Game 7 is a WIN-WIN
We’re in a true win-win situation heading into Game Seven. If the Leafs pull it off, we get proof that the core can rise to the moment. That they can win when it matters most. It means the blueprint might actually work. The Cup dream stays alive, not just in theory but in practice. That’s a win. But if they lose? Then the writing’s on the wall. The era of patience and belief in this core ends. Shanahan? Likely gone. Marner? Almost certainly out. JT? Only stays if the deal is perfect. A reset becomes not just possible, but necessary. And that too, oddly enough, is a win. ...