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# FTB: Maple Leafs play first of four games this season against the Sabres tonight
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-play-against-the-sabres/
- Published: 2018-03-05T11:30:26.000Z
- Updated: 2018-03-05T11:30:26.000Z
- Description: Get ready Jack Eichel overload.
- Author: Species
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

Do you remember the Maple Leafs first game of the season against the Sabres? Of course you don’t, unless you’re a time traveler. Some odd NHL scheduling has the first of four games this season set to happen tonight. There will be another three in the next 30 days after that.

So what will happen? Will the Leafs roll over the lowly Sabres, or will this be ‘one of those’ games where a last place team beats the Leafs 7-1?

We’ll find out at 7:30pm tonight.

#### ICYMI

Here’s what we wrote yesterday.

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While the Sabres and Red Wings are worthy, our writers say another Original Six team will win out.

### How will tonight’s Leafs @ Sabres game turn out?

| The Leafs will obliterate them.                                                | 128 |
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| It’ll be ‘one of those’ games where the Leafs lose badly to a last place team. | 58  |
| Shootout win/loss.                                                             | 62  |
| Meh.                                                                           | 81  |