Leafs hope to shake Boston playoff demons in Game 1 Globe_Sports
“We want to take the game to them, regardless of where it’s being played,” the Toronto centre said following today’s morning skate. “We’re extremely hungry.Leafs head coach Mike Babcock had a spring in his step as he began his availability with reporters, asking the two dozen media members assembled: “Are you guys fired up?”
“You see the excitement and the pace of the game,” he said. “I always like starting the second night so everyone gets a reminder just how good it is and how much fun it is.” “When you’re a really good player, you’re going to draw a ton of checking,” Babcock said. “And you may go a long period of time with not getting what you like, which is goals and assists. You’ve just got to stay patient and keep winning faceoffs and stay on the side. All it’s about is your team winning.Story continues below advertisement
“Once you’ve had success at playoff time, and you’ve disarmed a bomb or found the key to the safe and you’ve figured out what happens, you just think you know how to make it happen,” Babcock said. “Until you find that, though, you’re in the same process as everybody else.”
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