coronavirus pandemic and even though it was an exhibition game, it was great to see the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens back on the ice.Toronto skated to a 4-2 victory in the one and only tuneup game for each team before they launch into their respective best-of-5 Stanley Cup playoff qualifying series this coming weekend.We back. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/QqTOIi8984— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) July 29, 2020Here are five takeaways from the Leafs-Habs game at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto and Montreal have been arch-rivals since the National Hockey League’s early days, so it was incredibly weird to see the Canadiens’ bleu, blanc et rouge sweaters hanging in the Leafs’ dressing room.