Playoff-calibre teams tend to ratchet their play up a notch post-All Star break with the playoffs now in sight. If the Leafs continue to play as they have of late, and make some subtractions at the deadline as expected, it’s not hard to picture the results continuing on at this current lowly pace, particularly until James van Riemsdyk is back.
But hey, you never know.
Pregame notes:
– The new Leaf logo will be unveiled following the game tonight at 9:30 p.m. during Episode 5 of ‘The Leaf’ on TSN4.
– Peter Holland will get a look in what was previously Michael Grabner’s spot on the left side of Nazem Kadri and Leo Komarov as Mike Babcock continues to shift the deck chairs in hopes of sparking something in the way of offense.