NBC’s Pro Hockey Talk Mike Halford on the Leafs‘ outlook in the series:
I really like the Leafs in this series, to be honest. The Leafs are playing with house money at this point. I can understand them being a little overwhelmed by the big stage, but I also think, in terms of the pressure narrative, you can’t get more polar opposites than these two teams. The Leafs have absolutely zero pressure because they’re way ahead of schedule. This was sort of icing on the cake, the cherry on top. It’s kind of unexpected that they’re here.