It’s do or die. For all the marbles. A game for the ages. It’s crunch time, gut-check time, win-or-go-home.

It’s come down to this: the Leafs vs. the Canadiens, in the final game of the season, to see who gets to go to the playoffs…unless, of course, the Islanders squeak past them both. Anyway, considering it’s the first meaningful game between these two teams since 1979, the CBC must be thanking their lucky stars.

It should be noted that if the Leafs beat the Canadiens and knock them out of the playoffs, I will be hurling myself off the nearest parapet.

.:.

Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors are officially no longer the Craptors. Long after clinching a playoff spot, they clinched their first division title last night by beating the 76ers. Granted, they’re in an atrocious division, but a 43-33 record is a heck of a lot better than how they’ve fared the last few years. Bryan Colangelo deserves a ton of credit.

.:.

The Onion AV Club pleads for the survival of Friday Night Lights. Seconded; it’s definitely one of the best shows on network TV these days. Salon made the same case a month ago, and Matt Roush from TV Guide seems to agree.

Bring it back, NBC.

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