In that vein, I am constantly reminded of then-Leafs Assistant Coach Paul McLean’s prophetic quote a few years ago: “They got demons in their heads, they got them in their car, they’ve got them under their beds. Everywhere they turn, there’s a demon. The biggest obstacle this team has now is themselves.”
The only way to get over it is to go through it. Face the demons and fight them, one by one. In this case, it was 4-1, with half a period to go. In a series the Leafs were up 2-1.