Every now and then, the two halves of my Leafs fandom have a fight. Then I write it down.
The Forwards
Optimist: Now that everyone has stopped crying and moaning over excellent players costing money, can we recognize that this is probably the best top six in the NHL? The Leafs have two very good first lines centred by two players who can legitimately contend for the Rocket Richard, with elite passing wingers and dangerous forecheckers. This is a contending core.
Pessimist: They were all here last year and they lost to Boston while costing less money.