 During the pre @-@ series period , two observers of the opposing team were allowed to scout the teams . Toronto Maple Leafs ' coach John McLellan and Bob Davidson , the Leafs ' head scout went to Russia to observe the Soviets in the Sovietsky Sport tournament . McLellan and Davidson observed two games , while Kulagin , along with <unk> <unk> , a former assistant to Tarasov , observed all of the Canadians ' practices in Toronto . 
