Maple Leafs Take On Flyers In Eastern Conference Showdown

There are a handful of teams that the opposition measures it’s success against, without question the Philadelphia Flyers are one of those teams. As good as the Toronto Maple Leafs have been over their past ten games (6-3-1), Thursday night’s tilt against the Flyers will be used as a measuring stick for the Buds. Should the Maple Leafs lose, it will reinforce what many pundits are thinking—that the Maple Leafs are a good team, but not capable of beating the elite teams, at least not consistently. The Maple Leafs currently sit seventh overall in the Eastern Conference standings. With the Boston Bruins occupying the second seed in the East that means the Buds would play the Bruins in the first round of the playoffs should the season end today. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like the Blue and White’s chances against the Bruins in a seven game series. Sure, when it comes to the playoffs, anything can happen, but you’d be hard-pressed to get anyone to bet their house on the Maple Lea...