A young Maple Leafs fan meets Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner after traveling to Tampa to watch them play

A young man toronto maple leaves Fans made the long trip to Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday night to watch their two favorite players, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, take on the Lightning.

But the two-star forwards sat down to rest in front of the playoffs

Blake held up a sign behind the glass stating that he had made the trip to Florida «to watch my heroes play», referencing numbers 34 and 16.

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Just before the game, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe announced that Matthews and Marner would not play.

The image of young Blake went viral social mediaand apparently it reached the right people.

Mitchell Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game 7 of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 14, 2022 in Toronto. (Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

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The Maple Leafs posted video after the game showing Matthews and Marner meeting Blake, signing his poster and a hockey stick and posing for a quick photo.

In addition to leaving with an unforgettable experience, Blake watched his team defeat the Lightning 4-3 before traveling to New York to take on the Rangers on Thursday night.

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Auston Matthews, right, of the Toronto Maple Leafs talks with teammate Mitch Marner during the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 14, 2022 in Toronto. (Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Maple Leafs will face the Lightning again in the playoffs. Tampa Bay beat Toronto in the first round of last season’s playoffs en route to its third straight trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

Associated Press contributed to this report.