Well, The Leafs have a parade on the day of the first game of the season.
We call it pall-bearer practice for all the fans they're going to need to carry to their grave, waiting to win a cup.
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"This is how the St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup last season. With size and strength. Much was made about how they went from dead last on Jan. 1 to becoming the best team in hockey, but not enough was made about the style that they played. The Blues leaned on opponents. They took up space. They smothered skill and speed with layers upon layers of meat and muscle.
It was hard, heavy hockey. For Don Cherry, it was the right way to win — the only way."