One who likely doesn't mourn their exit is the Swedish national team captain Sam Hallam. William Nylander would be a dream reinforcement for Tre Kronor in the ongoing home World Championship.
Also, his teammate, veteran defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, may become available for play.
The first period in the two Swedish stars' decisive match was a tight story without goals, but in the second, it was a ketchup effect for the guests.
Seth Jones scored 1–0, which was followed up by a full hit each from Anton Lundell and Jonah Gadjovich, all within the span of about six minutes, a push that Toronto never recovered from.
The home team did manage to reduce the lead at the start of the third period through Max Domi, but it never got exciting. Instead, the guests could expand and with 16.57 on the clock, Brad Marchand nailed the final result in an empty net.
For last year's champions Florida, a semifinal series against Carolina now awaits, with the first match being played on Tuesday night.
