Things were looking up following the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat of the Ottawa Senators on Friday. Of course, that was before the Leafs gave up three straight goals to the Buffalo Sabres in a span of a minute and 30 seconds. And even more before they dropped a five spot against the Penguins and lost 5-2.
A number of different factors go into why the Maple Leafs lost those games, but I’ve narrowed it down to three. Bad goaltending, bad officiating, and a general lack of heart and effort.
You’ve all probably read more than you’ve wanted to over those two poor excuses for games, so I’m not going to dive too much more into them.