Remember, these two spent a lot of time together back in the fall:
2. It’s official: the Leafs will definitely be without blueliner Nikita Zaitsev for Game 1 tomorrow night.
In his place will be Martin Marincin, who makes his first appearance in the lineup since 3/14:
3. As we noted earlier today, the Leafs are an incredibly young and inexperienced team. The Caps, chock full of elderly guys in their late-20s, have more years – and a lot more playoff experience in their corner. How much does that matter? Well, Coach Babcock certainly is pretending like he doesn’t think it matters.
Let the games begin.