The time is now for the Montreal Canadiens to move into a wild card playoff spot this season. Six of the next seven games are at home starting with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Excitement was in the air as Montreal hockey fans feel they may finally be close to equal footing with their arch-rivals.
However, the Maple Leafs scored seven straight in a 7-3 win.
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Ever since the Maple Leafs drafted Auston Matthews it has felt like Saturday night at the Bell Centre has been a day of sad realizations that Montreal was second best. The Canadiens didn’t just lose most of the time; they left the ice demoralized.
While the Canadiens have been the hottest team in the league the last month, psychologically, no one would truly believe in this growth until they could dispatch the Leafs. From the opening minutes, they looked able to finally …