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TORONTO – If the Maple Leafs play their cards right, and get a little help from the Boston Bruins, they can be right back in the race for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs by Saturday night.
If Toronto can sweep its weekend back-to-back against the Flyers and Ottawa Senators, and Boston loses in regulation on Saturday to Columbus, the Leafs will tie Boston in points and move into second by virtue of having more regulation and overtime wins. That would leave Toronto with a chance to control its own fate in the standings leading up to playoffs.said on Friday of chasing down the Bruins.
“Ball is in our court, let’s do what we can,” said Mike Babcock of climbing past Boston. “But I think the biggest thing other than just the standings is get better every day. Be playing right, taking care of the puck, heavy on offence, solid on defence – do all the little details. In the end, you’ll [be] happy in the spring.”
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