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By Evan Bleier Prior to any goals being scored in Toronto’s 5-0 win over Tampa Bay in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Kyle Clifford of the Maple Leafs was ejected after receiving a game misconduct for a boarding major against Ross Colton of the Lightning that could draw further interest from NHL Player Safety. That hit set the tone for the first game in a playoff series that Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe predicted would be “borderline violent” before it began. Following Clifford’s hit and what went down midway through the third period with the game already out of reach for Tampa, Ke…