The Panthers find themselves back here, back in a Game 7, this time in the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Toronto Maple Leafs. They failed to win Game 6 on Friday at Amerant Bank Arena, shut out 2-0, with a chance to close out the Maple Leafs, and now sit tied in their best-of-7 series.

As the clock struck zero on another Toronto Maple Leafs season, it immediately began ticking on Mitch Marner’s remaining days with the organization. Barring an unexpected change of heart, Marner is now a hair over six weeks away from becoming the NHL’s highest-profile free agent since before the pandemic.

The conference final round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is now set after a Game 7 clash between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.