Leafs fans never fail to show up in full voice out in Western Canada, but the buzz in the building should be ratcheted up another notch with the organization signaling loudly and clearly that they are — in the words of Ryan O’Reilly today — “all in” on a playoff run this season with six new additions (so far) to the team and two subtractions.
The Oilers will be auditioning a major addition of their own in veteran defenseman Mattias Ekholm, who was acquired from Nashville in exchange for old friend Tyson Barrie and a collection of draft picks yesterday.