MONTREAL, QUEBEC - OCTOBER 26: Morgan Rielly #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skating up the ice in control of the puck against the Montreal Canadiens at Centre Bell on October 26, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Stephane Dube /Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing the Columbus Blue Jackets in a best of five play-in series beginning August 2nd.
The Toronto Maple Leafs figure to be a huge favorite against the Blue Jackets, who lost several of their best players, including should-be league MVP Artemi Panarin, last summer.
Despite the fact that the two teams finished the regular season with the same amount of points (81 in 70 games) there is a huge gap between the qualities of their respective rosters.