There was a moment during the game thread last night when Species paused in the middle of all that goal celebrating and said, "Who was it who said the team this season is 'so much like Detroit it’s ridiculous'? Is that why the Leafs are destroying the West and dying in the East?"
The person in question was Patrick Sharp, who was quoted by Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet radio, and Sharp would know, given that the Blackhawks played a tough series against the Red Wings in 2013.
Are the Leafs playing like the Red Wings? Of course they are.