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Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock isn’t buying ‘Drake Curse’

Forget the analysis: The Bruins actually won Game 4 because of the Drake Curse. Blessed be The Six God.

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By Ty Anderson, 985TheSportsHub.com

It's actually pretty easy to figure out why the Bruins won Wednesday's Game 4 in Toronto.

It actually wasn't because of David Pastrnak's awakening by way of a two-goal effort. Or Tuukka Rask's survivalist 38-of-42 performance. It was not even because of a 25-block night from Boston skaters.

It was actually because Drake decided to bring his cursed ass to Scotiabank Arena.

By now, the Drake Curse has probably usurped the Madden Curse as the most consistent curse in sports. (The Los Angeles Times actually documented the extensive history of The Drake Curse that's haunted beyond just his hometown Raptors, with extensions out to Alabama to Conor McGregor to Serena Williams and beyond.)

So perhaps the Leafs surrendering six goals in a series-tying loss was to be expected with Drake in the building.

Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, meanwhile, didn't want to blame Drizzy.

“I’ve heard lots of things since I’ve come here, but that’s one of the craziest things,” Babcock said when asked about the curse. “The game is played on the ice by us. There’s no curse whatsoever."

That's exactly what somebody who has been cursed would say.

Ty Anderson is a writer and columnist for 985TheSportsHub.com. He has also been a voting member of the Boston Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association since 2013. Any opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of 98.5 The Sports Hub, Beasley Media Group, or any subsidiaries. Yell at him on Twitter: @_TyAnderson.
Ty Anderson is 98.5 The Sports Hub’s friendly neighborhood straight-edge kid. Ty has been covering the Bruins (and other Boston teams) since 2010, has been a member of the PHWA since 2013, and went left to right across your radio dial and joined The Sports Hub in 2018. Ty also writes about all New England sports from Patriots football to the Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox.