out all the ridiculous questions, ideas and requests they’ve been holding inside since 2004. For example, have you ever wondered how far the International Space Station has traveled in orbit since then? SOMEBODY HAS.

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The Winter Classic is happening. It was canceled forever ago, but on the 7th of January the (cough) fine men and women of Michigan will be able to enjoy the outdoor novelty sports action they were promised in lieu of the NHL Lockout.

The only catch is that hockey won’t be involved, and the Detroit Red Wings will be played by the Harlem Globetrotters. The Toronto Maple Leafs will be played by whatever they’re calling the Generals these days. But hey, it’s still happening on an ice rink. ‘Harlem Globetrotters On Ice’ is something you’d pay to see, right?

Detroit Red Wings Alumnus Kevin Miller will join the Globetrotters to help them continue their winning ways. Miller brings over a decade of NHL experience to the Globetrotters basketball game on ice, which will take place shortly after the NHL’s cancelled “Winter Classic” was scheduled in Michigan on New Year’s Day.

“We hope the NHL can return to the ice as quickly as possible,” said Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider. “But in the meantime, we thought the Globetrotters could help fill the void of professional sporting events on an ice surface. And it’s only fitting we play this outdoor game in Michigan, as our tour continues in Kalamazoo the next day.”

A court of ice makes that whole “I’m gonna toss a bucket of water on you” gag more threatening, at least. YOU’RE BAD AT BASKETBALL, I’M GONNA GIVE YOU PNEUMONIA.

If you’re interested in a sneak peak of Globetrotter Winter Classic shenanigans, here’s a highlight video from the last time they performed on ice, two years ago in New York:

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That’s what this is, right?

This little diddy — a “Newfie NHL Lockout song” — appeared at the bottom of Puck Daddy’s The Vent column, and it’s so quaint it should be covered with a f**king doily. I love that we’ve moved past anger towards the NHL Lockout and right into the “We’ll march day and night by the big cooling tower” stuff.

I miss you, hockey. If I could play acoustic guitar, I would record this exact thing. I’m not sure whether or not I’d do it in a Newfie accent, because I’m still not convinced that Newfies are real and not just Newhart characters or whatever, but I’m willing to give it a shot.

Does it look to anybody else like they recorded this in the waiting area of a Denny’s, or is that just me?