Fair enough. In that case you can scratch that reason off the list.
The road to the Cup goes through Hogtown.
Back in 2007 I knew that if we had won the Cup, Leaf fans would just say "Yeah, buuuut..." and bury their heads in the sand.
I'd rather get the monkey off our backs.
I have a feeling that if we were ever to beat Toronto, we'd lose the next series anyway because no one would care.
The road to the Cup goes through Hogtown.
Back in 2007 I knew that if we had won the Cup, Leaf fans would just say "Yeah, buuuut..." and bury their heads in the sand.
If the Sens ever win the Cup, it won't matter what road is taken and which city it goes through. The Sens will have won the damned Cup!
Do you think anybody puts an asterisk next to Carolina's win, because they beat up on an exhausted Edmonton Oilers squad starting their third string goalie?
Of course they don't. Carolina won the f'ing Cup!
Well, probably more Leaf fans than Rangers fans.
But Sens fans are the overwhelming majority. I think a lot of people have forgotten that.
I remember when Fisher scored in 2OT back in Game 6, that was up there with Turris and Spezza's goal against the Devils in 2003 as the loudest I've heard SBP.
Ideal scenarios:
Ottawa v Toronto, game 82 of the regular season. A win for Toronto puts them into the playoffs. A loss for Toronto (OT or reg) eliminates them. Ottawa scores in the final seconds to win the game.
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I prefer this option, personally. I do propose the following modifications, however:
- Cowen goes head to head with Kadri, with Cowen stripping him of the puck every single time he crosses the blueline.
- At least one goal is scored by Karlsson after he dipsy-doodles through the whole Leafs team.
- The final (winning) goal is scored by Phil Kessel into his own net off a rebound from an Alfie shot that comes after he streaks into the zone with Tyler Bozak on his back.
- Burke is caught on live TV crying his heart out as the buzzer goes.
- Leaf fans riot Van-city style and burn the ACC to the ground.
- The team moves to Hamilton and proceeds to miss the playoffs for the rest of eternity.
I feel this would be acceptable.
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I would prefer to see the Sens play the Leafs in the playoffs because I think it's a necessary obstacle to overcome in order to win the cup. Winning the cup would be great, but I really would like to avoid the soon-following "yeah but only because you didn't face Toronto."
This is such a close call.. Ultimately the running joke that is the Leafs organization and their lack of playoff action takes it.
But it would be sweet to beat them in the playoffs, that is the only thing that my Leaf friends cling to now a days..