The whole season is down to one fucking game - Leafs preview and open thread

It's been one hell of a season... of Photoshops. Be sure to click on the pic for the full retrospective. On behalf of all the FHF, I want to take this opportunity to thank GG11 for all her work this season. You readers probably don't know how much she has gone above and beyond the call of duty. And her creations have raised this blog to the next level. Your check is in the mail GG.

Well, it's been quite a ride, hasn't it? 81 games of up and down and down and down and up and down and maybe a little up and then really fucking down again. And what does it all come down to? One stupid fucking game against the stupid fucking Leafs who would like nothing better than to see a repeat of the 2007 scenario. Of course, for that to happen, Philly will also need to lose in OT / SO tomorrow, but seriously, anything's possible. Habs are still 97.7% to make the playoffs. But fuck, that 2.3% is killing us.

After winning two games last weekend things looked pretty rosy didn't they? And now look at us. Well that's the season in a nutshell. There have been times where we've said "hey, this team is alright. When _____ comes back from injury, we'll be awesome!" And there are other times (like yesterday) when we've said "blow up the fucking team. Fire everyone. Trade everyone but Gio. We suck." We use the phrase "roller coaster ride from hell" a little too often around here, but this season, no metaphor has been more apt.

And now it's down to one game. Against the hated Leafs. Kill me. Look, you guys are nervous enough without me babbling on about a lot of bullshit about who's hot (Gio, Urologist) and who's cold (Squid, CHicken, Markov most notably). Let me just say the game is at 7 PM and it's on CBC (obvs) and Jaro is starting. Now let the teeth-gnashing, venting, ranting, nervous alcohol and meth-intaking, and group therapy begin. We can do this. For the love of god, we can do this.

Hopefully not for the last time, Go you fucking Pants.