Probably one of the most anticipated first-round matchups this year is the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs, both with their storied franchises and level of distaste for one another. Brad Marchand has even shared that he believes the rivalry between Boston and Toronto has surpassed that of the Bruins and the Canadiens.
With that, there is sure to be some hard-hitting fireworks in the series between the two teams. Toronto has gotten tougher this year, though, with Ryan Reaves holding down the fourth line. In a recent interview on the Pat McAfee show, Paul Bissonnette sent a warning to Pat Maroon's face telling him to watch out for Reaves.
Of course, this exchange was all in good fun on for the show, and Pat Maroon had his response to why Bissonnette was going so hard for Reaves.
Reaves and Maroon have squared off in the past, and there is a non-zero chance that they square off at some point in this series with how these teams have gotten into it in the regular season. Either way, there are surely going to be some fireworks from both sides of this series.
As seen on Blade of Steel - Paul Bissonnette tells Pat Maroon that Ryan Reaves will dummy him
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20 AVRIL | 315 ANSWERS Paul Bissonnette warns Pat Maroon that Ryan Reaves will dominate him Do you think Pat Maroon and Ryan Reaves will drop the gloves in this series? | ||
Yes | 240 | 76.2 % |
No | 75 | 23.8 % |
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