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No, neither do I.

Probing the deepest recesses of hockey nostalgia, I seem to recall John Ferguson trading punches with Eddie Shack, broadcast in living black-and-white on a Viking television set bought at Eaton’s.

(The Alex Kovalev-Darcy Tucker unpleasantness was more petulant than bitter.)

The teams haven’t met in the postseason since 1979, when the Canadiens swept Toronto out of the playoffs.

Nor will the “rivalry” resume this spring.

The Leafs are battling Edmonton for last place in the league and the chance to draft franchise player Auston Matthews.

The Canadiens still have a mathematical chance to make the playoffs.