Knicks And Leafs Lead Their “QTRS” (2-0)

There is such a long way to go, however, I believe if home advantage teams win the rest of the way, dare I say the “so long without titles,” Toronto Maple Leafs and swallow hard, as it still requires more, New York Knicks would win crowns.

Start with the Leafs, who had a better “reg,” (the (51-31), “3” seed, Knicks in these “qtrs,” have topped anybody, scoring 2 incredible comeback wins, at Boston vs the defending champion (61-21) Celtics) winning their “div,” and ranking fourth in the NHL overall standings, trailing only the top ranked/President’s Trophy winning, Winnipeg Jets, East top seed, Washington Capitals and the West “1,” the Las Vegas Golden Knights, all of whom lost home quarterfinal series, opening games.

“Tor” trailed (1-0), and (2-1) led (3-2) and held on to win (4-3) in game 2, with Mitch Marner’s third period tally scored just :16 after defending champion “Fla,” tied it, decisive.

Somewhat incredibly, only one of the 11 Knicks/Celtics ‘offs clashes starting in ’67 stood (1-1) after two games, that the year the Knicks 7’d the (68-14) Celts and me, in route to their last crown.

On paper, neither Tor/Fla or Knicks/Celts is over and neither up (2-0) team is that big a fave, however I “see” (I guess ode to Marv Albert), both Tor and the Knicks (ex Villanova player and ode to Lynn, Mikal Bridges, has delivered game saving steals, up 3 in #1 and only 1 last night in #2, for the Knicks) winning these series.

Mikal Bridges, when playing for “The Vill,” is pictured above.