Florida library claps back at Toronto's after being trolled over Leafs hockey win
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The folks at a Florida library and the Toronto library are in the midst of a friendly troll-off, as their hometown teams face each other in an NHL playoff rivalry.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs, prevailed in their first two games of their second-round showdown against the defending Stanley Cup champion-Florida Panthers.
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The Leafs took game two on Wednesday night, winning 4-3.
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Playful hometown trolling often accompanies NHL playoff matchups, especially when teams from different countries or regions face each other. It falls in the same good-natured support as city mayors betting on a playoff outcome. For example, that happened between the mayors of Edmonton and Sunrise, Florida (the Panthers' hometown) in 2024.
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'Panthers are red/ The Leafs are blue/ Tonight is the night That we win Game 2,' the X post read.
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Panthers are red,
The Leafs are blue,
Tonight is the night
That we win Game 2.
Your turn, @BrowardLibrary 😜 @MapleLeafs #LeafsForever #BookSpinePoetry pic.twitter.com/E1yOMgmaSb
— Toronto Public Library (@torontolibrary) May 7, 2025
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The bibliophiles with the Broward County Library in Sunrise, Florida rose to the challenge. (They operate 37 branch locations in the area surrounding the Panthers' home arena.)
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They responded with their own X post: 'We love Toronto / Their team is quite nice / But the Florida Panthers? / Well, we rule the ice!'
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We love Toronto
Their team is quite nice
But the Florida Panthers?
Well, we rule the ice!
@FlaPanthers @torontolibrary #BookSpinePoetry #floridapanthers #stanleycup #hockey #library pic.twitter.com/ZJ3XLReuG0
— Broward County Library (@BrowardLibrary) May 7, 2025
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