Today is the day hockey fans, the playoffs are finally here!

Excitement is in the air as 16 teams battle for what many call the greatest trophy in sports, the Stanley Cup.

Unlike last postseason that featured no Canadian teams, this year there are five Canadian clubs, most notably the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Canadiens, Flames and Senators round out the group of Canadian teams in the playoffs and fans from Canada are hoping one of these teams can win a Cup for a country that hasn't won it in 24 years.

Of all the Canadian teams in the postseason, the Leafs have the toughest route to the second round as they face the Presidents' Trophy winning Washington Capitals.

The series gets going Thursday night in Washington, and in honour of that, these Leafs fans got ready for the game by making a pun-filled video that's sure to get you set for the big game, too.

 

If you finished watching this video and said to yourself, this sounds a little familiar, it's probably because you've seen Wayne and Daryl from Letterkenny (Nathan Dales and Jared Keeso) do these videos with hockey players and baseball players.

 

We commend the Leaf fans for the attempt, but nobody will be on Dales and Keeso's level.

(H/T: The3Guys1Vlog)