Playoff Game Day #1: Hope and fear begins here

THIS HOUSE HAS THE PASSION 2022 NHL PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS VS TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

7:30PM - SCOTIABANK ARENA

CBC, ESPN2, NHL LIVE, SPORTSNET, TVA SPORTS

OPPONENTS: RAW CHARGE

Hundreds of days, dozens of weeks of waiting and now the Toronto Maple Leafs are once again in the playoffs. and for the first time in a long, long, long time they open their first round series on home ice.

The opponent is the back to back Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. This fact worries some people, but not me. We have some of the best offensive players on our side. We have some nice guys on defence and goaltending. Tampa has some good players, but they tend to do things like kick puppies, slash…