Maybe. Maybe the Toronto Maple Leafs will once again go down in the first round.
There is a very real possibility that the Leafs can finish in second place overall in the NHL standings and still get a garbage first round matchup against their arch rival, the Boston Bruins.
If that happens, it’s even-money who wins. The Leafs and Bruins are both great teams, but they have a history and a seven game series with two evenly matched teams is a fairly unpredictable affair.
But whether they win or not, they’ve got to go for it.