The best atmosphere in hockey

When the Maple Leafs travel to Buffalo early tomorrow afternoon for tonight’s game the Leafs will be hours away from playing in the best pro Leaf road atmosphere for the season.

When the Sabres host the Maple Leafs at the HSBC arena tonight not only are the hosting the Leafs but they are hosting Leafs Nation.

Road games in Buffalo and especially Friday night road games in Buffalo the Nation travels like no other. Often the HSBC seems like the home crowd for the Leafs as the Go Leafs Go and Maple Leaf goal celebrations echo throughout the arena.

It is often said and often said by me that in road games like this one in Buffalo and in road games like ones in Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton and many others around the NHL the true Leafs fans can finally get to attend and cheer on the boys in blue. The Leafs fans that travel on the road make the usual ACC home crowd look very bad.

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