Most times we'd start with something profound. Perhaps a quote, or a line weighed down by cliches, alliteration, or metaphors.
How about this:
It's about [expletive ] time.
For the past three and a half weeks, its been all about "the sky is falling" and "woe is us" in Leafs' Nation. And with good reason: We didn't expect the team to be breaking any wins records or setting the mark for scoring proficiency, but we didn't expect that to happen either.
0-7-1? No one deserves that. Not even Mike Keenan.
No wins. One point. Eight games. Even someone stuck in grade five math can tell you that's a terrible ratio.
That same fifth grader could probably tell you that you aren't going to win many games without a healthy goalie when you score two or fewer goals in six straight.
He (or she) may even be ...
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