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How Toronto is feeling about tonight's game

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Your Leafs are playing the Los Angeles Lakers tonight and I’m nervous

Ahlie, the city's got that quiet hum this morning, you know? Not the usual buzz, more like everyone's holding their breath down Yonge Street. You hear it at Timmie's, in the PATH, mans are talking about the Toronto Maple Leafs, but it's not loud. It's like, "Are we actually gonna do this, or is this another one of *those* years?" We're pushing for that wildcard spot, styll, but it just feels like we're constantly on the edge of a cliff. After that last L, everyone's just a bit… tight.

People are saying bare things, you know? Some mans in Scarborough are like, "Nah, we got this, it's just a slump, they'll turn it around." Then you got others, especially in the Annex, already making plans for April that don't involve the playoffs. The biggest talk? Why can't we string more than two wins together when it matters most? It's like a broken record. We're playing the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, a team we *should* beat, but that 'should' is where all the anxiety lives, ahlie?

Leafs Nation — we ride til we die, styll.

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