Regular-season victories do little to prove these Leafs are ready to win when it really counts

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Toronto does not need to convince potential playoff opponents that it has turned over a new leaf; it has to convince itself of that

It’s some ineffable combination of skill, feel and luck. This year, Matthews has had more of it than anyone else. His first of two goals was typical.

As Matthews scored that goal, you were thinking about something Panthers coach Paul Maurice said in the pregame. The Leafs won, but it was a regular-season sort of win. A very Leafs kind of win. Back and forth, loosey goosey, scoring on Florida mistakes, with a little bit of goalie’ing thrown in. That was the story for two periods.

‘Momentum’ suggests that as long as you are doing well in one phase, you are likely to do well in the next. In the hockey context, that works if you’re talking about February into March or a road trip into a homestand.

 

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