Oneu200b good rule ofu200b thumbu200b foru200b theu200b NHLu200b (andu200b life) isu200b that when absolutelyu200b everybody agrees onu200b something,u200b they’re probably wrong.u200bu200b Well, these days, it seems like everybody agrees that a Toronto/Montreal first-round matchup would be awesome.
You know what? They’re not wrong.
Saturday’s matchup in Montreal was all sort of fun, featuring plenty of speed, three lead changes, a great crowd and a beautiful overtime winner. It was a great game, the kind you’d show to someone you were trying to talk into becoming a hockey fan.
And by the end of it, the Leafs and Habs were holding down the second and third spots in the Atlantic, respectively.