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Top 5 Most Exciting Toronto Maple Leafs Playoff Matchups

By Stephen Nixon

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - APRIL 01: John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates in warm-ups prior to the game against the New York Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on April 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - APRIL 01: John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates in warm-ups prior to the game against the New York Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on April 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – DECEMBER 4: Nazem Kadri #91 of the Colorado Avalanche gets set to take the opening faceoff against John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs  . (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

No. 5: Colorado Avalanche

This series would be incredible theatre for a number of reasons, but the battle between both team’s top-line’s would be fantastic to watch.

When you think of the best lines in hockey, the trio of Zach Hyman, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner come to mind right away, but it may not be the best. In fact, the top-line in Colorado could be better.

The trio of Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen are all on an 82-game pace of 30-40 goals and 80-100 points and compliment each other perfectly. Landeskog can score, but also play physical, while MacKinnon and Rantanen’s speed and skill make them almost impossible to stop.

Watching those top two lines battle each other would be hockey at it’s finest.

However, the biggest reason why we’d all love to see this is the return of Nazem Kadri.

Kadri’s game is best suited in the playoffs. His energy is dialed up and his ability to be a pest is why Toronto fell in love with him, in the first place. However, fans will always be disappointed in him that he got suspended in back-to-back playoffs, which changed the landscape of both series’.

Watching Kadri intimidate his former team would be great to watch, as you know he’d have even more motivation to perform at his best.

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