Mitch looked like he teared up on the bench there.
Think about it, since he was 4 years old all he's done was think about, wished for and dreamnt about wearing that Toronto Maple Leafs uniform, about playing in front of that home crowd and maybe even scoring a winning goal.
I had that same dream, only mine was skating out for the opening face off in the old Maple Leaf Gardens against the Blackhawks and Dave Keon looking over and saying "let's go get one."
It's almost surreal now seeing Mitch who had those same dreams, perhaps like many of us did and living it out right in front of all of us, in HD with surround sound.
An 18 game scoring streak tying a Leafs record, a record held by two of his Dads heroes, although I suspect Sittlers name is the one Paul looks to, is fantastic and I hope he breaks it.
It's all pretty magical for Mitch, it's all pretty exciting for his teammates to be up close and personal to the situation, now they just need to use the energy that's being created and funnel it back into the team and become a team that shrugs off the negativity and past baggage and become champions.
