There are two schools of thought for cheering for your enemies at this time of the year. You can create scenarios in your mind that get you the opponent you want at each potential level of the playoffs. It’s tactical thinking, and it’s clever thinking, and I don’t like it.
I think you should just be arrogant. Mindlessly, ruthlessly arrogant. You cheer for, no, demand that the Leafs bull forward up the standing with all they have in them. Do you want to play Ottawa or Columbus, Washington or Montréal? Who cares! Put the pedal down and play like you mean it, Leafs.