Obviously not, but I can understand why the average Leafs fan would be upset after watching their team lose 5-3 to the Sharks. It makes matters even worse when you consider San Jose was playing on the second half of a back-to-back, whereas Toronto came into tonight’s game with three days of rest.
What’s frustrating is that the Leafs actually outshot and out-chanced the Sharks in this game. They didn’t overwhelm their opponents, but they did deserve better than the performance Michael Hutchinson gave them between the pipes. It’s funny, we can put so much effort into breaking down this sport, but at the end of the day, whichever team’s goaltender played better is usually going to win.