Whenever you see a final score of 5-1, your assumption is that the losing team got their teeth kicked in — that wasn’t the case tonight. Toronto actually had the majority of the shots and scoring chances in this game. They just needed a few extra saves. A goal or two might have helped, too.
In typical Leafs fashion, they allowed an early goal to former-Leaf Trevor Moore, while Philip Danault haunted Toronto in their own building once again. Some things never change.
I’ll try my best to not doom-and-gloom over a loss where the Leafs actually outplayed their opponent, although there are some major criticisms to take out of tonight’s performance, particularly concerning the team’s first period.