The Raptors delivered a championship to the city of Toronto this past summer and now the Maple Leafs are hoping they'll be the ones parading through the streets of Toronto the same time next summer. 

Following the Maple Leafs' 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on opening night, Mike Babcock showed some love to the Raptors and what they were able to accomplish by starting something new inside the room. 


Babcock got things rolling by presenting Auston Matthews with the NBA Finals game ball for player of the game, and now it's something the players will do after every win moving forward this season.

It's pretty cool to see Babcock using the Raptors' recent run as motivation for his players this season if you're a Toronto sports fan.
 


(H/T Twitter/MapleLeafs)