Before this playoff series began, I posted about the probabilities of the Leafs winning it, and the guys with the numbers said it was close to 50-50.
The coin has been spinning for two weeks, and tonight it’s going to fall. Are you ready? No? Let’s forget that for a bit, then, and go back in time.
“If you think there’s no pain coming, there’s pain coming,” said Babcock, who believes Toronto’s original offer of a 10-year deal was too long. “I didn’t come here to make the playoffs; I came here to be involved in a Cup process.