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Any way you slice it, an ex-Leaf is coming home to Toronto for NHL playoffs

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are certain to meet a coach in the first round of the playoffs.

Travis Green’s Ottawa Senators and Paul Maurice ’s Florida Panthers could meet in the next round.

Green and Maurice would be buoyed to know history is on the side of ex-Leafs who come back as coaches at playoff time.

That meant roughing up Doug Gilmour and Melrose ’s cousin, Wendel Clark . Did we mention Wayne Gretzky ’s game of his life’ in the deciding match at the Gardens? 1981 This time, bespectacled former Leafs defenceman Al Arbour would not be denied. Three years after Lanny McDonald’s overtime goal eliminated Isles, Arbour ’s team crushed Toronto three straight by a 20 -4 goal margin, part of their fourth straight Cup . lhornby@postmedia.com X: @sunhornby.

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