Maple Leafs, Canadiens fueling hopes they'll be playoff opponents

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueMONTREAL -- Dave Keon was admiring all the old Toronto Maple Leafs photos in the hallway outside the home dressing room at Scotiabank Arena this week when he noticed how many included the Montreal Canadiens.The Hockey Hall of Famer played in five Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Canadiens during his illustrious career with the Maple Leafs. The highlight came in 1967 when the center won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after helping Toronto win the Cup with a 4-2 series victory against Montreal in the Final.Keon would love to see the two teams meet in the playoffs again, perhaps this season."It would be wonderful," the 78-year-old said. "I've been involved in the Montreal-Toronto thing for a while and part of it since I've been here is that both teams haven't been good," Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock, who is his fourth season as Maple Leafs coach, said Friday. I'm really looking forward to it."Montreal coach Claude Julien said the history between the two teams makes Canadiens-Maple Leafs games different for the players. "… I think as fans in Canada they love seeing those two teams play each other."Canadiens forward Phillip Danault didn't want to get into a potential playoff series with the Maple Leafs, but said, "We used to watch these games as kids.