Last Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning clinched a vital win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, despite being down 3-1 in the series. This triumph guarantees that the series will move back to Tampa on Saturday for another match. A fascinating aspect of the game was the unexpectedly subdued atmosphere among the Leafs fans in attendance. As the NHL on TNT panel – featuring ex-NHL stars Anson Carter, Paul Bissonnette, and former Leaf Colby Armstrong – discussed, the Toronto crowd has a reputation for being somewhat reserved: Playing in Toronto, I always found the atmosphere in the lower bowl to be pretty quiet. The panelists engaged in some light-hearted jokes, laughing at the predominantly corporate nature of the crowd: <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1651771433301991424'> </a></blockquote></div> But let's not forget that the true essence of Leafs Nation lies outside the arena at Maple Leafs Square. It's here that the die-hard fans go to support their team, and openly expressing their emotions during games. This is in big contrast to the more stoic spectators inside the venue. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BarDown/status/1650692327000748033'> </a></blockquote></div>