I'm 100% behind using game theory in sports - tanking, holding back and resting players when a playoff spot is fixed, big callups from Providence, etc. I also don't really give a damn about home ice - if you ignore momentum, it only matters if you make it to game 7.
But this game requires 100% effort. Do it.
No, I don't think the Devils are a cakewalk, and Toronto is certainly beatable. But the difference between the two is stark. I see a Toronto requiring 7 games in their first round, whether it's with Tampa or with us. New Jersey can't really be worse than that, and I think it'll be much better for us.
I just hope the kitties are dreaming of balls of yarn and golfing in the swamp.