Probably the second most fun game of the year (after the 6-0 Montreal beatdown) sees the Leafs all but guaranteed of a playoff berth for the first time in nine years.

With our objections to the quality of the team noted for posterity as a group of fans it's time to turn our focus outwards. We've been a fairly introspective group I think, ruthlessly analyzing the Leafs moves in lieu of having much to cheer about. Finally we look at the standings not to say "if we lose three more games we can draft Drouin" but to wonder whose barn we'll fill for away games in the first round of the playoffs.

Easter's a holiday to celebrate rebirth and the arrival of spring, and today that seems appropriate.