Maple Leafs Shake Things Up at Scotiabank Arena Hoping To Shift Game 7 Fate

No doubt the atmosphere heading into Game 7 on Sunday night is going to be one wild as it's ever been.

The Maple Leafs have never been in this situation with Auston Matthews and company, and a win would secure their first Conference Finals appearance in over 20 years.

The fans are going to be a huge part of the game, and will indeed level as many jeers towards the Panthers as they will cheers for the home squad. Often times, those rallying cries are accompanied by a traditional rally towel.

Iconic in all of professional sports, fans will often twirl a towel around in a show of solidarity and passion.

While the Maple Leafs are normally practitioners of this, they are changing things up ahead of Game 7.

It seems the team is going with a modern take on things, giving fans Color-coded wristbands that hopefully light up blue, white or some combination of the two.

While some might not be too pleased with the change, it seems that it wasn't a money issue or anything as the team also presented the traditional towels, emblazoned with Pizza Pizza's logo and the motto 'Bring the Hunger'.

Eagle-eyed fans might also understand the significance of Pizza Pizza being on the towel. The establishment was created in 1967; the same year Toronto last won the Cup.

While fans are hungry for a win, and potentially some hot dogs and pepperoni slices, only a win against Florida will truly satiate the appetite of the Maple Leafs faithful.

One can only imagine how expensive these tickets are, and the ever-growing inflation of concession prices, parking, and the like give Toronto even more pressure to put on a strong performance.

The fans often got a lot of flak this season for their sometimes tepid response to the team's performance even when they were succeeding, so hopefully this brings a spark to the crowd and gets everyone rowdy and waving and showing their passion.

The importance of a passionate and raucous crowd can be the factor that makes or breaks a game, as much as some might not think.

If the fans can rattle Florida enough to throw them off mentally, then it might just be enough for Toronto to sneak through.

That's been the central focus of the playoffs and the entire season as a whole. This is a new Maple Leafs team built on grit, hard work, and most of all passion.

It rings throughout the entire lineup and through the fanbase, who get a new chance to showcase that during Game 7 on Sunday night.