Luigi Lemieux
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- Sep 26, 2003
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Not saying the Leafs havent had tough draws, they definitely have. But it'll make them better in the long run. Getting wrecked by Ottawa in 07 and then Detroit in 08 taught the pens how to win. Much prefer that than some cupcake draws.The leafs could have won either series they were in the last two years, they were close that happens.
I’m not talking about their total points making them the best team ever, I’m just saying that a team that finishes with 105 points and starting on the road in the first round is kind of bad luck.
Home ice was huge in the Boston series.
But this is a young team and their window is more open than the vast majority of teams, it is what it is.