In the walkup to Scotiabank Arena, there was an unmistakable fog that canvassed the Toronto skyline, analogous to the murky form of the Maple Leafs.
Toronto returned home after a nearly two-week road trip from hell, including three losses during the California swing that rendered a routine regular season game into a referendum. Welcome to the land of a million takes.
And through the early going on Wednesday, it looked like the Maple Leafs were still lost in the clouds. Justin Holl — more on him below — failed to close out Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny, who dished the puck over to Joel Farabee at the top of the faceoff circle for the game’s opening goal.